Area Engineer - Lab Admin and Logistics Buildings - Lilly Medicine Foundry

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Organization and Position Overview

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

The Area Engineer is the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Lab/Admin and Logistics Buildings (LALB) and the associated ancillary systems within the FUME (Facilities, Utilities Maintenance & Engineering) organization. During the project phase, the Area Engineer will be a key player in the cross functional project team in assisting in the design, construction, commissioning, qualification, start-up and operational readiness of all systems associated within the Lilly Medicine Foundry's LALB. During the day-to-day operation, the Area Engineer will be responsible for effectively, reliably, and cost consciously overseeing and maintaining the site's LALB and associated related equipment and systems. This includes maintaining all systems in a state of compliance, in-control, and fit for use in order to meet the needs of internal customers and/or the business. The Area Engineer will also be responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives and managing both annual local operating and capital expenditures (CAPEX) for either requested revisions and/or new functionality or capacity. The Area Engineer will also act as the single point of contact for all residents/customers associated with the LALB.

• Be the SME with a deep technical expertise in all systems under his/her responsibility, understanding their applications in pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory support, understanding flow charts and process parameters, and awareness of industry trends including but not limited to the following building systems:

• Quality Control Laboratory Infrastructure
  • BSL-2 practices
  • Electrical Distribution
  • Process Gas Distribution
    • N2 (Nitrogen)
    • CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
    • O2 (Oxygen)
  • WFI Distribution
  • Downflow booths
  • Benchtop fume hoods
  • Biosafety cabinets (BSC's)
  • Bioreactors
  • Benchtop chromatography systems
  • Safety showers / eyewash stations
  • Autoclaves / cabinet washers
  • Temperature Control Units (TCU's) and Cold Rooms
• General Administrative Area Infrastructure
  • Electrical Distribution
  • Comprehensive cafeteria services
  • Customer / resident support services
• Warehouse / Logistics Infrastructure
  • Cold / Freezer rooms
  • Sampling, milling, and dispensing suites and equipment
  • WFI Distribution
  • Fume hoods
  • General environmental storage conditions
• Ensure the assigned processes are aligned with Industry and Lilly Standards
• Support risk assessment exercises using the different tools available (e.g. FMEA)
• Participate as required in teams, committees, or other groups and/or individually to achieve FUME's departmental, site and/or company goals.

Initial project asset delivery phase and future local capital investment:

• Lead or participate in projects/changes for all the systems under his/her responsibility in the LALBs including design, verification activities (IV/OV/PQ), as user representative for capital projects or delivery agent for local projects.
• Develop the proper documentation (URS (User Requirement Specifications), test cases, etc..) to demonstrate that systems are properly installed, qualified and started up and remain in a state of control.
• Contribute to the process resource assessment, capital plans, expense budgets, and prioritize as appropriate.

Daily Support for operations:

• Monitor all systems associated with the LALBs and maintain KPI's to assure that they are operating properly and in compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Act as the single point of contact for the LALBs in order to ensure compliance related activities such as deviations, change controls and CAPA's are resolved and implemented in conjunction with Operations. Quality Control, Process Engineering, Supply Chain, HSE and Quality Assurance.
• Collaborate within the FUME organization in order to implement efficient and effective maintenance and reliability techniques in alignment with global engineering standards.
• Apply "hands-on" problem solving skills in quickly and efficiently resolving equipment failures, troubleshooting, demonstrating RCA (Root Cause Analysis) lead investigator proficiency and guiding operations personnel in the resolution of system issues.
• Provide internal customer consultation and notifications on issues that involve critical utilities and equipment associated with the LALBs.
• Assure that all necessary corrective / preventive maintenance items are identified on the proper tracking systems, and ensure activities are completed by the required dates.
• Provide technical assistance as necessary to FUME, HSE, Process Engineering, Supply Chain and/or Quality Control personnel.
• Lead or participate in capital projects / changes for all systems under his/her responsibility in the LALBs including project management, design, resource planning, budget adherence and Qualification/Verification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Support internal and external inspections and investigations (including Quality and HSE).
• Maintain effective and efficient communications with appropriate site customer groups.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (prefer ME, MET, Chem E)
• 5+ years of direct engineering experience of building, utility and chemical equipment related systems and their use in a manufacturing setting, pharma preferred.

Additional Preferences:

• Previous start up experience for new building and pharma equipment related systems.
• Understanding of agile engineering techniques used in the management of buildings, utilities and equipment.
• Previous equipment installation / commissioning / qualification experience.
• Engineering experience with manufacturing / chemical plant utilities.
• Engineering related project management experience.
• Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems), U/BMS (Utility/Building Management Systems) and QMS (Quality Management Systems).
• Demonstrated office software skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, UMS, data historian) and collaboration sites.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of cGMP principles.
• Demonstrated high level of understanding of engineering concepts, 1st principles, and engineering functional standards.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to train and mentor others.

Other Information:

• Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.
• Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.

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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
$66,000 - $171,600

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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