Director - Measurement Systems Leader - Advanced Characterization & Metrology

Location: Indianapolis

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.
** Organization Overview:
** At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.
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* Position Overview:

** Delivery, Devices, and Connected Solutions (DDCS) sits within Eli Lilly's Product Research & Development organization. We are a diverse team of scientists and engineers responsible for discovering, designing, and developing patient-centric drug delivery solutions across a broad range of modalities — from injection devices to novel routes of administration and nanomedicines. DDCS drives the drug delivery innovation agenda across early and late development to meet the needs of an expanding portfolio that spans small molecules, biologics, and nucleic acid therapeutics.
DDCS is organized around a matrix model with strong disciplinary and functional horizontals supporting innovation and commercialization verticals. Our vision is to get our medicines to more patients faster by accelerating reach and scale, guided by three strategic pillars:
Delivery Systems, Robust & Sustainable, and Patient Experience + Outcomes.

The Measurement Sciences & Advanced Characterization team functions as a Center of Excellence within the DDCS horizontal structure, providing critical experimental data that validates computational models, informs device and container closure system design, supports regulatory submissions, and drives technical troubleshooting across innovation and commercialization verticals. This team is the experimental engine that enables data-driven development decisions across the DDCS matrix.

The Measurement Systems Leader plays a pivotal technical leadership role in establishing and operating a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for critical measurement capabilities supporting container closure systems (CCS) and device development across DDCS. This leader is responsible for developing and executing a strategic capability build-up roadmap aligned with DDCS portfolio priorities, serving both the innovation and commercialization verticals. A key differentiator for this role is championing digital transformation and laboratory automation, implementing AI/ML solutions to improve operational efficiency, while ensuring full compliance with data integrity requirements (FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, ALCOA+ principles).
** Responsibilities:
**** Strategic Capability Development & Center of Excellence Leadership
*** Develop and execute a comprehensive strategic roadmap for measurement sciences capabilities aligned with DDCS innovation priorities and portfolio needs.
* Establish the Measurement Sciences team as the recognized Center of Excellence for critical characterization capabilities across DDCS and PRD.
* Conduct technology horizon scanning to identify emerging measurement techniques and analytical innovations relevant to CCS, devices, and combination products.
* Partner with DDCS leadership to prioritize capability investments based on portfolio value, technical risk mitigation, and strategic differentiation.
* Evaluate new technologies through pilot studies and feasibility assessments; drive adoption of novel characterization approaches.
** Team Leadership & Organizational Development
*** Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of analytical scientists, imaging specialists, materials characterization experts, and combination product test method scientists.
* Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and career development pathways for team members with diverse technical specializations.
* Foster a culture of scientific excellence, innovation, continuous learning, and collaborative problem-solving.
* Develop KPIs to measure team effectiveness, utilization, turnaround time, and scientific impact.
** Computational Model Enablement
*** Partner closely with the DDCS computational simulation team (FEA, CFD, SciML) to provide high-quality experimental data for model development and validation.
* Design and execute experimental studies specifically to inform computational models: FEA material inputs, injection simulation data, CFD validation, dimensional data for CAD verification.
* Validate computational predictions through targeted experimental testing; enable development of…