Lead Manufacturing Operator at Eli Lilly and Company

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing a cutting-edge facility for the manufacture of new modalities including Gene Therapy in Lebanon, Indiana. This facility will be Lilly’s most technically advanced manufacturing site focused on the delivery of the next wave of innovative products at Lilly. It will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will deliver improvements in safety, quality, and process performance. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to start up the facility for both clinical and commercial supply. 

This is an exciting opportunity to help start up a state-of-the-art facility and build a manufacturing supply chain from ground-up.

The Lead Manufacturing Operator will be responsible for performing routine manufacturing activities across GMP manufacturing areas, including cell culture, downstream purification, and fill finish at the medicine at Lebanon at the Lebanon Advanced Therapies, LP2 site.

Initially, the Lead Operator will be responsible for supporting training initiatives, execution of equipment qualification, and standing up business processes. During this initial project delivery/startup phase of the project, roles will be fluid and dynamic.  Once the plant is operational, the Lead Manufacturing Operator will be responsible for leading the execution of production activities on their shift under the leadership of the shift supervisor.

As a Lead Manufacturing Operator, your responsibilities will include:

• Produce advanced therapies following cGMP guidelines and resolve all production-related quality events in a timely manner. 
• Coordinate production activities with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Plant Maintenance to facilitate on-time release of advanced therapies. 
• Participate in equipment commissioning and qualification testing and process validation activities in collaboration with other departments. 
• Safely work with BSL-2 materials, following site biologics safety program.
• Conduct and appropriately document production of advanced Therapies via strict adherence to manufacturing batch records and affiliated SOPs. 
• Utilize and monitor manufacturing equipment to ensure performance and safety standards are met. 
• Collaborate with maintenance technicians, equipment manufacturers, and quality assurance to ensure that all production equipment is in good working order and is validated for use. 
• Provide verbal and written reports to supervisors in a clear and concise manner. 
• Maintain accurate and complete electronic records and logbooks as per cGLP and/or cGMP, as appropriate. 
• Adhere to all applicable procedures, cGLP, cGMPs, company policies and any other quality or regulatory requirements. 
• Embody and promote a quality culture and due diligence approach as part of all activities. 

• Work well in a fast-paced team environment. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Five years GMP/pilot manufacturing or process development experience required.
• High School diploma or GED required. Bachelors Preferred.

Additional Preferences:

• Technical problem solving skills.
• Good communications skills (both oral and written).
• Requires learning and understanding Good Manufacturing Practices and strict adherence to GMP regulations.
• Will be expected to adhere to all safety and environmental guidelines and to promote safety and environmental compliance in all areas.
• Good organization skills.
• Ability to work with and learn new digital systems
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail.
• Strong Leadership skills.

Other Information:

• During the start-up phase of the project, the shift will be primarily day shift.  As the site nears normal operation, shift work will be required.  Anticipated to be 4 x 10 hour rotating shifts
• Ability to maintain focus on a complex task for 4-6 hours at a time.
• Adaptable to work in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Maintain clear, consistent, and constant verbal communication with one or more team members during performance of duties.
• Some overtime required.

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