Associate Director - L&D Chemical Platform Leader

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.

Responsibilities:

** Leadership & High-Performance Team Development*
* + Build and lead a high-performing global team by setting a clear standard of excellence, holding accountability to outcomes with directness and care, and addressing performance gaps - and talent gaps - without hesitation.

+ Bring high emotional intelligence to team leadership - reading individual motivators, team dynamics, and organizational pressure accurately to coach effectively, sustain cohesion through change, and create an environment where strong performers thrive.

+ Translate strategic priorities into clear team direction and execution rhythm - removing blockers, maintaining momentum, and closing the gap between what leadership asks for and what the team delivers.

+ Develop team members across craft, stakeholder influence, and leadership capacity - coaching individuals to frame problems well, bring solutions, and operate with increasing independence and confidence.

+ Operate as a skilled problem-solver and credible cross-functional partner - navigating complex, matrixed relationships across platforms, sites, and senior leadership with substance, influence, and a clear line of sight to business outcomes.

** Strategic Leadership & Governance*
* + Serve as the primary L&D Leader across a platform, ensuring alignment with global L&D strategies, policies, and procedures while meeting local operational needs.

+ Report to and partner with the global CoE, LA and LEPs to implement future-facing learning solutions that drive performance, compliance, and operational excellence.

+ Ensure global governance frameworks are executed at the platform level, maintaining inspection and audit readiness in real time.

+ Act as a champion for a modern learning culture, shifting away from site-based traditional document-based training toward interactive, digital, and experiential global, network and platform-based learning solutions.

** Learning Strategy & Execution*
* + Support the team providing platform and site-specific L&D initiatives that enable compliance, manufacturing excellence, and employee development.

+ Drive learning effectiveness measurement using real-time data and analytics to ensure programs deliver measurable business impact.

+ Partner cross-functionally with stakeholders to embed a learning mindset across the site.

+ Ensure audit and inspection readiness, proactively addressing training gaps and regulatory expectations.

+ Advocate for technology-enabled learning, including AI, immersive simulations, digital academies and just-in-time learning solutions.

** Learning Effectiveness & Performance Measurement*
* + Ensure implementation of the GMQLD strategy for measuring learning program effectiveness across Platform - including evaluation frameworks, assessment design, and business impact methodologies.

** Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Influence*
* + Operate as a strategic partner to Senior Director, COE, global functional leadership, LAs, Site L&D Leads, Quality, Operations, HR, and Tech@Lilly - influencing decisions and driving alignment across a sophisticated, matrixed global organization.

+ Lead without authority across a global network, driving results through collaboration, influence, and a clear line of sight to business outcomes.

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's degree required.

+ 8+ years of demonstrated experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Instructional Design, or Manufacturing Training, with a focus on regulated pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environments.

+ Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Skills/ Preferences:

+ Master's…