Associate Director, Parenteral Operations

Job Title : Associate Director, Operations

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 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.

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 Associate Director (AD), Operations is responsible for staffing, training, and leadership of the operations group supporting asset delivery, process development, operations readiness, start up, and validation of the parenteral operations (PAR) areas which include formulation, aseptic isolator barrier filling, and visual inspection areas. This position will require travel domestically with the opportunity for travel internationally to collaborate and learn from sites who produce our medicines currently.

Once the facility is turned over to operations, 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 :

• 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.
• 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.
• 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) :

Preferred attributes but not required :

This job specification is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job specification. As always, you should consult with your supervisor regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $123,000 - $180,400.