Principal Scientist - Ts/ms Cleaning

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Lebanon, IN

This role is responsible for managing the cleaning program for process equipment and ancillary components in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, focusing on cleaning verification/validation activities, authoring documentation, coordinating investigations, and improving cleaning process efficiency. It requires knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for cleaning verification/validation activities supporting API manufacturing processes at the site.
  2. Work closely with technical leadership to actively manage cleaning development and cleaning verification/validation activities according to schedule.
  3. Author and maintain product-specific cleaning validation documents including: Cleaning Validation Master Plans (CVMP), Cleaning Flow Documents (CFD), and Cleaning Validation Protocols and Summary Reports
  4. Oversee execution of cleaning validation protocols and ensure alignment with approved strategies. Provide support to the process teams for cleaning activities ensuring all aspects of the flow are coordinated appropriately. Attend and lead (if required) process team meetings.
  5. Coordinate investigations related to cleaning. Trend events across equipment trains and products and drive improvements.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Science, Engineering or related field
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a cGMP large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
  • Technical knowledge of cleaning equipment and cleaning regimes
  • Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice to have

  • advanced degree preferred
  • Practical experience with cGMPs and cleaning validation practices across multiple processes
  • Knowledge of relevant FDA and EU regulations relating to equipment cleaning in small molecule manufacturing
  • Experience directly supporting manufacturing operations
  • Ability to apply cleaning validation principles across drug substance and various other manufacturing technologies
  • Strong self-management and organizational skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrated capability to critically evaluate technical issues, manage multiple priorities, and meet project deadlines
  • Oral and written communication skills

What the JD emphasized

  • comprehensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry
  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
  • regulatory requirements
  • proven track record of driving technical and manufacturing agendas in small molecule
  • cGMP
  • cleaning validation