Associate Director Automation Engineering Analytical Lab, System Administration and Integration

Associate Director Automation Engineering Analytical Lab, System Administration and Integration

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. 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.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Director Automation Engineering Analytical Lab, System Administration and Integration, is responsible for the supervision of the process control engineers and consultants that support the daily operations of the facility. The Associate Director is also responsible for the productivity and development of the employees with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in the manufacturing at the Foundry. Additionally, the Associate Director partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives. In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2028), leadership roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and 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 site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up.

Key Objectives / Deliverables

Administrative Leadership

Supervise and coach process control team, including completing performance reviews and development plans

Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning

Process control work coordination

Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets

Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Business Plan.

Operational Excellence

Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety

Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance

Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance

Organizational Capability

In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products.

Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting

Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.

Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables.

Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate.

Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams.

Basic Requirements

Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in major pharmaceutical manufacturing handling Laboratory and Analytical systems and equipment, Control System Administration and Systems Integration.

10+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, IT, operations, or manufacturing.

Additional Preferences

Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS and Site Historian systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI).

Experience in commissioning, qualifying and supporting analytical and lab equipment such as cell counters, EM, FIT's

Experience as a member of the group leadership in running the plant, including participation in management sub-teams.

Successful application of organizational models through recruiting and retention of employees.

Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis. Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. Lilly is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include : Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $118,500 - $173,800. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees.