Sr Director - Tech at Lilly Manufacturing & Quality

Role Summary

Sr Director - Tech at Lilly Manufacturing & Quality leads IT strategy and operations for new API manufacturing site initiatives, reporting to senior IT and site leadership. Responsible for shaping the Digital agenda, coordinating start-up and integration of IT systems, and building a high-performance team to support manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site operational readiness from IT perspective and lead site start-up and IT system integration 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.
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team and provide IT site functional leadership.
• Develop and implement site IT strategic and business plans; benchmark innovative solutions; adapt roadmaps to site evolution and trends; partner cross-functionally to implement site IT roadmap; maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure staffing to meet site and functional agenda; lead, coach, and develop team members; foster Lilly-values-based culture and operational excellence; lead recognition, pay, and promotion decisions; lead talent assessment and succession planning; support site recruiting to build IT capability.
• Maintain a functionally strong, operationally centered IT organization; ensure a solution-focused organization; prioritize and remove barriers; oversee technical activities and promote knowledge sharing and education.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; 10+ years of leadership in Pharma IT with manufacturing IT/OT leadership experience.
• Preferred: 10+ years of experience with MES system implementations, data integration, and advanced analytics.

Skills

• Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance (cGMP)
• Proven leadership and team-building excellence
• Agile management of multiple projects with adaptability to shifting priorities
• Collaborative cross-functional teamwork
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Creative and analytical mindset for complex issue resolution
• Deep technical knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing and IT/OT footprints
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities

Education

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

Additional Requirements

• Location: Houston, TX or Richmond, VA with travel up to 50% to other US and global Lilly sites
• Role is on-site, Monday through Friday; occasional extended or off-hours work may be required