Technical Services Director - External Manufacturing

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN), we are a global leader in animal health, dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services that prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose—Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. We foster a diverse and inclusive work environment where diversity fuels innovation, creativity, and business success.

About the role

As the TS/MS (Technical Services/Manufacturing Science) Lead, you will provide technical expertise and functional leadership within the TS/MS organization, focusing on a strategic contract manufacturer for Elanco. You will execute the “Science, Capability, and Control” strategy to ensure uninterrupted supply and excellence in new product launches.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership within the Hub Leadership Team and global TS/MS projects to align manufacturing agendas with business requirements.
• Champion process robustness through the Continued Process Verification (CPV) program and drive productivity agendas to enhance manufacturing efficiency.
• Oversee technical governance, including validation master plans (VMP) and regulatory compliance with Elanco Quality Standards and cGMP.
• Lead technical transfers and provide subject matter expertise for due diligence, sourcing, and audit representation.
• Manage succession planning and performance development to build a robust technical talent pipeline for the TS/MS group.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or engineering (e.g., chemistry, biochemistry, or Pharmaceutical Sciences).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical finished product manufacture, TSMS, or Drug Development.
• Thorough understanding of commercial manufacturing processes, quality systems, regulatory requirements, and applied statistics.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MBA in a relevant scientific or business field.
• Experience partnering with dedicated or strategic contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).
• Strong negotiation skills and familiarity with manufacturing systems such as Veeva/myEEM.
• Prior experience representing technical functions during regulatory or customer audits.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and relationship-building capabilities.

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. Travel: up to 20%.

Benefits

• Multiple relocation packages.
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the U.S. (in addition to PTO).
• 8-week parental leave.
• 9 Employee Resource Groups.
• Annual bonus offering.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Up to 6% 401K matching.