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.The Synthetic Molecule Design and Development (SMDD) organization within Lilly is responsible for the development of synthetic drug substances and drug products from the pre-clinical phase through commercialization. Our scientists and engineers develop innovative technical and business solutions to advance a dynamic portfolio that includes small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, and other emerging therapeutic modalities. By encouraging a hardworking, culturally diverse workforce that exhibits deep technical expertise, SMDD delivers on these responsibilities and helps bring the next generation of life-changing medicines to patients!Responsibilities:SMDD has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Director to lead departmental personnel in support of the synthetic molecule CMC portfolio. The Senior Director is responsible for managing resources to meet project and program needs for the development and commercialization of oral dosage forms and processes. Empowered by access to world-class capabilities and extensive pharmaceutical development experience, you will help deliver innovative technical solutions that enable deeper understanding of processes and products across the portfolio. The Senior Director is responsible for assuring that laboratory and pilot plant work is conducted and documented in compliance with the development quality mode and that all safety requirements and guidelines are followed.
Business Knowledge Contributions
Includes:
Prioritize work in the group according to the priorities of the business units and/or governance committees
Understand how work is governed at Lilly, the committee and governance structure, and how it impacts resourcing and portfolio decisions
Build a budget and manage to it (OPEX and CAPEX); create savings through productivity that fund special projects
Articulate the LRL portfolio of projects from CS to launch
Possess general awareness of business models of key partners in PR&D, Lilly Research Labs, and Manufacturing
Create and update capacity models and provide data for business planning; anticipate improvements that are needed to model and be aware of issues that may be created by incoherence in supply and demand
Actively resource projects through the SMDD Resource Team
Logistical and business operations execution of the portfolio
Technical Contributions
Includes:
Collaborate with scientific staff on the identification of technical issues and suggest solutions
Help make technical connections across laboratories, pilot plant and functional areas
Recognize resource gaps/excess on projects
Possess awareness of latest technology in your field and related fields through literature review, business trade journals, and attendance at trade and technical conferences
Facilitate the business processes that provide the scientific staff with access to external collaborations
Have a deep understanding of the portfolio, project objectives, and how the technical programs and people are poised to deliver on those objectives
Have a good understanding of the technical strengths and weaknesses of the scientific staff
Organizational Change Management Contributions
Includes:
Communicate and support the divisional strategy
Translate corporate and divisional objectives into employee PM plans
Motivate employees to adapt, develop, and grow
Describe your current departmental culture and articulate future culture
Set clear expectations for senior scientists (R7 to R9) in your group
Create and monitor metrics that ensure cultural change
Articulate the company and LRL strategy, and the impact to work group
Learn and practice the four-column strategy framework
Make quality culture the foundation of work to ensure our product is safe and effective to improve patients’ lives
Maintain ownership and emphasis on quality, ensuring quality in all daily activities and activities of group
Demonstrate engagement and employ a quality mindset in all endeavors and endeavors of group by proactively identifying quality issues and communicating appropriately
People Management and Teamwork Contributions
Includes:
Use the PM process to develop employees
Create succession plans and network with other business leaders to identify opportunities for broadening experiences
Create strategic staffing plans aligned with capabilities grids
Set clear expectations and communicate those expectations frequently
Ensure each person in the group has clear objectives and development plans
Meet 1:1 at least monthly with each direct report
Evaluate technical accomplishments
Create process to calibrate performance across your group and with other senior directors
Work closely with the other senior directors in SMDD to build a strong, collaborative team
Business Processes Contributions
Includes:
Understand and execute common business processes
Find opportunities for six sigma projects that optimize key business processes
Improve business processes
Be prepared to demonstrate through metrics that your business is running in compliance, efficiently, and effectively
Build a map of key business processes and how they fit together to reinforce objectives, compliance, strategy, people development, portfolio management, and technical excellence (the Systems)
Own/Sponsor and execute a key business process
Articulate the value statement of SMDD to our partners and customer
Basic Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or related field with 10+ years of experience
Additional Skills/Preferences:
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Outstanding Teamwork/Interpersonal/Leadership skills
Previous supervisory experience
Project planning/organization/management skills
Talent assessment and recruiting skills
Experience of synthetic molecule development
Knowledge of life cycle of drug development
Knowledge of safety related corporate policies and regulations
Additional Information:
Travel: Up to 10%
Position Location: Local/Onsite in Indianapolis, IN.
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