Calibration & Instrumentation Supervisor - Lilly Medicine Foundry

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—  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.

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 Calibration & Instrumentation Supervisor is a key leader responsible for overseeing all calibration and instrumentation activities to ensure the company’s assets are managed in compliance with cGMP and other applicable standards. This role ensures equipment availability, reliability, and optimal performance by calibrating and maintaining process, facility, and utility equipment according to established guidelines. The Calibration & Instrumentation Supervisor leads and develops a team of instrument technicians by fostering a culture of safety, technical expertise, and innovation.

In addition, this role ensures alignment of maintenance programs and initiatives with organizational goals for safety, quality, and efficiency, directly supporting the delivery of novel medicines for clinical trials within The Medicine Foundry. This position will be responsible for developing initial processes and requirements for the instrumentation team in preparation for operation.

• Safety – Champions a proactive safety culture within the calibration and instrumentation team, ensuring technicians are trained on and compliant with safety procedures and policies, and. Leads investigation of accidents and near misses, driving corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and maintains a clean, organized work environment.
• Quality – Ensures the team's work consistently meets cGMP, Global Quality Standards, and site‑specific quality requirements, maintaining data integrity and audit readiness across all calibration records.
• Manage People Effectively – Leads the day‑to‑day performance of the calibration and instrumentation team, including scheduling, overtime, and resource planning, while coaching technicians and owning performance management and development planning. Schedule is primarily Monday–Friday, with flexibility for night shift and weekend support based on production needs.
• Calibration & Instrumentation Excellence – Owns execution quality for the site’s calibration program, ensuring work is performed on schedule and to specification.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for calibration and instrumentation issues; leads escalation and resolution of critical equipment or measurement failures.
• Ensures all metrology equipment maintains traceability to national/international standards (NIST) and is audit‑ready at all times.
• Directs team training and qualification, ensuring technicians are current on required training before being assigned work.
• Owns calibration program KPIs, using data to drive continuous improvement in team performance and equipment reliability.
• Aligns team priorities with production schedules and equipment availability, using risk‑based prioritization when calibration and production needs compete.
• Partners with production, quality, and engineering stakeholders to ensure calibration activities are effectively planned and prioritized across the site.
• Monitors execution processes to ensure work is performed in conformance with site procedures, corporate policy, and cGMP…