Associate Director - TS/MS - Lebanon API

Eli Lilly and • Lebanon, TN

72d • $123,000 - $180,400

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 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing 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. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in scientific disciplines of Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Engineering or other related field.
• 5+ years of experience in TSMS in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience leading teams.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work with a team, make independent decisions, and influence diverse groups.
• Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide innovative solutions to plant, divisional, and corporate issues and leverage ideas from other functional areas.
• Demonstrated Project Management skills and ability to coordinate complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical review and approval for documents, including investigations, change controls, regulatory submissions, expert opinions, validations, annual product reviews, manufacturing tickets, procedures, process flow documents, personnel qualification strategies, control strategies, technical studies, etc.
• Complete formal Performance Management and development of staff. Provide coaching and direction to team members.
• Partner within TSMS and across functional disciplines to influence and implement the technical agenda, site business plan objectives, and GMP Quality Plan objectives.
• Interact with regulators, customers, or other outside stakeholders on business issues or in support of internal and external agency audits.
• Define strategic direction and provide oversight for setting the technical agenda to improve process control, yield, and/or productivity.
• Ensure adequate oversight and technical excellence for investigations and complaints.
• Ensure adequate oversight for technical projects to improve process control, capacity, yield, quality.
• Ensure adequate technical representation and engagement within site and network governance meetings to influence technical agendas.
• Network globally to share best practices, rationale, and control strategies to ensure harmonization and alignment between sites.
• Potential to engage and influence Pharmaceutical Product Development groups for any applicable technical transfer deliverables for processes related to new molecule entities during each stage of commercialization.
• Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of operational excellence.
• Develop and implement the systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge and practices where necessary, but also incorporating external experiences and learning.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence by supporting lean principles in their respective area.
• Support the project team as they deliver the facility to the site team, by providing feedback and support.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for 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; and 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: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree