Associate Director - Solutions Architect - Global Serialization Packaging

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly’s Purpose 

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. 

Lilly is entering an exciting period of growth, and we are committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world. Lilly is investing around the world to create new state-of-the-art manufacturing site’s and continue expanding our existing facilities to created capacity required to continue with our mission. The brand-new facilities will utilize the latest technology, advanced highly integrated and automated manufacturing systems, and have a focus on minimizing the impact to our environment.

What You’ll Be Doing 

The Packaging and Serialization Data Broker Solutions Architect for systems supporting Global Packaging Printed Material Management (BLUE, EyeC, Pkg Engineering CAD Systems and Lilly’s Serialization Data Broker (Tracelink) is a critical role within the Eli Lilly Supply Chain.  The focus includes system support, leading and influencing business teams, serialization trading partners, other supporting IT teams, and software suppliers in the global packaging space.   Key deliverables and goals are met through solution development and implementation leadership with the ability to influence the Pharma Supply Chain business unit.   

Your key role will involve collaborating closely with Global Packaging and Serialization teams in understanding business requirements and seamlessly integrating solutions for their business processes. This will include configuration of the software, troubleshooting technical issues, conducting system tests, System Validation, and providing training and documentation to ensure efficient and compliant execution of serialization processes. Your technical expertise and knowledge of Packaging and Data Broker Solutions will be vital in optimizing our packaging and serialization operations, enhancing product traceability, and ensuring regulatory compliance in serialization.

How You’ll Succeed 

• You will bring your technical knowledge and experience to design, develop, validate, implement, enhance, and maintain Packaging and Data Broker solutions, including BLUE, EyeC, Pkg Engineering CAD Systems, Tracelink, and related data interfaces ensuring serialization compliance, optimal performance, reliability, and data integrity.
• Deep technical knowledge of processes and practices to effectively collaborate with cross-functional Engineering and packaging teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate a combination of technical and soft skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement in communication, and problem-solving to address challenges and optimize our solutions in this area.
• Effectively lead testing, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance to ensure system reliability and accuracy of data.
• Benchmark using external data regarding emerging serialization requirements and trends advancing Serialization technologies, driving innovation, and leveraging the latest capabilities.
• Verify documented processes and procedures are in place for all activities to meet quality and compliance standards. Experience with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Computer System Validation (CSV) regulations will be vital in ensuring documented processes and procedures meet the highest quality and compliance standards.
• Strong Analytical and Problem-solving skills are required to identify and address issues, optimize system performance, and enhance packaging efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and vendors, ensuring clear and concise communication of technical concepts and requirements.

What You Should Bring 

• Experience with Serialization Data Broker Solutions such