Lab Operations Manager

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. SMDD is a multidisciplinary organization, focused on the development and commercialization of parenteral formulations of both small and large molecules. Positioned within SMDD, the Lab Operations Manager will work closely with SMDD scientists and lab management to support laboratory operations. This position is tasked with developing and implementing a cohesive strategy to support a variety of non-testing activities across a diverse set of laboratories leveraging Lilly team members and external vendors. In addition, the Lab Operations Manager will provide support to laboratory administrative duties as needed.

Requirements

• BS in a science or technical field with 4+ years of professional experience in the Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry
• Will also consider individuals with equivalent pharmaceutical industry experience such as HS Diploma with 8+ years of experience.
• Ability to work with laboratory personnel, contractors, vendors and management.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of direct lab management experience.
• Previous experience in lab setup, lab management, procurement, and inventory management.
• Ability to influence and partner with individuals outside of a formal reporting relationship towards realization of team goals.
• Customer-focused attitude.
• Demonstrates good verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent general computer skills (e.g., MS Excel, Microsoft Edge, PowerPoint, MS Word) and the ability to compile, summarize and present information to diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Proactively maintain appropriate lab supplies and consumables inventory by monitoring consumption.
• Support forecasting and capacity planning to ensure uninterrupted supplies.
• Interact with vendors supplying consumables and manage consumable delivery areas in laboratories.
• Interacts with scientists to facilitate capital project identification, prioritization and submission.
• Build a strong partnership with the maintenance and equipment team to ensure that laboratory equipment is installed, qualified, maintained and repaired in an efficient manner.
• Familiarity with the processes to connect new instruments to data management systems and able to provide guidance to system owners.
• Drive consistency across SMDD material cold storage areas (refrigerators and freezers) by establishing best practices for inventory management, alarm response and storage practices.
• Oversee the scheduling of routine defrosting/cleanouts of storage units.
• SMDD safety committee member facilitating lab inspection and reporting inspection results.
• Lead periodic lab clean outs.
• Facilitate laboratory housekeeping activities.
• Handle prior chemical approval/expiration authorizations.
• Partner with HSE to implement safety initiatives.
• Manage the vendor interface effectively and be the single point of contact for laboratory glassware and lab waste removal process across SMDD laboratories to ensure consistency.
• Identify and oversee the implementation of opportunities to increase lab efficiency such as equipment utilization and sample handling.
• Work with SMDD scientists to translate complex operational challenges and issues into actionable goals and deadlines for effective communication and management.
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure, software applications, and technical requirements relevant to the role, with the ability to troubleshoot basic issues and adapt to new systems.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• 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
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• 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