Associate Director Process Engineering - Peptides API

Associate Director Process Engineering – Peptides API

Location:

Lebanon, IN.

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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.

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Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) molecules located in Lebanon, Indiana, USA. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility, and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

The Associate Director Process Engineering – Peptides Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) provides leadership and direction to process engineers to ensure that engineering deliverables are sufficiently resourced and qualified to support the Peptides production and business agenda. This role is responsible for the productivity and development of process engineers with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant equipment and systems are used in the manufacturing of peptide products.

Additionally, the Associate Director leads the process engineering organization, influencing cross‑functional disciplines to support the process engineering agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives.

In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025‑2028+), leadership roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support project delivery teams, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This requires significant collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the site grows to full‑scale API GMP manufacturing.

• Attract, hire, and onboard top talent to the Peptides Process Engineering team, establishing the right attitude, curiosity, and learning agility to deliver on the site mission.
• Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity, and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Develop and implement the business systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge while incorporating external experience.
• Establish lean practices and a continuous improvement mindset throughout operations and the direct supporting organizations.
• Support the project team to deliver the facility, by providing feedback and support on design decisions, commissioning and qualification strategies.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure the right decisions are made to meet project deliverables and longer‑term strategic goals.
• Organize and implement strategy for creating engineering standard operating procedures (SOPs) for startup and post‑startup phases.
• Partner with Process Research and Development (PR&D) leadership to ensure the Operations teams reflect the speed, innovation, flexibility, and reliability needed.
• Plan and manage business operational expenses, capital, and headcount targets.

• Supervise and coach process engineering staff, including performance reviews and development planning.
• Provide oversight of process engineering staffing, recruitment, resource planning, and succession planning.
• Coordinate process engineering work and provide input to key functional groups and partners.
• Set and reinforce standards for engineering work product and utilization of…