At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 

Position Description

Company Overview

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a 140+ year strong global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with manufacturing sites throughout the US, EU, and Asia. 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 are looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world and embody our company values of Integrity, Excellence, and Respect for People

Position Overview

The AD role is responsible for ensuring the group meets annual production goals as well as planning through 1-3 year horizons.  They are expected to lead by example and provide coaching to others in the areas of safety, quality, operational excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement. The AD will be responsible for leading their respective cross-functional process teams. Direct line supervision for this role includes Supervisors and Operations Associates.

As a site leader and expert at our growing site, you will have significant opportunities for growth into future leadership and technical roles.

Key Objectives / Deliverables

Integrity

• Leading by example with a Safety first, Quality Always mindset. Comfortable with exercising and encouraging "Stop Work Authority" for all employees if there is a perceived unsafe or product impacting situation.
• Lead/conduct area deviation and corrective action discussions with a cross-functional team from Engineering, Maintenance, Technical Services / Manufacturing Sciences (TS/MS), Quality, and Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) functional groups
• Present operations investigations and procedures to Regulatory Agencies and act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for related inspections, tours, and discussions.

Excellence

• Ensure consistency of operations across shifts through active engagement on the shop floor, Gemba walks, and Practice vs. Procedure evaluations.
• Maintain and communicate metrics to measure performance against business objectives and make necessary changes to continuously improve.
• Participate in the development and implementation of strategies focused on the following initiatives: Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Operational Standards for Supply Chain Excellence (OSSCE).
• Understand and influence the manufacturing control strategy for their area.

Respect for People

• Support Site Leadership to build a diverse and capable site organization while delivering area operational procedures, quality processes and controls for the Parenteral manufacturing area.
• Responsible for a work force of approximately 40 – 70 individuals on various shifts, with multiple shift supervisors and associates reporting directly to them.
• Provide leadership and develop objectives to deliver Business Plan goals as it relates to production volumes, finances, safety, quality, stewardship, and people.
• Act as a primary contact for other areas such as Production Planning, HR, Quality Assurance, Engineering and Environmental/Safety.
• Leading the Operations Process Team, a cross functional group charged with making medicine, continuous improvement, and site support.
• Represent their Operations Process Team on the Plant Flow (value stream) Team.

Requirements (Education, Experience, Training)

Education, Experience, and Capabilities

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM or pharmaceutical related field of study.
• At least 7 years working in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Previous management or leadership experience inclu