Sr. Manager - Parenteral Operations (Nights)
Eli Lilly and CompanyAbout the role
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.
Position Overview
Lilly is investing over $1 Billion to build a completely new, inspiring, and highly automated campus in Concord, North Carolina which will house warehousing & logistics, operations including parenteral, medical device assembly, and packaging, QC laboratories, and support teams to produce medicines for an unmet patient need.
If you ever wanted to have a direct impact on building a team’s culture and on how the team operates, now is the perfect opportunity!
During the project phase, the Senior Manager, Parenteral Operations (Nights) is responsible for supporting staffing, training, and leadership of the parenteral group during asset delivery, process development, operations readiness, start-up, and validation of the parenteral (PAR) areas which include formulation, aseptic filling, and visual inspection areas. This position is intended to serve as the primary leadership point of contact for the parenteral area during the night. This position may also require travel domestically with the opportunity for travel internationally to collaborate and learn from existing Lilly sites.
Once the facility is turned over to operations, the Senior Manager, Parenteral Operations (Nights) will support meeting annual production goals. The Senior Manager, Parenteral Operations (Nights) is expected to lead by example and provide coaching to others in the areas of safety, quality, operational excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement. Direct line supervision for this role includes supervisor(s) and dotted line oversight of other parenteral supervisors.
As a site leader and expert at our growing site, you will have significant opportunities for growth into future leadership and technical roles.
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.
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 5 – 20 individuals. 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 secondary contact for other areas such as Production Planning, HR, Quality Assurance, Engineering and Environmental/Safety.
Requirements (Education, Experience, Training):
Education, Experience, and Capabilities
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM or pharmaceutical related field o
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