Sr Director - Tech at Lilly Manufacturing & Quality

Role Summary

Sr Director - Tech at Lilly Manufacturing & Quality will lead the IT landscape for the new Lilly site in Indianapolis, IN. You will report to the M&Q IT VP and the Manufacturing Site Head, shaping the digital agenda and transformation across the facilities and helping build and operate a high-tech, automated manufacturing site.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site operational readiness from IT perspective; site startup and integration of IT systems including infrastructure, warehouse management & logistics, data historian, real-time floor tracking, digital plant, laboratory information management, CAPA systems, access security, building monitoring, risk management, and MES.
• Member of the Site Leadership Team and provide IT site functional leadership; develop and implement site IT strategic and business plan; benchmark on innovative solutions (external and internal to Lilly); dynamically adapt road map to site evolution/strategic directions, and new trends/issues; partner cross-functionally locally and globally to establish and implement site IT roadmap; maintain a safe work environment.
• People; ensure staffing to meet the site and functional agenda; lead, coach, and develop members of the team; establish a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, and operational excellence standards; support diversity, equity and inclusion in recruiting and development; lead recognition, pay and promotion decisions; lead talent assessment and succession planning; support site recruiting building IT capability.
• Operational Excellence; ensure IT organization is functionally strong and operationally centered; ensure solution-focused organization; provide prioritization and barrier removal; provide oversight of technical activities within the group; effectively encourage knowledge sharing and education.

Qualifications

• Required: A Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Required: 10+ years of leadership in Pharma IT, with a focus on API Manufacturing
• Required: 10+ years of expertise in MES, Data Integration, and Advanced Analytics
• Preferred: Strong experience with MES system implementations, Data Integration and Advance Analytics
• Preferred: Flexibility to localize in any part of US
• Preferred: Position based out of Indianapolis, IN with ability to travel to other US and global Lilly sites as required and up to 50% of the time

Skills

• Depth knowledge of regulatory compliance (cGMP)
• Proven leadership prowess and team-building excellence
• Agile management of simultaneous projects, with a knack for adapting to shifting priorities
• Collaborative spirit with cross-functional teams
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• A creative and analytical mindset, equipped to resolve complex issues
• Deep Technical Knowledge on Pharmaceutical manufacturing and IT/OT footprint to support the site
• Demonstrated creativity, analytical thinking, and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 50% of the time domestically and internationally to Lilly sites
• Location: Indianapolis, IN; on-site role with potential travel to other Lilly sites as required