Associate Director-Project Management-TS/MS

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.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$114,000 - $167,200

For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people’s lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always.

Position Brand Description:

This role is responsible for managing the development and implementation of an integrated technical plan for commercially manufactured molecules.  The position must influence the organization around selection and investment for a specific product's/molecule’s Global Post-Launch Optimization Team (GPLOT).  The position is also responsible for coordinating the Global Product Assessment (GPA) for the product(s)/molecule(s) in which they support.  A person in this position would have a CM&C focus, be expected to apply Project Management principles, provide decision-making leadership for a cross functional team, and participate in process improvement activities within manufacturing. 

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Lead Global PLOT sub-teams of moderate to high complexity and scope through development and execution of project plans that lead to operational objectives.   

• Develop and manage technical agendas for each molecule. 

• Accountable for delivery of project milestones on time and within scope through utilization of project management standards. 

• Coordinate GPAs with molecule stewards and manufacturing sites to ensure holistic review of control and capability of the manufacturing processes. 

• Support the CM&C teams in developing strategies and implementing operational plans to deliver required materials (such as API, drug product formulations, registration stability lots, clinical trial materials, etc) as needed to support a particular project.   

• Resolve issues with the cross-functional project team with TS/MS priorities in mind. 

• Encourage appropriate risk taking within the team by leading risk assessments and contingency planning at the team level. 

• Ensure strategic alignment with Business Unit and Manufacturing partners.  

• Effectively manage upward and cross-functional communications. 

• Understand the commercial needs/drivers for the technical projects and ensure that they are consistent with the overall technical agenda. 

• Build and maintain effective teams: motivate, recognize, coach & mentor team members and associates. 

• Gain and share learning and optimized practices within and across teams. 

• Document key team information and decisions and ensure project management systems are up to date (MS Project,Smart Sheets , etc.). 

• Identify and monitor critical path. 

• Actively track leading indicators of teams’ progress to major milestones.