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!
Your day-to-day will include:
•Responsible for supporting the operation, control, and optimization of manufacturing assets and technical processes at the Elwood, Kansas monoclonal antibody (mAb) facility.
•Serve as a subject matter expert in both process and equipment performance, contributing to development, data analysis, troubleshooting, technology transfer, and continuous improvement initiatives.
•Play a key part in day-to-day manufacturing operations while also supporting local and large-scale capital projects, including equipment design, installation, commissioning, qualification, and validation—helping drive the future of biologics manufacturing at the site.
•Process & Equipment Support: Provide technical expertise and engineering solutions for process and equipment-related challenges.
•Support manufacturing operations on the floor by troubleshooting issues and ensuring reliable performance.
•Operational Excellence & Compliance: Ensure processes and equipment operate in a controlled, compliant state aligned with cGMP standards and regulatory expectations.
•Support investigations, root cause analysis, and implementation of CAPA.
•Data Analysis & Continuous Improvement: Utilize data-driven insights to monitor performance, identify variability, and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, throughput, and process robustness.
•Project Engineering & Capital Execution: Support the full lifecycle of capital projects, including design, installation, commissioning, qualification, and validation of equipment and systems.
•Change Management & Documentation: Ensure all changes to processes and equipment are properly assessed, documented, and executed through change control systems.
•Maintain and review technical documentation such as process flows, specifications, and validation protocols.
•Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and other teams to resolve technical challenges, mitigate risks, and drive successful project outcomes.
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
•Requirement – Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 3 years progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any engineering related roles.
•Relevant experience – Applicants must have 3 years of experience in the following: (1) Working in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or a related industry; (2) cGMP standards and experience working in a regulated environment; (3) aseptic processing techniques and cleaning/sanitization methodologies; (4) Process Validation, completing risk assessments (FMEA), and Process Performance Qualifications (PPQ); (5) interpreting and complying with USDA/FDA/EMA regulations; (6) utilizing statistical tools to analyze process trends, identify deviations, and determine corrective actions (CAPA); and (7) operating and maintaining Single-Use Bioreactor Systems, SCADA, and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems).
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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
- Three years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in the offered job or engineering-related roles.
- Three years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or a related industry.
- Three years of experience with cGMP standards and regulated environments.
- Three years of experience with aseptic processing techniques and cleaning or sanitization methodologies.
- Three years of experience with process validation, FMEA risk assessments, and Process Performance Qualifications.
- Three years of experience interpreting and complying with USDA, FDA, and EMA regulations.
- Three years of experience using statistical tools to analyze process trends, identify deviations, and determine corrective actions through CAPA.
- Three years of experience operating and maintaining single-use bioreactor systems, SCADA, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elanco and has not been reviewed or approved by Elanco.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
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What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
