Sr Director - Tech at Lilly Manufacturing & Quality

Role Summary

Sr Director, Tech at Lilly MQ Site: Leads the IT landscape for new manufacturing facilities (Houston, TX or Richmond, VA), reporting to the MQ IT VP and Site Head. Shapes the digital agenda and transformation for the site and leads the build/operation of a high-tech, automated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site IT operational readiness from an IT perspective, including startup and integration of IT systems (infrastructure, MES, data historians, digital plant, laboratory information management, CAPA, access security, building monitoring, risk management).
• Lead as a member of the Site Leadership Team to provide IT site functional leadership.
• Develop and implement the site IT strategic and business plan; benchmark innovative solutions; adapt road map to site evolution and trends; collaborate cross-functionally to implement the site IT roadmap; maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure staffing to meet site and functional needs; lead, coach, and develop team members; foster Lilly values and operational excellence; lead talent assessment and succession planning; support site recruiting to build IT capability.
• Maintain a functionally strong, operation-oriented IT organization; ensure a solution-focused approach; prioritize tasks and remove barriers; oversee technical activities; promote knowledge sharing and education.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Required: 10+ years of leadership in Pharma IT with a focus on manufacturing IT/OT leadership experience
• Preferred: 10+ years of experience with MES implementations, data integration, and advanced analytics
• Preferred: Flexibility to localize in any part of the US; travel up to 50% to US/global Lilly sites

Skills

• Regulatory compliance (cGMP) knowledge
• Proven leadership and team-building ability
• Agile project management and adaptability to shifting priorities
• Collaborative cross-functional teamwork
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Creative and analytical problem-solving mindset
• Deep technical knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing and IT/OT footprint

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Additional Requirements

• Role is on-site Monday–Friday; flexibility to support production schedules and occasional extended/off-hours work
• Based at one of Lilly’s new API manufacturing sites in the US (Houston, TX or Virginia) with travel to other Lilly sites as required