Sr Director - Tech at Lilly Manufacturing & Quality

Role Summary

As the MQ Tech at Lilly Sr. Director at our new Site, you’ll spearhead the IT landscape, reporting to both the M&Q IT VP and the Manufacturing Associated VP Site Head. Your leadership will shape the Digital agenda and transformation for these facilities as Lilly builds and operates a state-of-the-art site with high-tech, integrated, and automated manufacturing systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site operational readiness from IT perspective; oversee 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 the 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; responsible for maintaining a safe work environment.
• 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 of team members; lead recognition, pay and promotion decisions; lead talent assessment and succession planning activities; support site recruiting building IT capability.
• 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.

Skills

• Regulatory compliance knowledge (cGMP) and deep technical knowledge on pharmaceutical manufacturing and IT/OT footprint to support the site.
• 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.
• Demonstrated creativity, analytical thinking, and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.

Education

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

Qualifications

• Required: 10+ years of leadership in Pharma IT, with a focus on API Manufacturing.
• Required: 10+ years expertise in MES, Data Integration, and Advanced Analytics.
• Preferred: Strong experience with MES system implementations, Data Integration and Advanced Analytics.
• Preferred: Flexibility to localize in any part of US.
• Preferred: Based in Indianapolis, IN with ability to travel to other US and global Lilly sites as required, up to 50% of the time.

Additional Requirements

• On-site role with travel up to 50% to Lilly sites as required; Indianapolis, IN base preferred.