Senior Process Engineer, Lilly Medicine Foundry

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assessment and support for production operations for developing/sustaining process knowledge, process & equipment support, process optimization, equipment capability & asset management, and engineering business systems for small-molecule API manufacturing.
• Perform impact and risk assessments for unit operations.
• Learn lab/plant reactor design, including automation recipes and procedures.
• Ensure safety for people and environment and follow company safety policies.
• Ensure processing equipment complies with internal Quality System requirements, applicable engineering standards, and cGMP requirements.
• Assess rig fit by reviewing technical data packages for new processes and performing modeling/simulations and/or experimental work for scale-up (heat/mass transfer).
• Communicate with HSE, Quality Assurance, Tech Services, Development, Operations, FUME/C&Q, Automation, Maintenance, Environmental Monitoring, and Manufacturing.
• Author/review/approve technical reports and regulatory submissions; maintain records/technical notebooks.
• Proactively identify quality issues and apply a quality approach.
• Develop/review project plans and timetables.

Basic Requirements:

• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering (or related engineering).
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/chemical manufacturing/CMO or other relevant batch manufacturing.
• Authorized to work in the US full-time; no visa sponsorship.

Additional Preferences:

• Experience supporting API/intermediate/chemical development or manufacturing.
• Unit operations knowledge (reactions, distillation, phase separation, filtration, drying).
• Software: DeltaV, Dynochem, Aspen, and/or electronic lab notebooks.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving and communication skills.
• Initiative/accountability; work on a diverse process team.
• Understanding of process control systems; improvement mindset; mentoring/mentoring experience; flexibility.

Benefits (as stated):

• 401(k) eligibility
• pension
• vacation
• medical/dental/vision/prescription
• flexible benefits
• life insurance
• time off/leave benefits
• well-being benefits (EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).