Overview In this role you enable clinical supply readiness by transferring processes from development labs to pilot/early-phase manufacturing. You will work within the PTE team to support technology transfer, phase-appropriate control strategies, and right-first-time manufacturing for multiple modalities. The position sits in Lilly's Medicine Foundry initiative, a portfolio of advanced manufacturing and drug development. You'll collaborate cross-functionally to optimize processes and scale, driving continuous improvement. This is a hands-on engineering role with a clear impact on bringing medicines to patients faster.
Compensation / Benefits- 401(k) plan
- medical, dental, vision benefits
- vacation benefits
- flexible benefits (FSA)
- life insurance
- well-being benefits
Responsibilities- Facilitate transfer of chemical processes from development labs to pilot plant operations for clinical trial supply
- Operate and troubleshoot kilo-scale equipment (reactors, filtration, drying) and support scale-up sizing
- Apply thermodynamics, heat/mass transfer, kinetics, and fluid dynamics to scale-up calculations
- Develop filtration models, conduct filtration wash studies, and evaluate cake filtration performance
- Model crystallization to predict PSD and control particle size distribution
- Review and author technical docs (SOPs, batch records, deviation reports) and support plant readiness trials
- Perform familiarization reactions and ensure process safety with chemists and safety teams
- Maintain detailed lab notebooks and enable technical transfers; summarize experimental results
- Identify process improvements and support investigations into deviations and non-conformances
- Demonstrate quality mindset and proactive communication across teams
Key requirements- Bachelor in Chemical Engineering
- 4+ years in pharmaceutical process development, pilot plant operations, or chemical manufacturing
- Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- Knowledge of FDA guidelines and cGMP requirements
- Strong data analysis, root cause analysis, and technical documentation skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally with chemists, safety, and quality
- excellent written and verbal communication
- strong attention to detail
- ability to prioritize multiple activities and manage ambiguity
- kilo-scale/pilot-scale equipment operation
- filtration modeling and PSD control
- crystallization development including polymorph control
