Laboratory Operations and Equipment Specialist

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of 'Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet, and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals' lives better makes life better – join our team today!

As a Laboratory Operations and Equipment Specialist, you will provide laboratory documentation and record-management support to the Fort Dodge Research and Development (R&D) department and supporting functions. You will focus on maintaining accurate equipment records, coordinating controlled document updates in the Veeva Quality System, supporting computer system validation documentation, and assisting with R&D laboratory operations. This role supports documentation and information management;

it does not own facilities maintenance, equipment calibration, capital projects, or infrastructure activities.

• Maintain laboratory equipment records and inventories by adding new equipment information, reconciling existing records, and documenting identified discrepancies.
• Perform physical inventory checks and update approved equipment management systems with accurate record information.
• Edit and coordinate laboratory equipment Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the Veeva Quality System to reflect Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), change controls, and other quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with document owners and laboratory teams to reconcile annotations, complete document updates, and support timely document effectiveness.
• Review equipment documentation for completeness against established requirements and support computer system validation records and other R&D laboratory documentation assignments.

• Bachelor's Degree with at least 2 years of relevant document management experience.
• Experience using an electronic document management or quality management system to edit, coordinate, and maintain documents.
• Ability to write clear, easy-to-understand procedures, with strong organizational, planning, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

• Experience using the Veeva Quality System.
• Experience supporting…