Sr. Director - Profiling and Design

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

19h

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. Position Brand Description: The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) organization, part of Corporate Engineering and Continuous Improvement, is responsible for delivering new and renovated capital assets worldwide. These assets support medical innovation, enhance supply chain robustness, and expand the availability of existing medicines. GFD operates through a highly leveraged network of design, construction, and qualification contractors.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years in manufacturing operations.
• Prior management experience.
• Prior experience with asset delivery and site operations.
• Ability to travel internationally; must hold a valid passport.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or drug product platforms.
• Familiarity with capital project design processes.
• Proven ability to lead and manage experienced engineering professionals.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills across various levels and organizations.
• Skilled in issue resolution, change anticipation, and quality implementation.
• Experience in structured project management aligned with corporate standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• Knowledge in quality systems, insulin/API and fill/finish operations, device assembly and packaging
• Experience with GFD policies and procedures
• Proficiency in capital investment modeling and requests
• Foreign language competency
• International work/living experience
• Passion for continuous improvement and change leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team focused on front-end planning and design oversight for major manufacturing capital projects.
• Manage exempt-level staff including performance reviews, development plans, staffing models, workload assignments, and compensation reviews.
• Oversee departmental expenses and cost center management.
• Ensure project execution aligns with corporate policies and procedures, financial policies, engineering and quality standards, and applicable safety, environmental, industry regulatory, and government regulations.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across internal teams and external partners.
• Actively participate in safety/environmental event reviews and corrective actions.
• Engage in GFD leadership activities including weekly leadership team meetings, quarterly divisional meetings, staff administration, improvement initiatives, and team-building activities.
• Provide oversight for front-end planning on major capital projects, including profiling and design phases.
• Build and lead a team to fulfill design oversight deliverables.
• Influence global teams to engage in early-stage capital planning for optimal investment value.
• Ensure leveraged design processes are adequately supervised.

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: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees