Associate Director Operational Readiness Lead

Eli Lilly • Lebanon, PA

248d • $118,500 - $173,800

About The Position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring lifechanging medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly's largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. In 2024, Lilly announced an expansion to this facility with the addition of two additional manufacturing facilities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to support the delivery of the overall site readiness plan and build the readiness plan for the expansion phase to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (Engineering/Science).
• Experience in a functional or operational leadership role within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of cGMPs and how they apply to manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully developing, managing and executing projects from start to finish on time and within budget.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated project management and delivery of medium to large cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify all the relevant pre-manufacturing program elements necessary to be in place to support overall facility operational readiness.
• Develop an integrated start-up plan reflective of key linkages, interdependencies, durations, resource requirements, and any other relevant factors.
• Be a key interface point between the GFD project and the site end users to ensure the right priorities are communicated & understood across multiple stakeholders.
• Lead a cross-functional team, creating and implementing an integrated plan.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders to ensure clear scope alignment and resulting goals and timelines for the project are met.
• Facilitate decision making within the team under tight deadlines.
• Effectively communicate and manage internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively manage issues, proposing and implementing plans to resolve as needed.
• Forecast resource needs across the integrated plan and anticipate and resolve any projected resource issues before they impact project delivery.
• Provide relevant metrics to appropriate site and network governance forums.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• 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
• Wellbeing benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree