Senior Advisor/Director/Senior Director/Executive Director - Manufacturing Science

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Organization Overview

The mission of Technical Services / Manufacturing Science (TS / MS) is to provide scientific leadership and technical support for manufacturing to make medicine today and tomorrow.

The Parenteral drug product network TSMS provides product stewardship for all parenteral products across multiple manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical stewardship of parenteral drug products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team to support global parenteral manufacturing sites for new product commercialization, process improvements and technology transfers at internal and external manufacturing sites.
• Collaborate with process engineers and development scientists to design and transfer robust manufacturing processes to commercial and third-party manufacturing operations.

This includes serving as a liaison to CM&C teams to shepherd new pipeline products from development into manufacturing.

• Leverage and influence the internal and external scientific community to impact Lilly’s ability to commercialize life-changing medicines, improve productivity, and create long-term value.
• Integrate cross-functional and / or external information and apply technical knowledge to data-driven decision-making.
• Define the vision and drive advancements of technical capabilities.
• Suggest and evaluate opportunities for molecule, product, and business process improvement. This includes driving the molecule / product technical agenda with a specific focus on process / productivity improvements in partnership with the global manufacturing sites.
• Act with speed, agility, and decisiveness to identify the critical issues to resolve; influences team and / or stakeholders on the critical risks and plan for resolution.
• Champion changes that increase the effectiveness of overall business objectives.
• Develop, motivate and create opportunities to deliver business impacts.
• Coach and mentor junior associates.

Basic Requirements

• A degree in a relevant area such as Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or Pharmaceutical Science with one of the following :
• PhD degree with a minimum of 5 years of practical experience in parenteral product manufacturing
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of practical experience in parenteral product manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 15 years of practical experience in parenteral product manufacturing
• Proficient in biomolecule characterization and product development with substantial experience in GMP manufacturing.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.

g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Skills / Preferences

• Demonstrated examples of leadership, influence, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex technical data and troubleshoot data issues.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Preparation, review, and response preparation of global regulatory submissions i.e. BLAs and NDAs and other technical communications.
• Ability to lead teams to successfully deliver projects on time and in scope.
• Working knowledge of statistical design of experiments and analysis.
• Working knowledge and scientific understanding of product distribution, drug delivery devices and advanced drug delivery systems.

Additional Information

• Recognition and future promotion on the Technical Ladder.
• 10-20% domestic and international travel.
• Position may be based in Indianapolis, Indiana or at one of Lilly's parenteral manufacturing sites.
• Lilly is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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