Associate Director - Engineering - Major Capital - IAPI

Eli Lilly and Company • Indianapolis, IN

154d • $123,000 - $198,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director for Engineering - Major Capital is responsible for the supervision of user reps and design leads and for providing leadership, direction and oversight for projects that support the site priorities (business, capacity, tech agenda, etc) within the Indianapolis API manufacturing plant. The team primarily supports projects >$10MM. The Associate Director will partner with site functions and Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) to influence and implement both within the Operations organization and across functional disciplines. The Associate Director is also responsible for (a) the productivity and development of direct employees, (b) deployment of project management principles, and (c) delivery of major capital investments that meet IAPI needs, including ensuring alignment to health, safety and environmental and quality compliance expectations.

Requirements

• Process Engineering, Project Management or large project design/delivery experience required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering (preferably Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of engineering manufacturing-related experience, preferably biotech/API experience
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• Supervision experience desired
• Language: English
• Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.
• Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables.
• Successful application of organizational models through recruiting and retention of employees.
• Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to various audiences, particularly one-on-one coaching and feedback with direct reports.
• Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coach engineering disciplines that support major capital projects
• Complete performance reviews and employee development planning
• Ensure staff are qualified and that the required initial and continuing training of all personnel is carried out and adapted according to need.
• Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning and succession planning.
• Prioritize and coordinate projects through collaboration with site lead team, flow teams and process teams as necessary.
• Drive continual improvement of business process performance.
• Manage changes within project execution.
• Interface with key customers and stakeholders to create value and ensure commitments are understood and met.
• Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety (including PSM).
• Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance.
• Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• 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