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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.

As the Associate VP for Dry Products/SDD, you will provide scientific and organizational leadership for one of the fastest growing portions of Eli Lilly & Co’s portfolio. You will ensure the organization provides the technical product stewardship through hiring, developing, and retaining strong talent with the right technical capabilities. Success will require strong collaboration and partnership with key stakeholders such as Product Development, Manufacturing sites, Network scientific resources, and other functional areas to ensure alignment and prioritization of the organization’s key deliverables and technical agenda.

Key** **Responsibilities** **/Deliverables** **:

Build** **and run** **the organization

+ Determinethe appropriate technicalexpertisethat should exist at a Network level, and work to close capability gaps through hiring, development, and retention of technical talent.

+ Ensure that resources are deployed effectively to deliver timely and rigorous support to the dry product sites.

+ Oversee the performance management process for the organization and ensure all employees have development plans in place to elevate performance and support career goals.

+ Conduct interim and end of year performance reviews

+ Coach, develop, and provide feedback to reports

+ Lead recognition, compensation, and promotion activities

+ Lead talent assessment and succession planning for network and site TS/MS organizations

+ Encourage shared learning within and outside the department

+ Lead short and long-term business planning (objectives, budget, capital, capability)

Lead c** **ontrol strategy** **,** **commercialization** **, and tech agenda

+ Work with leadership of TS/MS, PR&D, Quality, Engineering, and Operations to develop the expectations for Control Strategy Implementation.

+ Work with PR&D to ensure that control strategies for new products are robust.

+ Actively work with Dry product sites to install processes with robust validations.

+ Develop a strong working relationship with Development to support new products commercialization.

+ Ensure

+ Build andscale up/pilot plant capability vitalto support the network tech agenda through the development of technical talent, pilot plant infrastructure/capital, and ensuring all individuals have adequate training.

**Ensure TS/MS** **Functional Excellence at Manufacturing Sites** .

+ Ensure that we build functionally excellent TS/MS groups at each manufacturing site within the network.

+ Coach and mentor the TS/MS heads at the Dry products manufacturing sites.

+ Ensure that there are appropriately trained individuals, adequate recruiting, and adequate succession planning at the sites.

+ Become the point of contact for critical manufacturing issues and ensure appropriate escalation of significant issues. Consult on deviations, process changes, and validations.

Foster a culture of safety & compliance

+ Ensure personal and team compliance with all applicable regulatory and corporate policy requirements

+ Ensure appropriate safety practices and procedures are in place and are followed to prevent injuries;

+ Ensure that Dry products/SDD meets current Quality expectations and is a part of actively monitoring evolving Quality and other regulatory expectations related to dry products manufacturing.

Basic Qualifications:

+ BS in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy, engineering, Chemistry, or a related field. Masters or PHD preferred

+ 15+ years experience in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Technical Services, Product development with a minimum of 4 years previous supervisory experience.

Additional Skills/ Preferences:

+ Understanding of cGMPs in a manufacturing setting.

+ Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

+ Knowledge of corporate policies.

+ Ability to influence without direct authority.

+ Experience in technical leadership positions in Dry Product manufacturing

+ Strong leadership and written and oral communication skills

+ Effective interpersonal skills

+ Demonstrated problem solving abilities.

+ Recognized as knowledgeable on oral solid dosage form and dry product technologies

+ Effective at integrating multiple technology disciplines to drive programs forward.

+ Partnership and collaboration across multiple disciplines

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Additional Information:

Environmental and Working Conditions (Personal Considerations)

+ Occasional access to manufacturing/processing areas where there may be gases, noise, dust, chemicals, solvents, grease, inflammables, and machine in movement.

Tools, Machines, Equipment, Materials

+ Occasionally may use personal protection equipment such as safety shoes, laboratory coats, gloves, hardhat, and any other equipment as needed.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$241,500 - $354,200

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). 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).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.

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