Associate Director - Engineering

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

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.Organization Overview:Indianapolis Parenteral Manufacturing (IPM) manufactures, fills, and inspects sterile injectable medicines with safety first and quality always. This role will lead the Engineering organization for a filling, formulation, or inspection manufacturing process within the site. Reports to this role include primary and secondary loop Process Engineers, Automation Engineers, and technicians supporting the designated manufacturing process.Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Work safely and continually look for improvements to both people and equipment safety.
• Provide site engineering leadership of safety, quality and continuous improvement as well develop best practices and standards to support manufacturing and reliability.
• Develop, mentor, coach and recognize their team.
• Implement business plan objectives.
• Own the reliability program supporting the manufacturing process to eliminate unplanned downtime and ensure the supply of medicine.
• Support regulatory inspections, Data Integrity initiatives, and overall continuous improvement of quality systems.
• Own and improve processes associated with project management, financial planning, shutdown coordination, commissioning and verification, and project startups.Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering required.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.
• Recognized strong team leadership skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels (both oral and written).
• Strong talent development skills, especially coaching and people development.
• Solid regulatory compliance knowledge (GMP, OSHA, etc.).
• Understanding of reliability and project management principles.Additional Preferences:
• Previous supervisory/leadership experience.
• Experience with regulatory inspections.
• Previous pharmaceutical experience, preferably Parenteral Manufacturing.Other Information:
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Off-hours work and phone calls may be required.
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