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 Role: Engineering Advisor
As an Engineering Advisor, you will be a key technical leader within Elanco's global manufacturing network. You will leverage your deep engineering expertise to provide consultation and guidance to our Small Molecule manufacturing and packaging sites. In this role, you'll be responsible for advancing the technical capabilities of our operations, partnering with site leadership, plant engineers, and scientists to implement rigorous solutions for both new and existing animal health products. Your work will directly contribute to the reliability and efficiency of our manufacturing processes, ensuring we deliver on our promise of Food and Companionship Enriching Life.
Your Responsibilities:
Consultation: Advise and assist global manufacturing sites with process optimization, technical evaluations, capital planning, product launches, and complex troubleshooting to resolve key business and technical challenges.
Technical Leadership: Provide expert engineering support and guidance for our global manufacturing strategy, including critical capital investments, business development opportunities, and the development of engineering capabilities across the network.
Knowledge Sharing: Develop and implement tools and programs to foster knowledge sharing across the Elanco engineering community, actively participate in Communities of Practice, and provide coaching and mentorship to junior engineering staff.
Capital Support: Provide technical consulting for major capital projects, from conceptual design and detailed engineering through to commissioning and qualification, ensuring projects meet business and technical objectives.
External Influence: Leverage external networks and resources to stay current with leading-edge technologies and complement internal expertise, bringing innovative solutions to Elanco.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
Education Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline (e.g., Chemical, Mechanical, or a related field).
Experience A minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering within a GMP-regulated environment (pharmaceutical, animal health, or related industry), including significant experience with capital project and portfolio management.
Key Skills Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams on complex technical issues, coupled with a strong aptitude for anticipating and resolving key operational problems independently.
Additional Requirements Must be a self-starter capable of working with minimal direction and have the flexibility for business travel.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
Advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Deep subject matter expertise in one or more key manufacturing technologies, such as oral solid dose, fermentation, or packaging.
Demonstrated experience influencing senior management on strategic technical and business decisions.
Formal training or certification in project management (e.g., PMP) or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma).
Additional Information:
Travel: Up to 30% annually.
Location: Speke Manufacturing site in Liverpool, England.
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
At Elanco, we are united by a genuine love and care for animals. Our purpose - making life better for animals, makes life better - fuels us to break boundaries and inspires us to push further, transforming animal care, going beyond to improve outcomes for animals, customers, and society to create a better, more sustainable world. We are veterinarians, pet owners, farmer’s kids and animal lovers. Our team doesn’t just work in the animal health industry - we live it.
By putting customers’ needs at the center of everything we do, our comprehensive portfolios of trusted brands and focused pipeline are transforming the future of animal care. From developing the first treatment for one of the deadliest diseases in puppies to removing needles from diabetes care to pioneering new sustainable market spaces for farmers, we're raising the bar and making a difference - for animals, for our customers and their business.
