Associate - Operational Excellence Leader

Eli Lilly and Company • Research Triangle Park, NC

3d • Onsite

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. Organization Overview: Lilly RTP is a new state of the art Parenteral, Device Assembly, and Packaging Facility in Durham, North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to help the site grow and develop. The Operational Excellence (OpEx) team provides leadership in operational excellence and productivity efforts by combining knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing with Lean principles and tools. Methods used to deliver these productivity improvements include both event-based (i.e. kaizen), as well as non event-based daily improvements. The focus of the OpEx Leader is to partner with primarily the operations leaders in his/her area to solve problems using lean and six sigma methodologies while developing people in their lean behaviors and competencies. Results include, but are not limited to, cycle time reduction, increased asset efficiency, changeover improvement, strategy deployment, improved quality and safety, as well as increased employee morale at all levels due to more time being spent on value-added activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, pharmaceutical-related field of study or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing preferably in operations and engineering
• 5+ years of experience in leading continuous improvement projects with proven results
• Both knowledge of and experience in applying and teaching lean methodologies such as DMS, A3 Thinking, 5S, Hoshin Kanri, Process Mapping, Kaizen, and Gemba Walk.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills to connect with people and build trusting partnerships at all levels of the organization
• Ability to gather, analyze, and extract insights from data then organize and deliver it in a compelling way to present to senior leaders
• Ability to coach others in a way that results in change and development
• Ability to teach lean tools and concepts in a relateable and approachable way
• Ability to facilitate events and organize a team towards a goal
• Being flexible and adaptable to respond with agility when called on to solve problems
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proactive self-starter who notices and responds to the needs of the organization to add value

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience directly supporting a pharmaceutical manufacturing operations
• Previous experience with highly automated manufacturing processes including isolators, automated inspection, etc.

Responsibilities

• Leading breakthrough Improvement Projects
• Actively support Lean Deployment
• Promote Operational Excellence Principles with a focus on Continuous Improvement and an organization of continuous learning
• Support other initiatives and projects as defined by OpEx Champion

Benefits

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees