Sr. Scientist, TS/MS - Parenteral at Eli Lilly and Company

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Lilly is designing and building a new state of the art Parenteral, Device Assembly, and Packaging Facility located in Concord, North Carolina.  This is an exciting opportunity to help build and operate a state-of-the-art manufacturing site and Quality System from the ground up. 

Responsibilities:

The Sr. Scientist – TSMS PAR will initially focus on the delivery of parenteral operations, specifically regarding technical transfer and process validation.  TSMS PAR Sr. Scientists will support one of either formulation, filling, or visual inspection (VI), although may support multiple areas during start-up phase.  Upon the start of commercial production, this role’s objectives include maintaining the validated state of applicable processes, establishing and monitoring metrics/methods to ensure a state of capability and control, harmonization of control strategies across process teams, evaluate process improvement, and serving as an escalation point for day-to-day operations issues.  The role will also author and execute protocols as well as conduct root cause investigations.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Support the assigned Process Team (formulation, filling, or VI) as TSMS representative.
• Serve as floor-level support and technical interface for manufacturing components, equipment, and operations for the TSMS team.
• Represent Concord TSMS team for internal and external communications on a regular basis
• Lead risk management activities as it pertains to product/process.
• Provide technical support to non-routine (e.g., deviation, complaint) investigations, including consultation on quality and stability issues
• Prepare and Review or approve, as required, relevant technical documents such as: Annual Product Reviews, Change Controls, Regulatory Submissions, Deviations, Validations, Procedures, PFDs, PFMEAs, etc.
• Develop, monitor, and appropriately react to established statistically based metrics in real-time to assess process variability and capability.
• Identify opportunities and lead technical projects to improve process control and/or productivity
• Serve as interface with upstream suppliers and parenteral product networks
• Drive stability strategy for Concord products.
• Provide Audit support as needed.
• Identify opportunities and participate in projects to improve process control and/or productivity.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher an engineering, packaging science, or related field
• 2+ years experience in cGMP manufacturing (validation, engineering, TSMS, operations, QA, etc.)

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Pharmaceutical and/or medical device manufacturing experience
• Root Cause Investigation Experience
• Proficiency with computer systems including Microsoft Office products, Veeva Vault, TrackWise, electronic batch records, and SAP
• Demonstrated successful leadership of cross-functional teams
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong self-management and organizational skills

Additional Information:

• Role is Monday through Friday.  Must be flexible in providing support to accommodate other inputs (production schedules, shutdowns, etc.).  Occasional extended hour and /or off-hour work may be required.

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared.  The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. For GMP purposes, the job description should be updated for significant changes.  As always, you should consult with your supervisor regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

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