Eli Lilly and Company
Senior Director of Engineering – Facilities and Utilities
Huntsville, Madison County · Director · Full-time
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About the role
- Guide the development and implementation of systems and business processes required for GMP operations.
- Help build the site's culture and operational readiness.
- Collaborate closely with other Site Lead Team members to manage evolving responsibilities and ensure alignment with corporate objectives.
Responsibilities
- Be a collaborative, inclusive, and energetic leader, supporting the broader Lead Team.
- Build an organization with the capability, capacity, and culture to operate the facility to the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
- Define site engineering facilities priorities and roadmap; develop and implement systems and processes by leveraging internal expertise and external best practices.
- Serve on the site HSE Lead Team to ensure a strong safety focus throughout project delivery and startup.
- Act as the end user representative during project delivery-providing input on design, commissioning, and startup to align with both project and long-term site goals.
- Develop and adapt the organizational structure to ensure the right resources and leadership are in place for full-scale GMP manufacturing.
- Build strong technical relationships with corporate functions and champion strategic initiatives at the site level.
- Lead collaboratively and energetically, supporting the broader Lead Team.
- Build an organization with the capability, capacity, and culture to operate the facility at the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
- Define engineering priorities and roadmap; implement systems and processes using both internal expertise and external best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience leading teams in the pharmaceutical industry.
- 5+ years of experience in API manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of cGMPs and their application in manufacturing operations.
- Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
Compensation
- $164k-$240k
Company info
- 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.
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