Manager - Human Resources

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters.

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work-but it’s work worth doing.

If you're driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

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 45,000+ 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 is building a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Houston, TX for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules - the core compounds used to make our medicines. This facility is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities

This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site - you'll help build the organization, the facility, and the culture from the ground up, and be one of the first people to shape how this site runs.

This individual contributor position will help implement initiatives that directly shape the site's employees, leaders, and culture - most of it from the ground up. You'll partner closely with the site HR Senior Director and site leadership, balancing the needs of employees, leaders, and the business as the site scales into GMP operations.

• Partner with the site HR Senior Director to design and execute the site's people strategy and HR initiatives.
• Act as a strategic HR partner and day-to-day resource for site leadership and employees.
• Own HR data, analytics, and reporting for the site - track key people metrics, spot trends, and present insights to the site leadership team.
• Support core HR processes for the site, including talent management, succession planning, performance and engagement programs, recruiting, compensation, and the technical career-ladder promotion process - communicating progress across the organization and partnering with HR Centers of Excellence (COE) on these programs.
• Support global staffing initiatives, including short- and long-term assignments, permanent international transfers, and cross-site training collaborations with other Lilly sites or external partners.
• Design and deliver onboarding and new-employee orientation programs for the site.
• Shape culture and leadership-development strategies that improve employee engagement and performance.
• Contribute to Manufacturing & Quality (M&Q) HR projects across the broader Lilly network, sharing best practices and providing input on design and implementation.
• Identify and drive continuous-improvement opportunities across HR and site processes, systems, and tools.
• Support change management as the site grows - helping leaders communicate clearly and helping employees navigate periods of transition.
• Be a visible, approachable presence on-site - building relationships…