Your Responsibilities
Provide Technical and On-Floor Support for Process and Equipment: Deliver robust engineering support for both routine operations and capital projects by troubleshooting equipment and process issues, offering on-floor assistance to manufacturing teams, and ensuring that all problems are promptly documented in the quality management system. Apply thorough root cause analysis and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions to ensure operational reliability.
Ensure Equipment Qualification and Compliance: Maintain the qualified state of process equipment by ensuring all systems are fit for their intended use, compliant with cGMP standards, Elanco policies, and regulatory requirements. Provide oversight during interventions, maintenance, and changes, ensuring all activities are properly documented and managed through formal change control procedures.
Drive Performance and Process Optimization Through Data Analysis: Leverage data-driven insights to monitor equipment and process performance, evaluate system capacity, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Recommend and implement enhancements to optimize productivity, reduce variability, and ensure consistent system control.
Lead and Support Full Lifecycle of Capital Projects: Actively contribute to the design, development, execution, commissioning, qualification, and validation of major capital projects. This includes defining project scope, evaluating design alternatives, selecting equipment, developing user requirements, overseeing construction, and supporting process validation activities to ensure successful project delivery.
Develop and Manage Technical Documentation and Risk Mitigation Strategies: Prepare, review, and update key documentation such as user requirement specifications, process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), safety and environmental assessments, and qualification protocols. Collaborate cross-functionally to identify risks, drive value engineering, and enhance the technical and financial success of projects.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications)
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Biological or related engineering discipline
Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or a related/relevant industry
Self-motivated team player with the ability to work, prioritize, and deliver results with minimal supervision with a working knowledge of cGMP standards and/or experience working in a regulated environment and success working in cross functional teams
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
2+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or a related industry
Experience in capital project design, development, and execution
Understanding of monoclonal antibody / recombinant protein manufacturing processes
Experience with SAP EAM, ERP, AutoCAD, Veeva Vault, AVEVA PI, Seeq, Meridian
Understanding and application of RCI, FMEA and QRM tools
Working knowledge of USDA and/or EU GMP regulations for veterinary biologics
Additional Information
Location: Elwood, KS (60 min north of Kansas City, MO; 10 min from St. Joseph, MO)
This is a salaried day shift position. Weekend work is required on a rotation to provide process support to ongoing operations.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown under-represented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
Relocation packages
8-week parental leave
9 Employee Resource Groups
Annual bonus offering
Up to 6% 401K matching
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