Associate Director - Engineering (Automation)

Responsibilities

• Attract, hire, and onboard top talent to the Process Control Engineering team, establishing the right attitude, curiosity, and learning agility to deliver on the site mission.
• Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity, and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Develop and implement the business systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge where necessary, but also incorporating external experience.
• Establish lean practices and a continuous improvement mindset throughout operations and the direct supporting organizations.
• Support the project team to deliver the facility by providing feedback and support on design decisions, commissioning & qualification strategies, and automation-related deliverables.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure the right decisions are made to meet project deliverables and longer-term strategic goals for the site.
• Organize and implement strategy for creating standard automation and process control operating procedures (SOPs) for startup and post-startup phases.
• Plan and manage business operational expenses, capital, and headcount targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering (preferably Chemical Engineering)
• 5 + years of experience in Process Control and Automation Engineering, preferably in API manufacturing.
• 3+ years of related leadership experience