Eli Lilly and Company · 6 hours ago
Principal Process Engineer
Concord, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$64K/yr - $95K/yr
5+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to improving lives through innovative medicines. The Senior Principal Process Engineer will provide technical leadership in production operations, focusing on coaching front line engineers, optimizing processes, and ensuring equipment safety and capability in small molecule or peptide manufacturing.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Coach and mentor front line process engineers in all aspects of fundamental engineering activities for batch API supply or continuous platforms
Champion the application of statistical thinking and use of data to monitor process performance and make engineering decisions based on first principles
Support and peer review root cause analysis for equipment and operational events and other technical documents
Identify process knowledge gaps that impact equipment and process capability
Develop or support the capture of key process knowledge (material and energy balances, kinetics, chemistry, equipment design basis, etc)
Support, develop and maintain the basis of safety for process equipment
Provide engineering support for Process Safety Management (PSM) and Process Hazard Reviews (PHRs)
Review the basis for the qualification of the equipment and ensure that the equipment/system is appropriate for the intended purpose
Ensure that changes, maintenance and other interventions do not adversely impact the qualification state of the equipment
Integrate mechanistic modelling, process simulation and analysis into current and future processes to enhance process understanding and control
Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to equipment and processes as core member of cross-functional process team
Lead/support the tech transfer of new processes and unit operations across batch and continuous processing platforms
Provide technical oversight of ongoing equipment qualification requirements
Provide technical oversight during development of equipment and process system User Requirements and related Design Review/Qualification documentation to ensure equipment and systems are appropriate for intended purpose
Provide guidance in development of test plans for Verification packages and associated critical components
Provide guidance on key elements of return to service requirements for equipment after interventions such as maintenance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Process, Chemical, Biochemical Engineering or related applicable discipline
5+ years of experience in API Manufacturing Unit Operations
Preferred
Deep technical interest and understanding in the field of Chemical Engineering
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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
Ability to coach others for development of technical knowledge and skills
Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented
Guidance/mentoring of others through processes
Flexibility to meet business needs
Benefits
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
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Company
Eli Lilly and Company
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Ricks
Chair, CEO
Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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