Associate Director - Chemical Platform Learning Architect

About the Role

The Global Manufacturing and Quality Learning & Development (GMQLD) team is dedicated to delivering learning solutions that empower Lilly's Manufacturing and Quality organizations to achieve our mission: making medicine with safety first and quality always. The Learning Architect (LA) is a platform-specific learning professional responsible for designing and maintaining training that serve an entire manufacturing platform. Located at platform sites or Indianapolis, the LA addresses 90% platform-level and 10% site-level content needs, designing within COE standards and governance frameworks.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Houston, TX. This facility is one of Lilly's largest investments in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the Houston Plant team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

The LA is accountable for platform-specific curriculum design, development, and maintenance within the GMQLD operating model. The LA partners with site SMEs, Platform Leads, and the COE to ensure training content is current, compliant, and aligned to manufacturing process needs.

• Platform Curriculum Design & Development: Design and develop platform-specific training content within COE governance frameworks and global standards. Address 90% platform-level content and 10% site-specific needs, as assigned by the Platform Lead. Partner with site Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on curriculum development, ensuring content reflects current manufacturing processes. Apply process-based curricula principles — organize content by manufacturing process with task-level qualification. Ensure curriculum aligns to the three-layer content model (Global / Platform / Site).
• Content Governance & Quality: Design content within COE standards, governance frameworks, and compliance requirements. Feed content gaps and site needs up to Platform Lead and COE for resolution. Pull global content from COE as foundation for platform-specific curriculum. Support learning equivalency, exception and substitution decisions in alignment with the Quality system.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Partnership: Partner with Platform Lead (M2/P4) on L&D strategy and business priorities across platform site. Interface with COE for standards, governance, and cross-platform alignment. Collaborate with LEPs to understand site-specific execution needs and inform curriculum updates. Represent the platform in cross-functional forums, audits, and governance reviews.
• Continuous Improvement: Support Time to Qualification optimization initiatives by identifying training burden, content redundancy, and qualification bottlenecks. Contribute to OJT standardization across platform sites. Use data to identify improvement opportunities in curriculum effectiveness and qualification outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, OR a High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 10 years of equivalent relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years' experience in a GxP-regulated environment.
• Area or functional specific expertise in Learning & Development, instructional design, or Manufacturing/Quality operations.
• Experience with curriculum design, learning management systems, and GMP training requirements.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Strong understanding of GxP and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), regulatory requirements, and compliance training.
• Deep knowledge of platform-specific manufacturing processes (e.g., PFS, Cartridge, DAP/EM, Chemical, Biologics).
• Experience with process-based or competency-based curriculum architecture.
• Ability to work across multiple sites and time zones.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (Quality, Operations, Engineering).
• Experience with digital learning tools, DOJT, or OJT standardization.
• Familiarity with Workday, SuccessFactors, or equivalent HR/learning systems.

Additional Information

• Position: Houston site based.
• Travel Percentage (%): 10%
• Language Requirements: English proficiency (written & verbal)