Eli Lilly and Company · 3 days ago
Associate Director - Global Process Automation and Control Engineering (Corporate)
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$123K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Associate Director – Global Process Automation & Control Engineering is responsible for supervising a team, providing process automation leadership, and managing business results while collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead HR processes, including performance management, compensation management, reward and recognition, talent assessment, promotion, recruiting, and succession planning. Coach and develop team members
Process Automation/Control Discipline and Technical Leadership – Partner with peer groups and manufacturing sites on innovation, solution assessments, reuse/replication opportunities, and concept development. Manage tools, engineering standards, master specifications, and best practices
Support or lead Lilly’s Automation Leadership Council, develop working relationships with site automation leaders for initiatives and human resource planning
Knowledge Sharing – Provide technical coaching and mentoring to Lilly engineers. Document learning through peer-reviewed technical documents. Facilitate shared learning forums such as conferences and user groups
Optimization and Control – Increase the benefits of process automation and control solutions while driving life-cycle costs down. Apply process automation solutions to meet site, network, and business unit objectives for productivity, quality, and cost
Project Delivery – Support major capital project delivery with design and subject matter experts. Drive efficiencies in the delivery of automation and controls. Partner with new and existing site leadership to develop and build an automation organization to support both delivery and operations
External Influence and Benchmarking - Monitor and influence, when appropriate, changes in external codes and standards on Lilly’s behalf, and work to ensure ongoing compliance within Lilly
Develop, support, and own Global Programs – lead initiatives that impact one or more of Lilly’s manufacturing networks
Supplier management – participate in key relationship management including master service agreements, executive meetings, and technology evaluation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science field
Minimum 5+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience in engineering or related functional area. Some considerations could be made for experience in other manufacturing sectors
Minimum 3+ years' experience in Process Automation/Control engineering
Previous supervisory experience or demonstrated technical leadership
Preferred
Experience in data systems, historians, and reporting platforms
Experience with DeltaV DCS platforms
Ability to collaborate across diverse teams and cultures
Experience in Capital project delivery, project management, and supplier management
Technical expertise in one or more automation platforms
cGMP Regulatory knowledge in process or automation engineering
Experience in formal leadership
Benefits
Company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
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
Recent News
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