Principal Process Engineer, Lilly Medicine Foundry
Eli Lilly and Company
August 13, 2026
On-site
Lebanon, IN
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical assessment and support for small-molecule API active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing.
- Perform impact/risk assessments for unit operations.
- Learn lab/plant reactor design, including automation recipes and procedures.
- Support safety and follow company safety policies.
- Ensure equipment compliance with internal Quality System requirements, applicable standards, and cGMP.
- Assess rig fit by evaluating technical data packages; run modeling/simulations and/or experiments for scale-up (heat/mass transfer).
- Partner and communicate with HSE, Quality Assurance, Tech Services, Development, Operations, FUME/C&Q, Automation, Maintenance, Environmental Monitoring, and Manufacturing.
- Author/review/approve technical reports and regulatory submissions; maintain records/technical notebooks.
- Identify quality issues and communicate appropriately.
- Develop/review project plans and timetables.
Basic Requirements:
- BS or MS in Chemical Engineering (or related).
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/chemical manufacturing/CMO or other relevant batch manufacturing.
- Authorized to work in the U.S. full-time; Lilly does not sponsor work authorization/visas.
Additional Preferences (selected):
- Experience with API/intermediates or other chemicals.
- Unit operations knowledge (reactions, distillation, phase separation, filtration, drying).
- Software: DeltaV, Dynochem, Aspen, and/or electronic lab notebooks.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving; oral/written communication; process-control understanding; mentoring; flexibility.
Benefits (as listed):
- Eligible for company bonus; 401(k) and pension; vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance; time off/leave; well-being benefits (e.g., EAP, fitness, clubs).
- Provide technical assessment and support for small-molecule API active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing.
- Perform impact/risk assessments for unit operations.
- Learn lab/plant reactor design, including automation recipes and procedures.
- Support safety and follow company safety policies.
- Ensure equipment compliance with internal Quality System requirements, applicable standards, and cGMP.
- Assess rig fit by evaluating technical data packages; run modeling/simulations and/or experiments for scale-up (heat/mass transfer).
- Partner and communicate with HSE, Quality Assurance, Tech Services, Development, Operations, FUME/C&Q, Automation, Maintenance, Environmental Monitoring, and Manufacturing.
- Author/review/approve technical reports and regulatory submissions; maintain records/technical notebooks.
- Identify quality issues and communicate appropriately.
- Develop/review project plans and timetables.
Basic Requirements:
- BS or MS in Chemical Engineering (or related).
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/chemical manufacturing/CMO or other relevant batch manufacturing.
- Authorized to work in the U.S. full-time; Lilly does not sponsor work authorization/visas.
Additional Preferences (selected):
- Experience with API/intermediates or other chemicals.
- Unit operations knowledge (reactions, distillation, phase separation, filtration, drying).
- Software: DeltaV, Dynochem, Aspen, and/or electronic lab notebooks.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving; oral/written communication; process-control understanding; mentoring; flexibility.
Benefits (as listed):
- Eligible for company bonus; 401(k) and pension; vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance; time off/leave; well-being benefits (e.g., EAP, fitness, clubs).