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Elanco · 4 months ago

Senior Specialist - Upstream Operations Technician

positionElwood, KS
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
date3+ years exp

Elanco is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services for animal care. The Senior Specialist - Upstream Operations Technician will lead technical processes in manufacturing execution and oversee cellular expansion from benchtop through production bioreactor processes.

ManufacturingPetSupply Chain Management
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Responsibilities

Executes the operation with team serving as process lead, coach, trainer, and responsible party
Performs and verifies Maintenance, process setup, troubleshooting, change over, process intervention
Serve as the operations representative and subject matter expert for cross-functional process support team
Real-time problem solving, process intervention, and technical experiment delivery, and continuous improvement
Ensure process documentation is prepared and completed with accuracy and concurrence

Qualification

Cellular growth processesProduction scale filtrationGMP manufacturingAseptic experienceProficiency with SAPRoot Cause Investigation training

Required

High School Diploma / GED
minimum of 3 years experience with cellular growth/expansion processes

Preferred

Production scale filtration
Formal Root Cause Investigation training
Fermentation
Proficiency with SAP
GMP manufacturing
Aseptic experience

Benefits

8-week parental leave
9 Employee Resource Groups
Annual bonus offering
Up to 6% 401K matching

Company

Elanco

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Elanco is an animal health company that manufactures and markets a diverse range of products to promote animal health and well-being.
dateFounded in 1954
location
Greenfield, Indiana, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
https://www.elanco.com

H1B Sponsorship

Elanco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$252.86M
Key Investors
AncoraBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2023-12-30Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2018-09-19IPO
2017-05-24Grant· $2.86M

Leadership Team

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Dave Kinard
Executive Vice President Human Resources, Corporate Affairs & Administration
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Jennifer Black
Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement
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Recent News

PR Newswire
Elanco Receives USDA Approval for Befrena™ (tirnovetmab), a New Anti-IL31 Monoclonal Antibody Injection Targeting Canine Allergic and Atopic Dermatitis
2026-01-03
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Elanco receives USDA approval for Befrena
2026-01-03
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Elanco's Credelio Quattro tablets granted FDA conditional approval
2025-12-18
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