Senior Specialist - API

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!

Position Description:

As an Operations Document Flow Controller, you will be a vital part of the Operations team, ensuring that all documentation required for manufacturing processes flows seamlessly according to current standards. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the availability of records for subsequent processes, ensuring real-time compliance, and proactively resolving bottlenecks to maintain operational momentum.

Your Responsibilities:

• Process Development & Optimization: Create, develop, and continuously improve the document flow processes within operations to enhance efficiency and ensure alignment with site standards.
• Workflow Management: Ensure all documentation moves through the operational lifecycle efficiently, timely, and completely, ensuring they are available for subsequent processes before they are needed.
• Roadblock Mitigation & Escalation: Proactively identify, track, and escalate roadblocks to processes (such as deviations, QC results, document approvals, and formulations) and work cross-functionally to mitigate delays.
• Compliance & Real-Time Review: Ensure real-time reviews are completed, deviations are tracked and closed on time, and formulations are available to support continuous production.
• Operational Oversight: Actively monitor records and escalate immediately in the event that a record is held for any reason to prevent downstream operational impact.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience in a process-oriented role where being action and date-driven was critical to success.
• Skills: Significant attention to detail and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization to maintain document flow.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Previous experience working within a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing environment.

Other Information:

• Must adhere to biosecurity procedures, including gowning requirements and PPE

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