Eli Lilly and Company · 5 hours ago
Sr. Principal Process Engineer - Critical Utilities
US, Houston TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$66K/yr - $172K/yr
7+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are seeking a Senior Principal Process Engineer to provide engineering support for facility operations, focusing on optimizing utilities systems and ensuring operational readiness.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Provide engineering support to the Global Facility Delivery Team (Lilly’s global large scale capital delivery team) with a strong focus on right first time and on-schedule facility start-up. This includes design reviews, process safety assessments, user requirements, C&Q support, unit operation shakedown and start-up, facility operational readiness
Define and own relevant aspects of the overall integrated operational readiness plan (e.g. SOP development, maintenance strategy, automation optimization, pre-startup safety reviews, alarm requirements, performance qualification requirements/protocol development, etc.)
Own the qualified state of equipment for respective area of responsibility
Develop and implement unit operation and equipment control strategy to sustain and optimize utilities systems in support of manufacturing operations
Support initial operations training requirements as the equipment and area SME
Provide engineering support in utilities operations through application of chemical and/or mechanical engineering fundamentals
Monitor, assess and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification
Develop and maintain the basis of safety for equipment as required
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
Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical preferred)
7+ years of relevant experience in relevant pharmaceutical manufacturing 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
Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented
Mentoring/guidance of others in technical processes
Flexibility to meet business needs
Benefits
Company bonus
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
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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