Sr Director - Global Quality - Supplier and Materials Management

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.

Overview:
The Senior Director, Global Quality – Supplier and Materials Management, is a member of the Global Quality team and is the primary Global Supplier Quality Management partner to Lilly manufacturing networks and sites.  The Senior Director collaborates closely with Global Supply Chain, Technical Services and Procurement in the management and oversight of global suppliers and engages in the resolution of issues with suppliers with the shared goal of ensuring Lilly’s global pharmaceutical supply chain operates effectively and efficiently and that our products meet the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Influence: Leverage expertise to develop, implement and maintain supplier quality strategies that align with pharmaceutical industry standards and simplify, standardize and enable scaling of our operations to meet patient demand and company growth goals.  Clearly communicate supplier risks to key stakeholders and leadership.
• Quality Systems Management: Influence and execute the design and maintenance approach to ensure robust quality systems for supplier controls, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and other regulatory standards as well as ensuring standard approaches across the networks.  Support periodic management reviews of supplier performance.
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay current with the external environment and evolving industry and regulatory landscape to ensure all supplier activities comply with cGMP and other applicable regulations.  Effectively work with global quality teams that support Lilly quality standards and supplier auditing.
• Continuous Improvement: Transform supplier quality management processes and systems to enhance supplier performance and product quality and gain efficiency in operations globally.  Leverage innovation to proactively identify and mitigate supplier risks.  Identify opportunities to improve technologies, including use of advanced technologies, processes and services to enhance Global Supplier Quality.
• Materials Management: Support the procurement and quality assurance of raw materials, consumables, components and intermediates for the networks ensuring they meet the required specifications and standards for pharmaceutical production.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key/critical suppliers, negotiating Quality Agreement requirements, providing technical leadership in governance of supplier performance, driving proactive improvements in quality, and partnering with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless supply chain operations and product quality.
• Inventory Control: Serve as a business partner to network Supply Chain in the management of inventory levels of materials to ensure optimal stock without compromising quality or production timelines.
• Supplier Audits: Provide risk-based input to the annual audit plan based on knowledge of supplier criticality and performance, and participate, as required, in audits, inspections and completion of committed corrective and preventative actions.
• Leadership and People Development: Utilize experience and technical expertise to coach and mentor team members, fostering their professional growth and enhancing overall team performance.  Create a culture of quality and compliance excellence by engaging suppliers and stakeholders, providing recommendations and establishing action plans for continuous improvement.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or healthcare-related profession with the following experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or other regulated industry with demonstrated knowledge and application of applicable regulations and related quality systems.
• Minimum of 5 years in leadership role or role of direct influence, preferably in Quality Assurance

Doctorate degree in science, engineering or healthcare-related profession with the following experience: