Packaging Development Engineer-Delivery & Device Research

Lilly is a global health care leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. For more than a century, we have stayed true to a core set of values—excellence, integrity, and respect for people—that guide us in all we do: discovering medicines that meet real needs, improving the understanding and management of disease, and giving back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

For more than 130 years, Lilly has been dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of people around the world. We have addressed these needs primarily by developing innovative medicines—investing a higher percentage of our sales in research and development than any other major pharmaceutical company. If you are interested in being considered for employment with a best-in-class healthcare company, please review the following opportunity: Delivery and Device Research & Development (DDR&D) designs, develops, and commercializes medical devices and container-closure systems in support of Lilly therapeutics. Packaging Development Engineers within DDR&D have the responsibility to develop packaging solutions for Lilly’s pipeline of new chemical entities and line extensions. This role functions in a product development setting and is focused on developing primary and critical secondary container-closure systems for finished drug products, bulk drug products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The key container-closure systems supported by this role are bottle, blister and vial systems for oral and injectable products. Collaboration with secondary packaging and process/equipment engineering is necessary for robust packaging design and development. Other key partners for this position include Formulation/Analytical Development, Clinical Trials, Materials Management, Site Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Human Factors, Device Engineering and Project Management. **Position Responsibilities:** **Project Leadership** * Represent DDR&D at CM&C and packaging platform team meetings * Document technical work in a timely and accurate manner * Ensure good communication and on-time deliverable for assigned projects **Package Qualification, Set-up and Platform Maintenance** * Design, develop and qualify container-closure systems * Create packaging component specifications and incoming testing methods * Interface with suppliers, procurement, materials management and operations (clinical and commercial) **Packaging Stability and User Centric Design** * Lead characterization and packaging screening studies * Understand product formulation and analytical challenges * Recommend packaging systems for primary stability campaigns * Understand and apply packaging laws and guidance * Author development history reports and regulatory submission modules * Execute child resistant and usability testing on container-closure systems **New Technology** * Identify opportunities to improve packaging material/process costs, cycle times, and compliance (design for manufacturability) * Explore new packaging materials, methods, instrumentation, and equipment

**Basic Qualifications** * BS Engineering or relevant scientific field with at least 5 years of experience in product development and/or manufacturing * Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.