Greenwood Innovation Center Process Engineer

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.

Responsible for identification and development of equipment, processes, and associated control strategies to support clinical trial recruitment, enrollment, and retention. Accomplishes objectives through portfolio projects or independent research projects. Collaborates with other engineering and business partners to identify opportunities leading to innovative technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Defines and develops equipment that supports education, recruitment, and retention for clinical trials
• Supervise the develop, delivery and maintenance of the broader Mobile Research Unit fleet and supporting equipment
• Partner with multiple service providers and contractors to ensure the MRCE (Mobile Research and Community Event) team is fully supported with ancillary services, e.g. remote WiFi
• Partner with the GIC Global Supply and Logistics Services Team to support equipment related issues and projects
• Partner with Health, Safety, and Environmental to ensure Maker Space and shop equipment is aligned with HSE standards and regulations
• Own related change agenda and equipment deviation investigations
• Assist MRCE/GIC team with implementation of various AI initiatives
• Assist other engineers/GIC business partners with misc. projects

General

• Authors or co-authors technical reports and engineering standards/procedures
• Participates in the coordination, evaluation, review, and implementation of departmental initiatives to promote technical excellence.
• Develops plans and assists in setting group goals and timetables for project work. Communicates progress and proposed changes in project timetables, objectives, or direction. Communicates and collaborates with coworkers and management to meet project team goals and promote technical excellence.
• Stays abreast of current technology by reading appropriate journals and attending conferences and courses and finds opportunities to bring new or improved processing technologies to Lilly. Drives evaluation and implementation of new technology from bench test to commercialization.
• Understands and aligns with corporate, divisional, and departmental procedures, including good manufacturing practices, safety, and other applicable regulations, and participates in the establishment and maintenance of departmental Quality systems.
• Maintains an awareness of the accurate use and maintenance of processing and laboratory equipment in the development facility. Accurately addresses safety and environmental issues.
• Establishes effective networks with other engineers within and external to Lilly to demonstrate other capabilities for the department (e.g. Facilities, Equipment, Instrumentation, and Data Collection)
• Influences other functional groups (e.g. TS/MS, QA, Operations, etc.) through networking and effective technical presentations.
• Additional responsibilities include evaluating and/or installing new capabilities/technologies and demonstrating internal and external influence to solve problems and benchmark potential solutions.
• Additional responsibilities for experienced engineers include leading organizational critical initiatives and guiding and mentoring junior level engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

R1-R4: 0-10 years related industrial experience with master’s or bachelor’s degree

R5- R6: 5-10 years related industrial experience with master’s degree. 10+ years related industrial experience with bachelor’s degree in engineering or in related fields

Additional Skills and Preferences:

• Creativity, imagination, and the ability to transform ideas into effective processes and practical products.
• Background knowledge of parenteral manufacturing processes and some understanding of stability issues associated with parenteral drug products (e.g. proteins, peptides or genomic medicines) with reasonable mechanical aptitude is highly desired.
• Basic computer skills. Advanced computer skills (e.g. computational modeling, database creation, analysis tool creation, and statistics) are highly desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.
• custom manufactured trucks,
• 3D printing
• woodworking operations
• metal working operations
• mobile medical equipment

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$117,000 - $209,000

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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