Eli Lilly and Company · 1 day ago
Associate Director - TS/MS - Lebanon API
Eli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, focused on discovering and delivering life-changing medicines. They are seeking an Associate Director for Technical Services/Manufacturing Science to manage the startup of a new advanced manufacturing facility in Lebanon, IN, overseeing technical projects and ensuring compliance with GMP standards.
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Responsibilities
Ensure technical review and approval for documents, including investigations, change controls, regulatory submissions, expert opinions, validations, annual product reviews, manufacturing tickets, procedures, process flow documents, personnel qualification strategies, control strategies, technical studies, etc
Complete formal Performance Management and development of staff. Provide coaching and direction to team members
Partner within TSMS and across functional disciplines to influence and implement the technical agenda, site business plan objectives, and GMP Quality Plan objectives
Interact with regulators, customers, or other outside stakeholders on business issues or in support of internal and external agency audits
Define strategic direction and provide oversight for setting the technical agenda to improve process control, yield, and/or productivity
Ensure adequate oversight and technical excellence for investigations and complaints
Ensure adequate oversight for technical projects to improve process control, capacity, yield, quality
Ensure adequate technical representation and engagement within site and network governance meetings to influence technical agendas
Network globally to share best practices, rationale, and control strategies to ensure harmonization and alignment between sites
Potential to engage and influence Pharmaceutical Product Development groups for any applicable technical transfer deliverables for processes related to new molecule entities during each stage of commercialization
Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of operational excellence
Develop and implement the systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge and practices where necessary, but also incorporating external experiences and learning
Ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence by supporting lean principles in their respective area
Support the project team as they deliver the facility to the site team, by providing feedback and support
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in scientific disciplines of Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Engineering or other related field
5+ years of experience in TSMS in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
2+ years of experience leading teams
Preferred
Ability to work with a team, make independent decisions, and influence diverse groups
Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills
Ability to provide innovative solutions to plant, divisional, and corporate issues and leverage ideas from other functional areas
Demonstrated Project Management skills and ability to coordinate complex projects
Benefits
Company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
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
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
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Funding
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$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
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