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Sr. Principal Scientist - Molecule Steward

Eli Lilly and Company
Full-time
Remote friendly (Concord, NC)
United States
Operations

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Role Summary

Sr. Principal Scientist - Molecule Steward at Lilly. The Molecule Steward is the subject matter expert for Concord Site Drug Product manufacturing, providing local technical leadership and expertise for projects involving Technical Services/Manufacturing Sciences (TS/MS).

Responsibilities

  • Assume ownership of control strategy implementation and execution at the manufacturing site.
  • Lead the technical transfer for applicable products to the site.
  • Interact with peers across the parenteral network, including TS/MS, QA, QC, Regulatory and Engineering, both site and central.
  • Share learning and ensure strategies are in line with technical, quality, and regulatory guidance, while supporting business expectations.
  • Play a critical role in technical capability building and coaching at the site to ensure capabilities are in place to meet business objectives.
  • Serve as technical subject matter expert for all topics related to drug product manufacturing.
  • Provide technical direction on deviations, production challenges, and impact assessment of change controls.
  • Generate documentation to support the product/program, as needed.
  • Represent the TS/MS function in regulatory interactions, as needed.
  • Be responsible and influential with respect to implementation of external/corporate trends and understanding of how these changes could impact the Concord site.
  • Exhibit excellent technical writing and oral communication skills and effectively transfer knowledge to all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrate technical leadership and the ability to cross-functionally influence, even though the role is not supervisory.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of bachelor's degree in science or engineering field.
  • Minimum of 5 years directly supporting parenteral product manufacturing.

Skills

  • Strong communication skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively.
  • Ability to collaborate with other functions as teams as appropriate.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in science or engineering field.

Additional Requirements

  • This position is tech ladder approved (R4+). Final level based on candidate.
  • Requires collaboration with peers across the network.
  • Day shift, Monday-Friday, with off hours support as needed.