Associate Director – Technical Services​/Manufacturing Science

Associate Director – Technical Services/Manufacturing Science

Apr 17, 2026

$123K – $180K

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.

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, and bioconjugates in Goochland County, Virginia. This facility is intended to provide capacity for current and future products. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a 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.

Associate Director – Technical Services/Manufacturing Science (TS/MS / MSAT)

The TS/MS organization, also known externally as MSAT (Manufacturing Science and Technology) provides technical oversight to ensure robust and consistent biology and chemistry throughout all aspects of the manufacturing process. Through cross‑functional collaboration, TS/MS ensures the quality and safety of our products through process monitoring and knowledge to control, prevent and mitigate variability to deliver a reliable supply of medicine.

The Associate Director – TS/MS will lead a technically comprehensive organization to provide oversight of biological and bioconjugate manufacturing processes in collaboration with engineering, IT, operations and quality functions. TS/MS is responsible for ensuring manufacturing processes run reliably in a state control through process monitoring supported through technical knowledge.

• Support site leadership to build a diverse and capable TS/MS organization with the necessary capability, capacity and culture to operate the facility to the highest standards of excellence.
• Lead, develop and retain a high‑performing team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Provide coaching, mentorship and performance management to direct reports, ensuring individuals are developed to their full potential and the team is structured for long‑term success.
• Determine TS/MS staffing and resource needs to support process operations through facility startup to enable successful process qualifications and validations.
• Support the development and implementation of robust control strategies to ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence through lean principles in a digitally native plant.
• Review and approve documentation including procedures, deviation investigations, technical reports, change controls, qualification and validation protocols and summary reports.
• Support the project team to deliver the facility to the site lead team ready to operate and on schedule.

• BS, MS, or PhD in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with at least 5 years in a people leadership role.

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, lab‑scale models, and unit operations used in the manufacturing of biotech products.
• Knowledge of laboratory scale models and commercial scale biotech manufacturing processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a process team consisting of a diverse group of management, production / science and engineering professionals.
• Ability to respond quickly and proactively to changing priorities within a limited timeline.

• Travel is possible, but expected to be minimal.
• Role is Monday through Friday onsite. Must be flexible in providing support to…