Eli Lilly and Company
Associate Director - Automation Engineering – Control System Hardware, I&C, Proj
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, us, 46262
Associate Director - Automation Engineering – Control System Hardware, I&C, Projects and Site Support
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Associate Director - Automation Engineering – Control System Hardware, I&C, Projects and Site Support
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Eli Lilly and Company .
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.
The Associate Director-Automation Engineering - Control System Hardware, I&C, Projects and Site Support is responsible for the supervision of the Automation Hardware, I&C, Site support function that support the daily operations of the facility and managing the overall Automation Portfolio and Projects. The Associate Director is also responsible for the productivity and development of the employees with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in the manufacturing at Foundry. Additionally, the Associate Director partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives.
In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2028), leadership roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up.
Key Objectives/Deliverables
Administrative Leadership
Supervise and lead the Hardware, I&C and Automation site support team, including completing performance reviews and development plans.
Responsible for the Project and Portfolio management to deliver Automation team milestones and projects.
Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning.
Process validation work coordination.
Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets
Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plans, Programs and Initiatives
Develop Project, Program and Initiative execution metrics with analytics team.
Operational Excellence
Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety
Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance
Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance
Organizational Capability
In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products.
Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting
Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.
Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables.
Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate.
Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams.
Basic Requirements
Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Site Support, Hardware Instrumentation, Project and Portfolio management, preferably in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
10+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, QMS, Site Historian systems, PMO, SBO (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, Veeva, OSI PI, MS Project, Primavera).
Additional Preferences
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of control and network panels, loop checks, IQ in a highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites.
Experience in leading major projects from design, development, commissioning to qualification.
Experience in developing and leading site portfolio, projects and initiatives post qualification.
Experience in developing and implementing an operational site support structure for day to day operations in a running plant.
Experience as a member of the group leadership in running the plant, including participation in management sub-teams.
Successful application of organizational models through recruiting and retention of employees.
Other Information
Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.
Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.
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.
Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $118,500 - $173,800. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits; life insurance and death benefits; and well-being benefits. Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Associate Director - Automation Engineering – Control System Hardware, I&C, Projects and Site Support
role at
Eli Lilly and Company .
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.
The Associate Director-Automation Engineering - Control System Hardware, I&C, Projects and Site Support is responsible for the supervision of the Automation Hardware, I&C, Site support function that support the daily operations of the facility and managing the overall Automation Portfolio and Projects. The Associate Director is also responsible for the productivity and development of the employees with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in the manufacturing at Foundry. Additionally, the Associate Director partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives.
In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2028), leadership roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up.
Key Objectives/Deliverables
Administrative Leadership
Supervise and lead the Hardware, I&C and Automation site support team, including completing performance reviews and development plans.
Responsible for the Project and Portfolio management to deliver Automation team milestones and projects.
Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning.
Process validation work coordination.
Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets
Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plans, Programs and Initiatives
Develop Project, Program and Initiative execution metrics with analytics team.
Operational Excellence
Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety
Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance
Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance
Organizational Capability
In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products.
Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting
Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.
Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables.
Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate.
Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams.
Basic Requirements
Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Site Support, Hardware Instrumentation, Project and Portfolio management, preferably in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
10+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, QMS, Site Historian systems, PMO, SBO (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, Veeva, OSI PI, MS Project, Primavera).
Additional Preferences
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of control and network panels, loop checks, IQ in a highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites.
Experience in leading major projects from design, development, commissioning to qualification.
Experience in developing and leading site portfolio, projects and initiatives post qualification.
Experience in developing and implementing an operational site support structure for day to day operations in a running plant.
Experience as a member of the group leadership in running the plant, including participation in management sub-teams.
Successful application of organizational models through recruiting and retention of employees.
Other Information
Initial location at Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.
Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.
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.
Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $118,500 - $173,800. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits; life insurance and death benefits; and well-being benefits. Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Eli Lilly and Company by 2x
Get notified about new Engineering Associate jobs in
Indianapolis, IN .
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