Area Engineer - Lab Admin and Logistics Buildings - Lilly Medicine Foundry

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Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first‑ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

The Area Engineer is the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Lab/Admin and Logistics Buildings (LALB) and the associated ancillary systems within the FUME (Facilities, Utilities Maintenance & Engineering) organization. During the project phase, the Area Engineer will be a key player in‑functional project team in assisting in the design, construction, commissioning, qualification, start‑up and operational readiness of all systems associated within the Lilly Medicine Foundry’s LALB.

During the day‑to‑day operation, the Area Engineer will be responsible for effectively, reliably, and cost‑consciously overseeing and maintaining the site’s LALB and associated related equipment and systems. This includes maintaining all systems in a state of compliance, in‑control, and fit for use in order to meet the needs of internal customers and/or the business. The Area Engineer will also be responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives and managing both annual local operating and capital expenditures (CAPEX) for either requested revisions and/or new functionality or capacity.

The Area Engineer will also act as the single point of contact for all residents/customers associated with the LALB.

• Be the SME with a deep technical expertise in all systems under his/her responsibility, understanding their applications in pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory support, understanding flow charts and process parameters, and awareness of industry trends including but not limited to the following building systems:

• Quality Control Laboratory Infrastructure
  • BSL‑2 practices
  • Electrical Distribution
  • Process Gas Distribution
    • N2 (Nitrogen)
    • CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
    • O2 (Oxygen)
  • WFI Distribution
  • Downflow booths
  • Benchtop fume hoods
  • Biosafety cabinets (BSC’s)
  • Bioreactors
  • Benchtop chromatography systems
  • Safety showers / eyewash stations
  • Autoclaves / cabinet washers
  • Temperature Control Units (TCU’s) and Cold Rooms
• General Administrative Area Infrastructure
  • Electrical Distribution
  • Comprehensive cafeteria services
  • Customer / resident support services
• Warehouse / Logistics Infrastructure
  • Cold / Freezer rooms
  • Sampling, milling, and dispensing suites and equipment
  • WFI Distribution
  • Fume hoods
  • General environmental storage conditions
• Ensure the assigned processes are aligned with Industry and Lilly Standards
• Support risk assessment exercises using the different tools available (e.g. FMEA)
• Participate as required in teams, committees, or other groups and/or individually to achieve FUME’s departmental, site and/or company goals.

Initial project asset delivery phase and future local capital investment:

• Lead or participate in projects/changes for all the systems under his/her responsibility in the LALBs including design, verification activities (IV/OV/PQ), as user representative for capital projects or delivery agent for local projects.
• Develop the proper documentation (URS (User Requirement Specifications), test cases, etc..) to demonstrate that systems are properly installed, qualified and started up and remain in a state of control.
• Contribute to the process resource assessment, capital plans, expense budgets, and prioritize as…