Senior Director, Technology
Eli Lilly and Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Indianapolis • North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $157,500 - $231,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Spearhead the IT landscape and shape the Digital agenda and transformation for new Lilly API manufacturing sites; report to M&Q IT VP and Manufacturing Associate VP Site Head
- Ensure site operational readiness from an IT perspective and lead site start-up and integration of IT systems
- Oversee integration and implementation of systems including Infrastructure, Warehouse management & logistics, Data historian, Real Time Floor Tracking, Digital Plant, Laboratory information management (LIMS), 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; dynamically adapt road map to site evolution and strategic directions
- Benchmark innovative solutions, partner cross-functionally locally and globally, and implement site IT roadmap
- Ensure staffing to meet site and functional agenda; lead, coach, and develop team members; support diversity, equity and inclusion in recruiting and development
- Lead recognition, pay and promotion decisions, talent assessment and succession planning activities
- Ensure IT organization is functionally strong, operationally centered, solution focused, and provides prioritization, barrier removal, oversight of technical activities, and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of leadership in Pharma IT, with a focus on API Manufacturing
- 10+ years expertise in MES, Data Integration, and Advanced Analytics
- Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance (cGMP)
- Deep Technical Knowledge on Pharmaceutical manufacturing and IT/OT footprint to support the site
- Proven leadership, team-building, and talent development experience
- Agile management of simultaneous projects and ability to adapt to shifting priorities
- Collaborative cross-functional partner experience and exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated creativity, analytical thinking, and troubleshooting/problem-solving skills
- Flexibility to localize anywhere in the US and ability to travel to other US and global Lilly sites as required (up to 50% travel)
- Ability to work on-site Monday through Friday and provide occasional extended/off-hour support to accommodate production schedules, shutdowns, etc.
Benefits
- Full-time equivalent employees eligible for a company bonus
- Comprehensive benefit program including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
- Pension
- Vacation benefits
- Eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
- Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
- Life insurance and death benefits
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
- Employee resource groups (ERGs) and support networks
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
API ManufacturingMESData IntegrationAdvanced AnalyticsRegulatory CompliancecGMPPharmaceutical ManufacturingIT/OT FootprintDigital PlantLaboratory Information Management (LIMS)
Soft skills
LeadershipTeam BuildingTalent DevelopmentAgile ManagementCollaborationCommunicationCreativityAnalytical ThinkingTroubleshootingProblem Solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in ITBachelor’s Degree in EngineeringRelated Technical Field