Associate Director - Engineering Api Em Peptides & Lm

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Responsibilities

The Associate Director - API EM Engineering Leader for Peptides and Large Molecule is a member of the API EM Plant Lead Teams providing leadership and expertise to reliably supply and commercialize externally manufactured APIs, intermediates and starting materials with safety first and quality always.

The role reflects increasing technical complexity and commercialization activity associated with API EM operations as the pipeline portfolio progresses.

Engineering / HSE

Provide API EM organizational Engineering leadership for Peptides and Large Molecule as a member of the APIEM Plant Lead Team, HSE Lead Team, Science Lead Team, and co-lead the Engineering Lead Team

Coach and mentor engineering associates in aspects of fundamental engineering support, including process knowledge, problem solving and engineering design

Provide administrative oversight and support to a team of process engineers across multiple geographies

Develop and provide ongoing leadership for a PSM program within API EM with the goal of improving PSM capabilities and performance at CMs

Responsible for ensuring assessments of the HSE and PSM capabilities of each CM impacting Lilly products are completed during the sourcing process and maintained during the product lifecycle at a CM

Responsible for ensuring FUME assessments of CMs to understand risks presented to Lilly products control strategy are completed and maintained

Lead Lilly internal resources (API EM, ETC, others as required) and partner with CM (Contract Manufacturer) resources in the execution of HSE, PSM and FUME capability assessments of CMs

Lead internal resources and partner with CMs through specification, procurement, and IQ / OQ / PQ of equipment to ensure capital projects at CMs are delivered on time, within budget and meeting technical expectations

Adherence to the expectations of the Lilly Red Book when carrying out interactions with API EM's CMs.

Basic Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, or another engineering discipline with extensive pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.

7+ years of work experience in a manufacturing operations and process engineering related roles

Additional Preferences

Demonstrated ability to apply fundamental chemical engineering principles to process understanding, problem solving, and process improvement.

Demonstrated ability to manage capital delivery project or commercialization / technical agenda projects

Deep technical knowledge of bulk API manufacturing equipment and unit operations.

Demonstrated ability to understand and influence integration points with other business areas, processes, and functions.

Direct or indirect experience with commercialization (Validation, Tech Transfer, CMC, GMP, Quality, and / or HSE)

Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of teams.

Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing priorities and to appropriately communicate verbally and in writing to various audiences.

Experience in typical unit operations for large molecule expression and purification and small molecule manufacture

Process Hazard Analysis experience

Project management qualifications or demonstrated ability to develop detailed project plans including critical path and risk register analysis

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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

$118,500 - $173,800

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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Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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