Eli Lilly and Company · 4 hours ago
Associate Director - Automation Engineering – Biologics
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$118K/yr - $174K/yr
10+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, dedicated to improving lives through innovative medicines. The Associate Director of Automation Engineering is responsible for supervising process control engineers and consultants, ensuring reliable control applications in the Biologics facility, and supporting the development of a new organization for GMP operations.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Supervise and coach process control team, including completing performance reviews and development plans
Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning
Process control work coordination
Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets
Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Business Plan
Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety
Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance
Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance
In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products
Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting
Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills
Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables
Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate
Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams
Qualification
Required
Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in Biologics manufacturing
10+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, IT, operations, or manufacturing
Preferred
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc)
Experience as a member of the group leadership in running the plant, including participation in management sub-teams
Successful application of organizational models through recruiting and retention of employees
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
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Ricks
Chair, CEO
Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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