Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operator
Eli Lilly
- Location
- Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- Sep 7, 2026
About this role
At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 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. For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people’s lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always. Lilly is currently constructing a cutting-edge facility for the manufacture of new modalities including Gene Therapy in Lebanon, Indiana. This facility will be Lilly’s most technically advanced manufacturing site focused on the delivery of the next wave of innovative products at Lilly. It will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will deliver improvements in safety, quality, and process performance. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to start up the facility for both clinical and commercial supply. This is an exciting opportunity to help start up a state-of-the-art facility and build a manufacturing supply chain from ground-up. The Manufacturing Operator will be responsible for performing routine manufacturing activities across GMP manufacturing areas, including: Cell Culture, Downstream Purification, and Fill & Finish at the Lebanon Advanced Therapies, LP2 site. Initially, the Operator will be responsible for supporting execution of equipment qualification, developing site operations procedures and setting up production areas. During this initial project delivery/startup phase of the project, roles will be fluid and dynamic. Once the plant is operational, the Manufacturing Operator will be responsible for execution of production activities on their shift under the leadership of the shift supervisor. As a Manufacturing Operator, your responsibilities will include: Work in a cleanroom environment to produce advanced therapies in a safe and quality manner. Coordinate production activities with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Plant Maintenance to facilitate on-time release of advanced therapies. Participate in equipment commissioning and qualification testing and process validation activities in collaboration with other departments. Safely work with BSL-2 materials, following site biologics safety program. Conduct and appropriately document production of advanced Therapies via strict adherence to digital manufacturing batch records and affiliated SOPs. Utilize and monitor manufacturing equipment to ensure performance and safety standards are met. Collaborate with maintenance technicians, equipment manufacturers, and quality assurance to ensure that all production equipment is in