Associate Director

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.

Position Brand Description:

Join our elite team at Eli Lilly as we achieve drug product manufacturing and commercialization excellence. As the Associate Director of Technical Services/Manufacturing Science (TS/MS) in the Device and Packaging Network, you will lead the charge in ensuring operational excellence and driving technical innovation to the floor level. This role is pivotal in overseeing the commercialization mission for the site, adhering to Manufacturing Standard for Operational Excellence (MSOE) and helping to deliver the functional, strategic and business plans of the site. Your leadership will be instrumental in mentoring a technical staff and overseeing device assembly processes to ensure control and capability.

Strategic Planning:

Engage and support business plan objectives while tracking team performance and ensuring adequate resources are in place for successful implementation.

• Safety and Quality Culture: Lead by example in building and driving a culture of safety first and quality always within the organization while removing barriers to team performance. Review and approve GMP documentation including procedures, deviation investigations, technical reports, change controls, regulatory submissions, validation protocols and summary reports, PFDs, APRs, etc.
• Performance Metrics: Develop and communicate department metrics to drive continuous improvement and ensure alignment to business goals. Develop team goals for safety, quality, and process effectiveness and efficiency.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to current regulatory requirements, including cGMP standards, OSHA regulations, and environmental sustainability goals. Support site inspection readiness and execution. This role has direct interaction with Regulatory Agencies during site inspections.
• Process Optimization: Develop local processes and procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, utilizing lean tools for success. Ensure process monitoring of critical parameters occur and reactions to signals/trends are appropriate to drive control, capability, productivity, and continuous improvement for the process.

• Previous experience with deviation and change management systems including Trackwise.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment and supporting all health, safety, and environmental goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills that demonstrate an ability to effectively (clearly, succinctly) communicate with all levels of the organization for decisions, influencing, coaching and mentoring.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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