Associate Director - MQ IT

Lilly • Huntsville, AL

6d • $132,000 - $193,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing & Quality (MQ) IT Associate Director for Lilly’s Huntsville site will lead IT responsibilities across areas including MES and laboratories. Reporting to the Sr Director for Tech at Lilly MQ, this role will ensure the IT portfolio advances the site’s organizational strategy through consistent delivery of programs, projects, and applications aligned with global IT strategy for Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.

The role will help establish IT operational readiness for the new manufacturing site, including startup and integration of IT systems. It will provide site IT functional leadership, implement the site Digital Tech strategic and business plan, and partner with capital project and Global Facilities Delivery teams to embed IT and OT requirements in facility design, construction, and commissioning. The position will be based on-site in Huntsville, Alabama, with travel to Indianapolis and other Lilly sites as required. The site is under construction, so the role may initially operate from temporary project facilities.

The Associate Director will lead and develop the team, ensure staffing supports the site and functional agenda, and oversee technical activities and operational excellence. The role also includes maintaining a safe work environment and defining and executing IT inspection-readiness activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or Engineering.
• At least 7 years of IT technical leadership experience working in Pharma and Manufacturing and Quality.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated creativity, analytical thinking, and ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering IT for a greenfield capital project, including construction, commissioning and qualification, and site startup.
• Experience with API small molecule and/or peptide manufacturing and the associated automation landscape.
• Strong experience with MES system implementations, data integration, and advanced analytics.
• Regulatory compliance knowledge and experience, including cGMP.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site operational readiness from an IT perspective, including startup and integration of MES, data historian, real-time floor tracking, data integration, data integrity, and laboratory information management systems.
• Provide site IT functional leadership.
• Implement the site Digital Tech strategic and business plan.
• Partner with the site capital project team and Global Facilities Delivery to incorporate IT and OT requirements into facility design, construction, and commissioning.
• Adapt road maps to changes in site evolution and strategic direction, as well as emerging trends and issues.
• Partner locally and globally across functions to establish and implement the site IT roadmap.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Define and execute IT inspection-readiness activities.
• Ensure staffing meets the site and functional agenda.
• Lead, coach, and develop team members.
• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruiting and team-member development.
• Lead recognition, pay, and promotion decisions.
• Ensure the IT organization is functionally strong and operationally focused.
• Promote a solution-focused organization, prioritization, and barrier removal.
• Provide oversight of technical activities within the group.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and education.

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: Director