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Eli Lilly and Company · 1 day ago

Engineering Senior Director, Site Expansion

positionPleasant Prairie, WI
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$147K/yr - $216K/yr
date10+ years exp

Eli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Engineering Senior Director, Site Expansion role is critical for leading the integration of a large site expansion project into the commercial operations, focusing on project delivery, operational excellence, and effective communication with stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Deliver engineering support for major expansion project partnering with Lilly Global Project Delivery team to drive efficiency, organizational integration and operational readiness of project integration into the Parenteral manufacturing network
Ensure thorough and meaningful measurement and analytics on key questions, business needs and delivery of key project milestones to help drive the business and better serve our customers
Support site annual strategic planning and business plan processes, ensuring project needs including resources are planned and supported
Lead and manage operational readiness of major expansion project
Building engineering capabilities for site expansion including planning, hiring and onboarding of internal and external resources
Partner closely with Engineering leader at the site to ensure alignment between ongoing operations and project needs
Lead and facilitate key project meetings and ensure follow up on actions and inform stakeholders
Anticipate and facilitate the resolution of issues that impact key project deliverables
Ensure appropriate governance in place to ensure safety, quality, agility and execution to drive most important work
Monitor the progress on project milestones and collaborate with site project management function ensuring alignment on LKC integrated project schedule and take action to escalate/remove barriers
Support site to facilitate consistent processes and efficient planning
Drive connectivity between sites, functions and networks to ensure alignment of strategic objectives, planning and execution
Establish and manage documentation and communication of key decisions, actions, and key modifications in time, budget, scope, and risks to key stakeholders
Influences senior management, internal and external customers to ensure effective stakeholder management

Qualification

Engineering degreeParenteral manufacturing experienceProject managementLeadership experienceTechnical aptitudeRegulatory knowledgeAutomated equipment experienceManufacturing Execution SystemsChange management systemsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering
10+ Engineering experience in a parenteral manufacturing site
Experience from onboarding and/or executing larger capital projects
Previous facility or area start up experience
Prior management or leadership experience including leading or working effectively with a cross functional group including network and/or global functions
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Strong technical aptitude and ability to train and mentor others
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities

Preferred

Solid understanding of basic requirements of regulatory agencies
Previous experience with parenteral engineering/manufacturing
Previous experience with highly automated equipment
Previous experience with combination products, device assembly, pharmaceutical packaging, drug product formulation and filling in aseptic environment
Previous equipment qualification and process validation experience
Previous experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems and electronic batch release
Previous experience with Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) Warehouses or AGVs
Previous experience with deviation and change management systems including Trackwise

Benefits

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)

Company

Eli Lilly and Company

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We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
dateFounded in 1876
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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.lilly.com

H1B Sponsorship

Eli Lilly and Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.5M
2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

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David Ricks
Chair, CEO
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Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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