Overview 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 Details Position Title: MES System Engineer
Position Type: Full-time
Job Family: Information Technology
Locations: Alcobendas, Fegersheim, Sesto
Job Function: Tech@Lilly
Tech Ladder: Y
About Lilly Lilly’s Purpose: 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 more than 45,000 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 entering an exciting period of growth and we are committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world. Lilly is investing around the world to create new state-of-the-art manufacturing sites and continue expanding our existing facilities to create capacity required to continue with our mission. The brand-new facilities will utilize the latest technology, advanced highly integrated and automated manufacturing systems, and have a focus on minimizing the impact to our environment.
Key Responsibilities Develop and integrate MES common and site-specific components.
Benchmark on innovative solutions (external and internal to Lilly).
Dynamically adapt roadmap to site evolution / strategic directions, and new trends / issues.
Establish a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, and operational excellence standards.
Support MES solutions start up activities.
Work with site resources towards replication & standardization to drive value and implement the appropriate technical solutions.
Evaluate emerging technologies and implications to existing Lilly footprint.
Maintain open communication with MES vendor(s) to address needs in standard solution or via functional packs.
Evaluate and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
Ensure project and / or validation documentation is maintained during lifecycle & release management.
Develops / assists in the creation and maintenance of the MES interfaces with other Lilly systems.
What You Should Bring (preferred skills) Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Regulatory compliance knowledge and experience (cGMP).
Effective people and team leadership skills.
Ability to manage and contribute to multiple concurrent activities and adapt to changes in priorities.
Ability to cross functionally collaborate.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrate creativity, analytical thinking, and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.
History of promoting safety and maintaining a safe work environment.
Establish a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, and operational excellence standards.
Demonstrated adherence to compliance for internal and external quality guidance.
Demonstrated and promote Operational Excellence.
Effectively encourage knowledge sharing and education.
Evaluate and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
Ability to problem-solve and work through manufacturing situations. Experience serving as an escalation contact with vendor(s).
Proven technical ability to develop and integrate MES solutions.
Basic Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent years of experience.
Minimum 2 years of experience working with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), preferably in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
Understanding of GMP regulations and Computer System Validation (CSV) principles (e.g., GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11).
Experience authoring and validating Master Batch Records (MBRs) in a regulated environment.
Strong documentation skills and attention to detail, with experience in generating validation deliverables and training materials.
Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Familiarity with MES platforms such as PMX, PharmaSuite, Werum PAS-X, Emerson Syncade, DeltaV or similar is strongly preferred.
Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Additional Information Position locations: Alcobendas, Fegersheim, Sesto
Occasional off-hours and weekend work expected.
10-15% domestic / international travel required.
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