MES Engineer

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

The MES Engineer supports, develops and/or deploys manufacturing execution systems and equipment to fulfill business needs. Provide in-depth support for new and existing manufacturing applications, systems and equipment relying on applicants' business area knowledge and computer skills. Solves existing system problems, analyzes information designs, programs and/or implements new systems or enhancements to existing systems in accordance with company standards and guidelines.

• Develop application knowledge and business context
• Be an expert and resource in the business use of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) applications
• Accurately translate business processes, which may span multiple areas, into technical terms, and vice versa
• Leverage knowledge and communication of/with the business to create or update electronic execution tickets
• Build and maintain awareness and knowledge of regulatory, legal, or quality requirements impacting the business areas, and ensure that solution requirements comply
• Assist the Global next generation MES team and third parties in the validation of the MES System during the deployment of the application in the site
• Lead the delivery and support of digital solutions and electronic tickets from the site perspective
• Work with the business to identify and capture new opportunities, improve processes, and optimize the value MES can provide
• Work with the business to define changes to our manufacturing process that have an impact into our electronic tickets and make the appropriate changes
• Manage the manufacturing area agenda and workload to ensure correct delivery and prioritization
• Effectively influence the business to drive value and to implement the appropriate digital solutions, and challenge different levels of the organization
• Provide status reporting and manage issue escalations
• Produce and maintain local project and validation documentation
• Ensure systems remain in a validated state and manage their lifecycle through releases, recapitalization, and retirement
• Ensure the incident, problem, configuration, and change/release management are all accomplished in alignment with and understanding of business need

• Bachelor of Science degree in IT, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in information technology, engineering, business support or related areas.
• Experience working with a MES in GMP setting (e.g. Pharma Suite).
• Ability to effectively communicate with business stakeholders and IT subject matter experts, understanding and speaking the language of both.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

• Prior work experience working in pharma or other GMP setting
• Prior experience working in information security and/or cyber security
• Demonstrated ability to influence without…