Associate Director - Biologics Operations – Lilly Medicine Foundry

Role Summary

Associate Director – Biologics Operations at Lilly Medicine Foundry. Responsible for day-to-day Biologics manufacturing operations, leading frontline teams, and integrating cross-functional resources to drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement in pursuit of Operational Excellence. In startup phase, leadership will be collaborative and supportive to build the organization, processes, and culture for GMP operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and promote a strong Safety and Quality culture. Maintain a safe working environment and conduct production activities in a manner that protects safety, environment and quality.
• Ensure consistency of operations across shifts through active engagement on the production floor.
• Own the implementation of the change and improvement agenda for the assigned area, ensuring cross functional support and integration.
• Set objectives and development plans for Operations staff, including Operations Leaders and Operators.
• Manage events as required, ensuring appropriate communication within the team and with external teams. Provide input and approve investigations.
• Ensure that team members are appropriately trained, and that operating procedures and training material are available and current.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence by supporting lean principles.
• Participate in development and delivery of the medium- and long-term strategic direction for the site.
• Ensure Biologics operations remain compliant with all applicable regulatory requirements. (e.g. Safety, Quality/cGMP, Environmental, Financial, Legal, HR.)
• Support site governance through participation, influence and leadership in cross functional meetings and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific, engineering or operations discipline and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role managing operations or relevant experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Additional Preferences: Ability to work with a team, make independent decisions, and influence diverse groups. Interpersonal skills, teamwork, innovative problem-solving, and strong verbal/written communication. Ability to function in a cross-functional team environment as a leader.

Skills

• Leadership of frontline operations teams
• Change and continuous improvement management
• Training and competency development
• Regulatory compliance and lean principles
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific, engineering or operations discipline

Additional Requirements

• Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis. Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.