Associate Director - Learning Architect

Eli Lilly and Company • Pleasant Prairie, WI

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Global Manufacturing and Quality Learning & Development (GMQLD) team delivers learning solutions for Lilly's Manufacturing and Quality organizations. The Learning Architect is a platform-specific learning professional who designs and maintains training for an entire manufacturing platform. Based at a platform site or the Indianapolis hub, the role addresses primarily platform-level content needs (90%) and some site-level needs (10%), working within COE standards and governance frameworks.

The Learning Architect is accountable for platform-specific curriculum design, development, and maintenance in the GMQLD operating model. The role partners with site subject matter experts, Platform Leads, the COE, and other stakeholders to keep training current, compliant, and aligned with manufacturing process needs. It also supports curriculum quality, learning equivalency decisions, continuous improvement, and qualification outcomes across platform sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in a GxP-regulated environment.
• Area- or function-specific expertise in Learning & Development, instructional design, and Manufacturing/Quality operations.
• Experience with curriculum design, learning management systems, and GMP training requirements.
• Strong understanding of GxP and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), regulatory requirements, and compliance training.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not sponsor or support work authorization or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of platform-specific manufacturing processes in a pre-filled syringe manufacturing environment, such as PFS, Cartridge, DAP/EM, Chemical, or Biologics.
• Experience with process-based or competency-based curriculum architecture.
• Ability to work across multiple sites and time zones.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Operations, and Engineering.
• Experience with digital learning tools, DOJT, or OJT standardization.
• Familiarity with Workday, SuccessFactors, or equivalent HR/learning systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop platform-specific training content within COE governance frameworks and global standards.
• Address platform-level content needs and assigned site-specific needs.
• Partner with site subject matter experts to develop curricula that reflect current manufacturing processes.
• Apply process-based curriculum principles, organizing content by manufacturing process with task-level qualification.
• Align curricula with the Global / Platform / Site three-layer content model.
• Design content in accordance with COE standards, governance frameworks, and compliance requirements.
• Raise content gaps and site needs to the Platform Lead and COE for resolution.
• Use global COE content as the foundation for platform-specific curricula.
• Support learning equivalency, exception, and substitution decisions in alignment with the Quality system.
• Partner with the Platform Lead on learning and development strategy and business priorities across platform sites.
• Work with the COE on standards, governance, and cross-platform alignment.
• Collaborate with Learning Execution Partners (LEPs) to understand site execution needs and inform curriculum updates.
• Represent the platform in cross-functional forums, audits, and governance reviews.
• Support Time to Qualification optimization by identifying training burden, content redundancy, and qualification bottlenecks.
• Contribute to on-the-job training (OJT) standardization across platform sites.
• Use data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum effectiveness and qualification outcomes.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k).
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits, including 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, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior