Sr. Director - Biologics Operations - Lilly Medicine Foundry

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

$151,500 - $222,200

Overview:

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.

Organization Overview

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

In the Project Delivery Phase and Startup Phase of the project (2025 To 2028), roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the Lilly Medicines Foundry goes from design to start-up to steady-state operations.

Responsibilities

The Biologics Facility is responsible for the manufacture of drug substance (DS) produced from mammalian cell culture, which includes monoclonal antibodies and antibody-like proteins, as well as some antibody containing bioconjugates.

The Senior Director Foundry Operations Biologics is directly responsible for managing the operations function and ensuring it has the necessary capacity, capability and leadership structures in place to deliver the site plan. The role is also responsible for leading the integration of the cross-functional management team that provides functional support to Biologics operations. This role will be key to ensuring a strong safety culture and establishing a safety, quality and continuous improvement focused mindset within the organization.

The Senior Director Operations Biologics is also a member of the Foundry Lead Team (FLT). The FLT has collective responsibility to develop and implement the strategic direction, organizational capability and management of the site. Primarily, the members of the team drive the site toward achieving long term business objectives; they continuously develop the business and the organization for the future bearing in mind corporate and LRL objectives and the continuously changing external environment; and they manage issues that span multiple teams in the organization and extend into the broader corporate and external context.

Key Responsibilities for this role include:

Pre-Startup and Startup Phase:

Be a collaborative, inclusive, energetic leader and support the broader lead team to:

• Attract, hire and onboard a significant number of top talent to the Foundry team establishing the right attitude, curiosity and learning agility to deliver on the Foundry mission.

• Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.

• Develop and implement the systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge where necessary, but also incorporating external learning.

• Establish lean practices and a continuous improvement mindset throughout operations and the direct supporting organizations.

• Support the project team to deliver the