Advisor​/Sr Advisor - Program Governance and Operations - GFD

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.

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Manufacturing & Quality, delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of project management, engineering, construction, and qualification contractors. Many of the assets delivered focus on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients. Some of the assets delivered will expand the supply of existing medicines or strengthen the supply chain.

The Advisor/Sr Advisor of Program Governance and Operations is embedded within a single large-scale capital program and serves as the strategic integrator and trusted advisor to the program's senior leader. The role exists to extend leadership capacity: it converts leadership intent into clear operating norms, execution plans, and communications, and it protects leadership focus by resolving friction before it requires escalation.

The role is accountable for the program's leadership operating rhythm, executive communications, program office operations, and organizational health. It works alongside the Program PMO Lead, who owns the program's PMO framework and delivery governance; this position operates the leadership forum layer that sits above that framework and ensures decisions are made when they need to be made. The role partners with the Global Portfolio Operations organization and Project Integrators so that leadership reporting, communications, and executive briefings are consistent with enterprise standards and reconcile with wider portfolio messaging.

Success is defined by a leadership team that is prepared, aligned, and able to focus on high-value priorities, and by a program community that operates with clarity, structure, and accountability.

Act as a trusted thought partner to the program's senior leader, supporting prioritization, escalation, and decision readiness across program initiatives. Translate leadership direction into clear operating norms, execution plans, and communication artifacts. Proactively identify risks, misalignments, and execution gaps, and surface recommendations with options and implications. Ensure information from across the program and the wider organization reaches leadership in time to inform decisions.

Own the program's leadership meeting cadence, including agendas, pre-reads, action tracking, documentation, and follow-through across leadership forums. Facilitate leadership office hours, staff meetings, and administrative huddles, ensuring time is used effectively and outcomes are captured. Prepare leadership for stage-gate reviews, funding decisions, and governance forums in partnership with the Program PMO Lead, who owns the underlying governance framework and delivery reporting.

Serve as steward of meeting and artifact quality, ensuring alignment with Lilly and GFD expectations.

Partner with Project Integrators to author and deliver executive-level communications on behalf of program…