Associate Director - Process Engineering; m​/w​/d

Position: Associate Director - Process Engineering (m/w/d)
Location: Katwijk NB

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.
About The Katwijk Site  Eli Lilly is investing €2.6 billion in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Katwijk, Netherlands. This facility will produce oral medicines for cardiometabolic health, neuroscience, oncology, and immunology, incorporating next-generation manufacturing technologies including dock-to-dock automation, paperless manufacturing, and process analytical technology while achieving carbon neutrality and zero waste to landfills.

Position Overview  The Associate Director-Process Engineering is responsible for leading the Process Engineering group establishing and sustaining systems to ensure reliable operations and the qualified state of process equipment on site. Ensures that process equipment is in control, compliant and capable of meeting plant production requirements while also driving continuous improvement efforts. Additionally, will lead the process engineering organization and influence other functional disciplines to support the process engineering technical agenda, and site business plan objectives.
This position starts with a 12-month contract, with the intention of offering a permanent contract based on mutual fit. (Dienstverband: tijdelijk met uitzicht op vast)  

Key Responsibilities   Provide oversight of process equipment across all manufacturing steps, ensuring clear understanding of equipment flow, process flow, and critical process requirements
Establish control systems to monitor, trend, and verify process equipment performance
Ensure asset qualification review is performed across all process steps according to defined strategy
Lead and support troubleshooting efforts using formal problem-solving techniques (Root Cause Analysis, FMEA), in alignment with TS/MS, QA, Maintenance, and Automation teams
Ensure engineering standards are applied consistently across all process teams
Identify and lead improvement opportunities associated with equipment and processes across site
Evaluate new equipment technologies, raw materials, and facilities; create strategies for new validation and technical approaches
Proactively propose and implement practices to prevent recurrence of complex issues
Generate, evaluate, execute, and approve change controls
Coordinate new technology introductions, trials, and startups
Stay current with industry technical standards and share best practices across the network
Lead design and implementation of new or modified equipment, utilities, and facilities to ensure compliance with qualification requirements and applicable regulations
Manage qualification and validation activities in collaboration with internal and external resources, including all associated documentation
Ensure projects are delivered on schedule
Maintain financial oversight of Process Engineering group
Manage budget for assigned projects and business plan activities
Develop, maintain, and approve professional services accounts and contracts
Support the site EHS agenda including Dust Explosion, Industrial Ergonomics, and Containment programmes
Participate in Self Audits and other EHS-related activities as required
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