Process Engineer, Lilly Medicine Foundry

Lilly • Lebanon, IN

2d • $66,000 - $171,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

About the Lilly Medicine Foundry:
Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

Organizational Overview:
Lilly is currently constructing an advanced research facility for production of API molecules for clinical trials located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in a clinical trial manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

We are seeking a Process Engineer to support the pilot plant facility in Lebanon with a focus on active pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. This position involves solving technical challenges with equipment design, developing and sustaining process knowledge, optimizing processes, and managing equipment capabilities.

Requirements

• BS or MS in chemical engineering or related engineering degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience with a pharmaceutical, biotech, or CMO environment supporting the process engineering of drug substance active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing or development.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• Deep technical interest and understanding in the field of Chemical Engineering
• Ability to work well in a team environment incorporating a variety of functional relationships and desire to be point of accountability
• Experience with any of the following software packages: DeltaV, Dynochem, Aspen, and/or electronic lab notebooks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills for a diverse audience, e.g., both operations staff and management.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a Process Team consisting of a diverse group of management, production, science and engineering professionals
• Understanding of process control systems
• Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented
• Guidance/mentoring of others through processes
• Flexibility to meet business needs

Responsibilities

• The Process Engineer provides technical assessment and support for production operations in the areas of developing and sustaining process knowledge, process and equipment support, process optimization, equipment capability and asset management, and engineering business systems. This role is to serve as a process engineer supporting drug substance active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing.
• Perform impact and risk assessments for unit operations
• Learn the lab and plant design for the reactors including automation recipes and procedures.
• Ensure that people and their environment are safe and that company policies concerning safety are followed.
• Ensure processing equipment remains compliant with internal Quality System requirements, applicable engineering standards, and cGMP requirements.
• Assesses rig fit by receiving the technical data package for new processes and performing modeling, simulations and/or experimental work as required to ensure heat and mass transfer are acceptable when scaling to the plant.
• Active engagement and communication with: HSE, Quality Assurance, Tech Services, Development, Operations, FUME/C&Q, Automation, Maintenance, Environmental Monitoring, and Manufacturing.
• Author, review, or approve high-quality technical reports and regulatory submissions dealing with the work performed by the department. Ensure that records and technical notebooks are adequately maintained.
• Demonstrate engagement and employ a quality approach in all endeavors by proactively identifying quality issues and communicating appropriately.
• Develop or review plans and timetables for project work.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• life insurance and death benefits
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level