Sr. Director - Engineering (Automation, Maintenance, Process)
Eli Lilly and Company
5 hours ago
On-site
Houston, TX
Operations
Position Overview:
- Lead the site’s process-facing engineering functions—including process engineering, automation, and maintenance—to ensure capacity/capability and leadership for site startup and long-term manufacturing goals. Provide administrative and technical leadership for engineering operations.
- As a member of the Lilly Site Lead Team, shape site strategic direction, build organizational capability, and manage cross-functional issues.
Responsibilities:
Pre-Startup & Startup Phase (through 2029–2030)
- Collaborate to build a capable, inclusive, resilient organization focused on safety, quality, and operational excellence.
- Define priorities/roadmap for process engineering, automation, and maintenance; develop systems/processes using internal expertise and external best practices.
- Contribute to the site HSE Lead Team to embed safety throughout delivery and startup.
- Act as end user for process equipment (input on design, commissioning, and startup plans).
- Design/evolve the engineering organization for GMP manufacturing resources and leadership.
- Ensure qualified and safe states for equipment, processes, utilities, and facilities.
- Build technical relationships with corporate teams; champion site initiatives.
Post-Startup Phase
- Refine and execute the engineering roadmap aligned with site priorities.
- Ensure adherence to corporate environmental, safety, and quality policies/standards.
- Identify and apply external industry and internal-network best practices.
- Partner with Facilities Engineering to plan, prioritize, and execute capital projects.
- Maintain equipment in qualified/safe state; ensure maintenance is performed/documented to standards.
- Establish and maintain robust governance/control systems; manage compliance and escalate issues.
- Cultivate future technical and managerial leaders.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- 10+ years leading teams within the pharmaceutical industry.
Additional Preferences:
- API manufacturing experience, including implementation of a Process Safety Management program.
- Strong understanding of cGMPs and application to manufacturing operations.
- Ability to build effective relationships across organizational levels.
- Proven success leading projects from initiation to completion (timelines, budgets, performance).
- Track record developing high-performing teams with safety/quality-focused culture.
Application Instructions:
- If you require accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation
- Lead the site’s process-facing engineering functions—including process engineering, automation, and maintenance—to ensure capacity/capability and leadership for site startup and long-term manufacturing goals. Provide administrative and technical leadership for engineering operations.
- As a member of the Lilly Site Lead Team, shape site strategic direction, build organizational capability, and manage cross-functional issues.
Responsibilities:
Pre-Startup & Startup Phase (through 2029–2030)
- Collaborate to build a capable, inclusive, resilient organization focused on safety, quality, and operational excellence.
- Define priorities/roadmap for process engineering, automation, and maintenance; develop systems/processes using internal expertise and external best practices.
- Contribute to the site HSE Lead Team to embed safety throughout delivery and startup.
- Act as end user for process equipment (input on design, commissioning, and startup plans).
- Design/evolve the engineering organization for GMP manufacturing resources and leadership.
- Ensure qualified and safe states for equipment, processes, utilities, and facilities.
- Build technical relationships with corporate teams; champion site initiatives.
Post-Startup Phase
- Refine and execute the engineering roadmap aligned with site priorities.
- Ensure adherence to corporate environmental, safety, and quality policies/standards.
- Identify and apply external industry and internal-network best practices.
- Partner with Facilities Engineering to plan, prioritize, and execute capital projects.
- Maintain equipment in qualified/safe state; ensure maintenance is performed/documented to standards.
- Establish and maintain robust governance/control systems; manage compliance and escalate issues.
- Cultivate future technical and managerial leaders.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- 10+ years leading teams within the pharmaceutical industry.
Additional Preferences:
- API manufacturing experience, including implementation of a Process Safety Management program.
- Strong understanding of cGMPs and application to manufacturing operations.
- Ability to build effective relationships across organizational levels.
- Proven success leading projects from initiation to completion (timelines, budgets, performance).
- Track record developing high-performing teams with safety/quality-focused culture.
Application Instructions:
- If you require accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation