PPM Engineer - Packaging - Dry External Manufacturing

Role Summary

PPM Engineer – Packaging – Dry External Manufacturing (DRY-EM) supports contract manufacturers to increase packaging capacity for Lilly products. The role ensures printed packaging materials meet technical requirements and Lilly standards, manages layouts and related metadata, and coordinates with global packaging, regulatory groups, and external partners. You will lead packaging investigations and support continuous improvement initiatives within the DRY-EM network.

Responsibilities

• Management of layouts: templates with the graphic and technical elements to ensure proper artworks development and function on the packaging line.
• Maintenance of the BLUE metadata for the layouts and its connection with the rest of the components of the PPM specification (artworks and specifications) in the system.
• Owner of the Qualified Format List (QFL), key document for artworks development with regional groups.
• Work with Global Packaging during the first’s steps of a CM initiation to make sure that DRY-EM and/or Global layouts are identified or developed, so that artworks can be developed in a timely manner.
• Be involved in testing activities and qualifications at the CMs.
• Owner of the Site Technical Changes (STCs) requested by the CMs, coordinating the PPMs changes with the CM, global packaging and regulatory groups, PPD teams and DRY-EM.
• Work closely with the Packaging Coordinator and Specification Coordinator for the correct PPM development.
• Participate in the materials specifications management with the Specification Coordinator (back up for specifications activities).
• Member of the Specifications Change Review Board (sCRB), proposing changes to global layouts if needed.
• Have a holistic view of all PPM projects ongoing for the DRY-EM.
• Lead /support packaging investigations as need it within the DRY-EM network.
• Lead/ support packaging projects including but not limited to digital transformation as part of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelors degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, or related field with experience in PPM management or other similar technical background.
• Required: 2+ years of experience in printed packaging materials, or packaging in the pharmaceutical space.
• Preferred: Fluent English.
• Preferred: Experience in packaging engineering (preferred) or TSMS within a packaging plant, ideally in dry products.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel up to 40%.