Associate Director - Site MQ Learning & Development (L&D) 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.

We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 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. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for monoclonal antibodies, bioconjugates, and aseptic drug product manufacturing in Goochland County, Virginia. This facility is intended to provide capacity for current and future products.

The successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations. The Global Manufacturing and Quality Learning and Development (GMQLD) team is dedicated to delivering learning solutions that empower Lilly’s Manufacturing and Quality organizations to achieve our mission: making medicine with safety first and quality always.

The Site Learning & Development (L&D) leader will drive excellence in learning and capability‑building at our sites. This role will lead a team of L&D professionals and is responsible for aligning site L&D strategies with global policies and procedures, while ensuring compliance, operational effectiveness, and workforce development.

This leader will be a key connector between the sites, network L&D team and global Center of Excellence (CoE), ensuring standard methodologies, governance, and innovation in learning are effectively delivered at the local level. The role requires a strategic problem solver and hands-on leader who can balance global strategies with site‑specific needs while ensuring a high level of audit and inspection readiness.

• Strategic Leadership & Governance Serve as the primary L&D Leader at the site, ensuring alignment with global L&D strategies, policies, and procedures while meeting local operational needs. Report to and partner with the Network L&D lead and global CoE to implement future‑facing learning solutions that drive performance, compliance, and operational excellence. Ensure governance frameworks are driven at the site level, maintaining inspection and audit readiness in real time.
  
  Act as a champion for a modern learning culture, shifting away from traditional document‑based training toward interactive, digital, and experiential learning solutions.
• Team Leadership & Development Lead, develop, and inspire site L&D team, ensuring they are equipped to complete high‑quality learning initiatives that support business objectives. Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, demonstrating sophisticated learning technologies, AI‑driven learning analytics, and immersive training methods. Ensure strong capability‑building within the L&D team, upskilling them in learning sciences, digital learning tools, and manufacturing‑specific training methodologies.
  
  Create initial project scope documents, appropriately demonstrating learning services suppliers for outsourced work to achieve business objectives.
• Learning Strategy & Execution Design and implement site‑specific L&D initiatives that support compliance, manufacturing excellence, and employee development. Drive learning effectiveness measurement using real‑time data and analytics to ensure programs deliver measurable business impact.…