MES Engineer - Lilly Medicines Foundry

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life‑changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

As the MES Engineer / Analyst your main function is to Design, Develop, Deliver and Qualify the MES solution for the Lilly Medicines Foundry. You will also partner with the process automation team, multiple business areas and other Tech@Lilly teams to determine innovative ways to implement the MES recipes and implement and support systems and components related to Manufacturing execution.

• Execute the MES strategy for the Lilly Medicine Foundry.
• Ensure site operational readiness from MES and Digital Execution strategies.
• Partner cross functionally locally and globally to establish and implement site IT roadmap.
• Dynamically adapt the road map to site evolution/strategic directions, and new trends/issues.
• Be part of a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, innovation, and operational excellence standards.
• Proactively influence the business to drive value and implement the appropriate technical solutions.
• Evaluate and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Creating documentation, including Functional/Technical specification and other documents such as test cases, and validation protocols etc.
• Ensure project and/or validation documentation is maintained during lifecycle & release management.
• Develops/assists in the creation and maintenance of the MES recipes and interfaces with other Lilly systems.
• Accurately translate business processes into technical terms and vice versa.
• Build and maintain awareness and knowledge of regulatory, legal, or quality requirements impacting the quality control laboratory, and ensure that solution requirements comply.
• 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 needs.
• Acts as Tech@Lilly key contact SME for MES IT systems.
• Must have Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills.
• Must have Excellent communication skills.

• Bachelor of Science degree in IT, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in MES implementation for pharma customers
• 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

• Knowledge and experience with modern/cloud Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Expertise in integrating MES systems with other enterprise systems, such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), to ensure seamless data flow and system interoperability.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), such as FDA regulations for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of Computer System Validation process.
• Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and best practices related to MES technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, anticipate, and resolve complex issues (technical,…