Associate Director - Engineering

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. Organization Overview: Lilly has been manufacturing life-changing medicines for over 150 years — and our Indianapolis Parenteral Manufacturing (IPM) site is at the center of that mission. We produce sterile injectable products in vial, cartridge, and pre-filled syringe formats, and the work done here reaches patients around the world. As Engineering Leader for our Formulation, Filling, and Automated Inspection operations, you won't just manage equipment — you'll build the systems, culture, and talent that ensure every batch is safe, reliable, and right. This is a role for someone who leads from the floor and thinks at the system level. We make medicines people depend on. The engineering that keeps those lines running — reliably, safely, every day — starts with leaders like you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 4+ years of relevant engineering experience

Nice To Haves

• Parenteral or sterile manufacturing background
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience
• GMP / OSHA regulatory knowledge
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Clear communicator at all levels
• Proven track record in talent development

Responsibilities

• Develop, coach, and build a team that's technically sharp and quality-obsessed.
• Keep critical manufacturing assets qualified, maintained, and performing at the highest standard.
• Drive GMP adherence and regulatory readiness across a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Set and track objectives that tie directly to IPM's reliability and supply goals.
• Mentor and develop engineers; recognize performance and grow capability across the organization.
• Translate site business plan priorities into actionable engineering objectives with clear ownership and milestones.
• Ensure all equipment is properly maintained, qualified, and positioned to reliably supply medicine to patients.
• Develop and enforce local processes and procedures in alignment with the FUME asset management system.
• Remove barriers — technical, organizational, or cultural — that limit team effectiveness.
• Staff your team with the talent and skills needed to meet evolving business needs.
• Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex engineering challenges.
• Champion safety and quality — not just as compliance requirements, but as cultural values.

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