Associate Director - IT API Site

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.

• Ensure site operational readiness from IT perspective. Site start up and integration of IT systems including:
• Infrastructure
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Warehouse management & logistics coordination
• Manufacturing Execution System
• Data historian, Real Time Floor Tracking
• Data Integration
• Data Analytics
• Data Integrity
• Laboratory information managements
• CAPA systems
• Access Security
• Building Monitoring
• Risk Management
• MES (Manufacturing Execution System)
• Member of the Site Leadership Team and provide IT site functional leadership.
• Develop 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 environment.
• 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 capability.
• 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 activities.
• Operational Excellence
• Ensure IT organization is functionally strong and operationally focus.
• Ensure solution focused organization.
• Provide prioritization and barrier removal.
• Provide oversight of technical activities within the group
• Effectively encourage knowledge sharing and education

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering or related field
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 7 years of experience in IT Leadership, with a experience of successfully overseeing multiple projects
• Knowledge:
  Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional projects and programs. Including MES, Data Integration and Analytics
• Experience in Pharma and GMP Manufacturing

• Experience:
  
  Experience leading IT groups in programs/projects in the pharmaceutical business. Previous experience in the startup of a new facility or clinical development manufacturing site.
• Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams.
• Industry Engagement:
  Active participation in industry forums and standards organizations.
• Skills:
  
  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks, manage trade-offs, and make sound decisions. Excellent communication and leadership skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• 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 a new API Lilly Manufacturing site in either Texas or Virginia.
• 5-10% of Business Travel time.

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