Associate Director - Engineering - Process (Small Molecule)

Responsibilities

• Attract, hire, and onboard a significant number of top talents to the Small Molecule Process 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 to you as the end user, by providing feedback and support on design decisions, commissioning & qualification strategies etc.
• Collaborate with 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 engineering operating procedures (SOPs) for startup and post startup phases.
• Plan and manage business operational expenses, capital, and headcount targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree is required, in Chemical Engineering, or another engineering discipline with extensive API or chemical manufacturing experience
• 3+ years of experience and proven capabilities within small molecule GMP manufacturing environment required
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing leadership