Eli Lilly and Company · 17 hours ago
Adviser - Process Systems Engineer
US, Indianapolis IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$129K/yr - $209K/yrEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to discovering and delivering life-changing medicines. The role involves applying process systems engineering to design and optimize pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, collaborating with various teams to accelerate the development of new medicines.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Apply process systems engineering fundamentals towards designing and optimizing pharmaceutical manufacturing processes (drug product and drug substance processes) including but not limited to solids operations, chemical reactions, and separation processes, using modeling, simulation and optimization tools in conjunction with data analysis
Design appropriate strategies to apply a variety of computational tools to support the development and scale-up of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
Implement and execute the necessary data analysis, models and/or simulations to support to the design or scale-up of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
Analyze and interpret data collected from laboratory experiments and/or from manufacturing (including parameter estimation)
Actively participate in the design of process conditions for process understanding (experiments) or for material production in manufacturing (nominal conditions)
Understand and utilize thermodynamics and material characterization techniques as an informing factor to model-based solutions
Develop user-friendly computational tools to be deployed across SMDD to support the development of specific manufacturing platforms
Train the SMDD general community in the use of platform computational tools
Serve as a member of integrated commercial teams responsible for the development and demonstration of new processes
Take leadership in the supervision of the compliance with regulations, guidelines, procedures, and practice governing drug research and development, including the departmental and corporate standard operating, good manufacturing practices, and safety procedures
Collaborate closely with multifunctional organizations such as Product Delivery, Project Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Regulatory to execute and deliver material and information for clinical trials and regulatory submissions
Develop the external manufacturing network, oversee activities and install key capabilities within contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs)
Engage in a highly collaborative work environment across and beyond SMDD and Lilly, including external academic researchers and pre-competitive collaborations
Direct and mentor less experienced scientists and engineers to deliver the portfolio and innovation projects
Promote diverse thought and experience to deliver innovative solutions that address unmet technical needs
Publish and present original research externally, author internal technical documents and develop and document control strategies for new product registration applications (manufacturing process and development history portions)
Qualification
Required
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Modeling and optimization of solid phase peptide synthesis
Experience across multiple disciplines of process systems engineering (modeling, optimization, control, statistics, numerical methods, programming)
Knowledge and experience building fundamental, empirical or hybrid models as appropriate
Experience with modeling and simulation and data analytics software packages (including but not limited to: Python, MATLAB, gPROMS, Julia, GAMS, Pyomo, Pyomo DAE, OMLT, NOMAD)
Experience in formulation, implementation and solution of NLP, LP, and MINLP problems
Preferred
Awareness of simulation tools across scales (DEM, CFD, FEM, PBM etc)
Experience in parameter estimation and handling of data uncertainty
Knowledge and familiarity with data generating sources and automation architectures
Strong foundations in numerical methods, optimization, thermodynamics, and transport phenomena
Excellent oral communication and documentation skills
Demonstrate ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Demonstrate leadership behaviors with ability to accept challenges, seek opportunities to remove barriers, influence without authority, and lead in areas of uncertainty
Demonstrate exemplary teamwork/interpersonal skills
Demonstrate problem solving, attention to detail and result oriented behaviors in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
Company bonus
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.
Founded in 1876
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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