Job Description

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(TM) - 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!
Your role:
The Elanco Speke site is a large-scale manufacturer of multiple animal health premixes, oral solids and liquid formulations. The site has an aggressive process productivity and continuous improvement agenda as part of the broader Elanco manufacturing network. The Speke TSMS Scientist is responsible for technical stewardship of the pharmaceutical processes at the site. This includes the establishment of a reliable and compliant process through validation and daily process support activities as well as driving process improvements and process variability reduction. The Speke site also hosts R&D functions at the site, and it is important that the TSMS representative remain linked in to the broader technical community on site and in Elanco to develop a strong career. Strong candidates will have a background in Engineering or Science and a demonstrated proficiency in driving technical solutions, providing leadership, and partnering with multiple functions to get business results.
Your Responsibilities:

• Develop and demonstrate strong knowledge of the technical and engineering principles governing the process.
• Monitor and respond to the key process and quality indicators that represent the process performance.
• Provide leadership in driving process improvements from either a productivity, throughput, or quality standpoint.
• Own the validation program for the process including process and cleaning validation.
• Partner with Operations to ensure clear manufacturing instructions are provided, and key issues are addressed.
• Capture key learning in technical reports to ensure the process knowledge-base continues to develop in a progressive manner.
• Support all safety and environmental policies/procedures, including coaching and feedback.

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What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelors or Masters in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology or equivalent
• Effective communication skills
• Efficient approach to trouble shooting/problem solving
• Ability to respond to changing priorities
• Strong technical skills
• Customer focus

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Manufacturing or related experience.
• Some statistical training is helpful

Additional Information:
Must not be sensitive to animal health products such as Tylosin, Monensin, or Narasin.
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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