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Lab Operations Manager- Process and Synthesis labs

Eli Lilly and Company · Lebanon, IN · 1 mo ago
Management$66k–$154k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. First, there is an overview about Lilly, mission, etc. That could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is a heading for description of role. The posting includes "Overview" about Lilly, then "Organization", then "Position Overview". We can treat "About the role" as the position overview and description. We need to extract responsibilities: there is a "Key Responsibilities" section with sub-bullets: Laboratory Operations & Readiness, Safety, Quality & Compliance, Equipment, & Inventory Management, Strategic & Cross-Functional Leadership. Each has bullet points. We need to extract qualifications: "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Also "Other Information" includes location, schedule, travel, etc. That could be used for Schedule, Benefits, Pay. Pay: "Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $66,000 - $154,000 Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)." So we have Pay section. Benefits: "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)." So Benefits section. Schedule: "Position requires on-site presence, 8-hour days, five days per week, with flexibility to support activities during shutdowns, weekends, etc. 0–10% travel required." Also location info. So we can put Schedule. We also have "Other Information" includes location details: "Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis and/or Parkwood West Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. Flexibility to work from Indianapolis (or other Lilly sites) may be required throughout 2026 through 2029." That could be part of Schedule or maybe we can include as part of "Other Information" but we don't have a heading for that; we could incorporate into Schedule or maybe not needed. We'll include schedule details. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation request, ERGs list, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the specifics: e.g., responsibilities bullet points exactly as given? We can keep them but maybe rephrase slightly? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the content verbatim where possible, but we can format as list items. We should not omit any detail. Thus we need to extract each bullet point under each responsibility heading. Let's list them: Laboratory Operations & Readiness: - Lead daily administrative operations of process and synthesis laboratories, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant execution of laboratory activities. - Drive laboratory readiness for new programs, equipment and supporting utility installations, and facility expansions. - Coordinate vendors and contractors while managing and maintain inventory. - Serve as the primary point of contact for laboratory operational issues and escalations. Safety, Quality & Compliance: - Champion safety culture and ensure compliance with requirements. - Ensure laboratory activities comply with applicable quality standards as required. - Maintain inspection readiness and support internal and external audits. - Applies 5S and ALCOA principles to maintain an organized, compliant, and inspection-ready laboratory environment. Equipment, & Inventory Management: - Oversee laboratory equipment lifecycle management, including installation, qualification, calibration, maintenance, and retirement. - Partner with Engineering and Equipment Support teams to ensure equipment reliability and availability. - Manage laboratory inventory, consumables, solvents, reagents, reference standards, and critical materials. - Drive implementation and sustainment of laboratory asset management and equipment registry systems. - Build a high-performing laboratory organization focused on safety, quality, and operational excellence. - Establish training and qualification programs to ensure personnel competency. Strategic & Cross-Functional Leadership: - Collaborate with cross-functional organizations. - Develop labor, equipment, and budget forecasts aligned with business needs. - Identify operational risks and implement mitigation strategies. - Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, reliability, digitalization, and data-driven decision making. - Ability to balance scientific objectives with business priorities. - Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and risk management skills Note: Some bullet points start with verb, some are phrases. We'll keep as is. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in chemistry or biology or related scientific discipline. - Minimum 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, or process development laboratories. - Demonstrated experience managing laboratory operations in a regulated environment. - Ability to work in a laboratory environment requires safe handling of chemicals, wearing appropriate PPE, and understanding other safety-related equipment or considerations. - 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. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience supporting technology transfer and scale-up of synthetic molecule processes. - Knowledge of GMP, GLP, process safety, and laboratory compliance requirements. - Experience with digital laboratory systems (ELN, MES, LIMS, equipment management platforms). - Project management and cross-functional leadership skills. Other Information (location, schedule): - Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis and/or Parkwood West - Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. - Flexibility to work from Indianapolis (or other Lilly sites) may be required throughout 2026 through 2029. - Position requires on-site presence, 8-hour days, five days per week, with flexibility to support activities during shutdowns, weekends, etc. - 0–10% travel required. Pay: - Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. - The anticipated wage for this position is $66,000 - $154,000 - Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). Benefits: - 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. We need to exclude EEO etc. Also exclude the accommodation request line, ERG list, etc. Now we need to decide which sections to include. We have content for About the role (position overview). We have Responsibilities. We have Requirements (maybe Basic Qualifications). We have Qualifications (maybe Preferred Qualifications). We have Skills? Could combine Preferred Qualifications as Skills? But we have both Requirements and Qualifications sections. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map: - About the role: position overview + maybe organization overview? We'll include the description about Lilly and the role. - Responsibilities: the Key Responsibilities bullets. - Requirements: Basic Qualifications. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: maybe we could extract from Preferred Qualifications? But we already used that for Qualifications. Could also include skills from responsibilities? But we might not need Skills section if we don't have specific skills content beyond what's already in Qualifications. However we could create Skills section from the Preferred Qualifications (like experience with digital lab systems, project management). But we already used that. Perhaps we can treat Qualifications as both basic and preferred? But the instruction says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have both basic and preferred qualifications; we could put Basic under Requirements and Preferred under Qualifications. Skills maybe we could extract from responsibilities like "Ability to balance scientific objectives with business priorities", "Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and risk management skills". Those are skills. But we could also put them under Skills. However we risk duplication. Better to follow the example: Requirements = basic qualifications, Qualifications = preferred qualifications, Skills maybe we can include from responsibilities that are skill-based. But we need to avoid filler. Let's see if we have distinct skill statements: In Responsibilities under Strategic & Cross-Functional Leadership: "Ability to balance scientific objectives with business priorities." and "Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and risk management skills". Those are skills. Also maybe "Ability to work in a laboratory environment requires safe handling of chemicals, wearing appropriate PPE, and understanding other safety-related equipment or considerations." That's more a requirement. We could create a Skills section containing those skill statements. But we need to ensure we don't lose any substantive info. If we move them to Skills, we must still keep them somewhere. We could keep them under Responsibilities as they are part of that section; but if we also create Skills section we would duplicate. The instruction says preserve all substantive information; does not forbid duplication? It says do not invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not summarizing away, but it's repeating. Might be okay but better to avoid duplication. We could keep them under Responsibilities and not create a separate Skills section if we don't have distinct skill list beyond those. However the instruction encourages using Skills heading if there is content. We have some skill statements; we could create Skills section with those statements. But then we would need to remove them from Responsibilities to avoid duplication. However the Responsibilities section would lose those skill statements, which are part of responsibilities. Might be okay to move them. But the responsibility bullets include those as part of the leadership responsibilities; they are not separate responsibilities but rather abilities. Might be okay to keep them under Responsibilities. Given the instruction to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones, we might skip Skills section and just have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's 7 sections. We need to ensure we don't include empty sections. Now we need to format as HTML: use

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