Associate Director - Business Solutions IT Project Lead

Eli Lilly and Company • Pleasant Prairie, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Lilly is entering an exciting period of growth and is committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients worldwide. This role is an opportunity to work at a state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, which will utilize the latest technology to increase manufacturing capacity for parenteral medications, device assembly, and packaging operations. The facility will leverage high-tech equipment, advanced automated manufacturing systems, and focus on minimizing environmental impact. As a Tech at Lilly Project Lead, the primary function is to deploy the full systems architecture to prepare the site for operational readiness. This involves coordinating the finalization of Tech @ Lilly projects, organizing deployment, and ensuring the availability of local and global Tech at Lilly and other functional resources, in collaboration with the Lilly Kenosha Tech at Lilly team and local MQ leadership. This role will project manage all major initiatives and multi-year programs impacting Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Finance business processes, ensuring alignment with other workstreams and global project teams. The role reports to the Kenosha Tech at Lilly Senior Director.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7 years+ experience leading IT global programs and projects as a Project Manager/Technical SME.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Manufacturing IT systems knowledge.
• Experience with IT audits, compliance assessments, and remediation activities, including addressing findings and implementing corrective actions.
• Proficient in project management methodologies, such as Agile or Waterfall, to effectively plan, execute, and deliver implementation projects.
• Knowledge of data management principles, including data validation, transformation, migration, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management, department heads, and end-users.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), such as FDA regulations for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical issues related to MES systems, configurations, or integrations.
• Proven leadership abilities to lead cross-functional teams, assign tasks, manage priorities, and foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Experience mentoring and developing team members, promoting their growth and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and best practices related to MES technologies.
• Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the execution of the assigned portfolio of programs and/or projects.
• Provide significant insights into project progression, flexible and repeatable processes, standards and tools; critical chain and agile services to our business partners that are fit for purpose.
• Clearly define effective and efficient large, multi-year program management practices to be utilized by the teams, and the processes that focus on integrating and managing program activity to achieve program goals.
• Optimize processes for scope, time, cost, and quality, and work with the local and global functions leaders to develop action plans to achieve objectives.
• Ensure alignment between business partners, the implementation teams, and vendors to ensure program strategy is understood by key stakeholders.
• Participate in the continuous development, improvement, verification, and enforcement of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to ensure efficient and effective operational practices.
• Execute the program plan and workstream portfolio to meet business and IT commitments under significant constraints (resource, organizational, financial, etc.).
• Manage program to help tell “the story” through value articulation and metrics reporting.
• Ensure alignment with connected workstreams to understand, communicate, and act on dependencies.
• Act as an escalation point for assigned workstream and manage multiple, conflicting priorities.
• Facilitate and/or participate in team meetings by working with the teams to develop, update, and communicate value and status information to teams and management.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• 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
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees