Contract Manufacturing Lead Process Engineer – Indy Device Manufacturing

Lead Engineer

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.

Position Brand Description: The position is responsible for working with Contract Manufacturer(s) (CM) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to support, supply, quality, and continuous process improvement of delivery devices, sub-assemblies, and components that are supplied to Lilly packaging and manufacturing sites. The Lead Engineer ensures that equipment is in-control, compliant, and capable of meeting customer needs, while also driving associated continuous improvement effort. Additionally, the Lead Engineer serves as the technical leader for the engineering team and leads project prioritization and strategic continuous improvement planning while also training and mentoring the CMO Process Engineers within their assigned scope of CMs.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Obtain technical expertise of equipment and processes in area of responsibility.
• Develop and provide training, technical oversight and mentorship to CMO process engineers.
• Provide program management support for CMO process engineers across multiple sites to evaluate reliability improvement projects, replicate across similar lines in the platform network and the shutdown management of those projects.
• Work with external companies and project teams to develop product and process improvements.
• Evaluate scope and business cases for proposed capital improvement projects.
• Lead prioritization of process and product changes necessary to maintain, sustain and improve the manufacturing process.
• Ensure Technical Stewardship projects to improve device design are prioritized within the Process Team agenda.
• Support/lead the resolution of escalated manufacturing related issues, including deviations, investigations and evaluation of manufacturing data and supply chain coordination issues.
• Utilize formal problem-solving techniques, including Root Cause Analysis, to resolve equipment issues.
• Support the timely completion of documentation and process updates resulting from local and global procedural changes, audits, complaint investigations, documentation reviews, product reviews, process reviews and equipment reviews.
• Develop effective and productive working relationships with colleagues at CM sites.
• Define and mitigate technical and patient risks, including use of FMEA

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years engineering experience in automated assembly equipment
• Root Cause Analysis, Investigation and Problem Solving skills
• Strong communication, teamwork, and networking skills
• Training, coaching and mentoring experience
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks
• Strong attention to detail

Additional Preferences:

• Dry device assembly experience preferred
• Experience with DOE and statistical methods as applied to engineering studies and reports
• Experience in capital project delivery and project management scheduling and budgeting processes
• Experience working with 3rd party suppliers, specifically Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) and Contract Manufacturers (CM's)

Education Requirements: BS in an Engineering or Engineering related field

Other Information: Ability to travel 25% on average with peak over 50% for a few months at a time

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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 $64,500 - $167,200. 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.