Associate Director - Tech@Lilly MQ, Engineering and Global Serialization

Role Summary

Associate Director in Lilly's IT group partnering with Engineering and Global Serialization & Packaging, leading a team to deliver integrated, scalable, and secure IT and data solutions to improve processes through digital tools. Responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive digital strategy focusing on innovation, enterprise standardization, process efficiencies, and technical scalability, while ensuring adherence to pharmaceutical industry regulations. Location: Indianapolis, with occasional travel to other Lilly sites.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive solutions that enable the digital strategy and transformation of the Engineering and Global Serialization organizations.
• Lead the integration of IT systems and data flows, enabling a scalable digital framework, ensuring smooth communication across site operations, Engineering and Global Serialization partners, and Quality.
• Develop team and partner organizations in using technology to recognize, define, and deliver efficiency-based values through technology toolsets and methodologies.
• Develop understanding of how internal data strategies and external benchmarking, platforms, and technologies enable business execution. Use this knowledge to appropriately challenge status quo and drive partner and Tech at Lilly collaborations.
• Ensure that all solutions adhere to regulatory, compliance, and security standards, including GxP, ensuring data and system integrity.
• Work closely with internal teams (Tech at Lilly, Engineering, and Global Serialization) to define business problems, gather requirements, create designs, and deliver IT and data solutions that enhance operational efficiency.
• Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies and methodologies to enhance system functionality, data flow, and overall operational efficiency. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across both solution and data architectures.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and implementing IT and Engineering / Serialization in a highly regulated, manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment, including systems like Systech, Tracelink, IBM Maximo, Auto Cloud Construction.
• Proven experience with operational and strategic IT delivery.
• Experience with AI, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and big data technologies for managing data flows and building scalable, compliant data architectures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to define efficient digital roadmaps, troubleshoot system and operational issues, and optimize performance.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work with cross-functional teams, leadership, and external vendors effectively.
• Experience as an IT leader leading large scale portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability to influence IT and business strategies.
• Validated skills of strong learning agility and relationship building to influence change using knowledge and relationships.
• Successful record of high quality, user focused, on-time & budget IT service and project delivery.
• A high level of intellectual curiosity, external perspective, and innovation interest.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical field.
• OR
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Role is Monday through Friday. Must be flexible in providing support to accommodate other inputs (production schedules, shutdowns, etc.). Occasional extended hour and / or off-hour work may be required.
• Position resides in Indianapolis with occasional travel to other global Lilly sites as required.