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Organization Overview:

The Senior Director Advanced Therapies External Manufacturing Operations is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the production operations of Advanced Therapies contract manufacturers (CMs) under the oversight of the Lebanon Advanced Therapies Manufacturing site, integrating all functional requirements to ensure quality, safety, and customer requirements are met through the lifecycle of external partnerships (partner selection, technology transfer, operation, relationship exit). This position will work cross-functionally to build a business plan, meet commitments, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring staff are qualified and that the required initial and continuing training of all operations personnel is carried out and adapted according to need.
• Accountable for the execution of Lilly standards of operational excellence as it applies to each of the CM relationships.
• Relationship development with each CM in order to ensure baseline governance of the contractual obligations and deliver value creation.
• Staffs and leads a cross-functional team to execute the expectations outlined in Lilly’s standards of operational excellence.
• Establish required Process Teams, complying with the expectations established in Lilly’s standards of operational excellence.
• Lead required Flow teams comprised of engineering, technical services and quality functional leaders, complying with the expectations established in Lilly’s standards of operational excellence.
• Accountable to communicate status and issues to various management levels in manufacturing, quality, commercial, research and development networks.
• Serve as a member of the Lebanon Advanced Therapies Manufacturing site lead team to ensure continuity across internal and external manufacturing processes.

Basic Requirements:

• High-quality skills to include: Teamwork and interpersonal, technical, leadership, project management, administrative, financial background, organizational, independent, decision making, multi-tasking, ability to influence diverse groups, communication skills, computer skills, and problem solving.
• Good understanding of OSSCE and its integration within a plant.
• Relevant foundational experiences in process engineering, quality control, process development or technical services.
• Administrative experience as a leader of operations or technical support functions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry/Biochemistry or related science.

Additional Information:

Up to 15-20% travel will be required.

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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 $168,000 - $246,400.

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, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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