Sr. Director - IT Manufacturing & Quality

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

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.This is an opportunity you don't want to miss!Lilly is entering an exciting period of growth, and we are committed to delivering innovative medicines to patients around the world.What You'll Be Doing:The Sr. Director - IT Manufacturing & Quality will serve as the leader for the IT function across one of our manufacturing sites in the US. This role will have a dual reporting line to both the M&Q IT VP and the VP Site Head. You will serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team and provide IT site functional leadership.How You'll Succeed:Site start up and integration of IT systems including:

• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Warehouse management & logistics coordination
• Manufacturing Execution System
• Biometric enrolment & authentication
• Data historian, Real Time Floor Tracking
• Data Integration, Analytics, and Integrity
• Digital Plant
• Laboratory information managements
• CAPA systems
• Access Security
• Building Monitoring
• Risk ManagementDevelop and implement site IT strategic and business plan
  • Benchmark on innovative solutions (external and internal to Lilly)
  • Dynamically adapt road map to site evolution/strategic directions, and new trends/issues
  • Partner cross functionally locally and globally to establish and implement site IT roadmap
  • Responsible for maintaining a safe work environmentLeading People
    • Ensure staffing to meet the site and functional agenda
    • Lead, coach, and develop members of the team
    • Establish a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, and operational excellence standards
    • Support diversity, equity and inclusion in recruiting and development of team members
    • Lead recognition, pay and promotion decisions
    • Lead talent assessment and succession planning activities
    • Support site recruiting building IT capabilityLead IT Compliance
      • Provide leadership in the development and execution of cGMP and/or improvement plans within the IT function and in support of site cGMP improvement plans
      • Define and execute IT inspection readiness activitiesOperational Excellence
        • Ensure IT organization is functionally strong and operationally centered
        • Ensure solution focused organization
        • Provide prioritization and barrier removal
        • Provide oversight of technical activities within the group
        • Effectively encourage knowledge sharing and educationWhat You Should Bring:
          • Regulatory compliance knowledge and experience (cGMP)
          • Effective people and team leadership skills
          • Ability to manage and contribute to multiple concurrent activities and adapt to changes in priorities
          • Ability to cross functionally collaborate
          • Excellent written and oral communication skills
          • Demonstrated creativity, analytical thinking, and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems
          • Previous LEAN experienceBasic Requirements:
            • Bachelor's Degree in IT, Engineering, or related field
            • 10+ years of IT leadership experience working in a regulated science-based industry.Additional Information:
              • Role is Monday through Friday and based on-site. Must be flexible in providing support to accommodate other inputs (production schedules, shutdowns, etc.). Occasional extended hour and/or off-hour work may be required.
              • Position will be based out of the Concord, NC site with ability to travel to Indianapolis and other global Lilly sites as required.
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