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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.

Job Description:

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Path/Level:

P4

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Company Overview:

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 39,000 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. #WeAreLilly

Organization Overview:

The Associate Director – Analytical Operations and Compliance will have responsibilities for the development areas within the Synthetic Molecule Design and Development (SMDD) Organization, which is involved in key activities for the development of synthetic drug substances and drug products starting with pre-clinical phases through commercialization. Our scientists and engineers develop innovative technical and business solutions across a portfolio of projects using their deep technical expertise to accelerate testing of the clinical hypothesis and overall drug development. Through recognizing the value of a hardworking and culturally diverse workforce, SMDD delivers on these responsibilities and helps bring the next generation of life changing medicines to patients.

Our organization is comprised of experienced, creative, and energetic process chemists, analytical chemists, formulation scientists, and engineers who collaboratively contribute to overall control strategy development, unit operation optimization and process optimization of synthetic drug candidates to support clinical trials, regulatory submission, and product commercialization.

Role Overview:

This role supports the oversight of expanding LCCI capabilities and establishment/continuous improvement of local quality system workflows for SMDD to advance quality culture and ensure quality system adherence in support of the development portfolio. The individual will meet all corporate and department objectives, facilitate on-time delivery of the portfolio, consult with business partners (both internal and external) on quality related matters, and assist in deviation oversight (investigations and change controls) to ensure adherence to regulatory and industry standards of compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities involve operational leadership activities including, but not limited to:

• Provide oversight and training for Lilly Capability Center India (LCCI) resources within SMDD for successful transition into development portfolio activities. Collaborate with local scientists to identify opportunities for operational efficiency enhancements and establish workflows for LCCI integration.

• Be a champion and thought leader for quality priority principles and compliance within the organization. Seek out opportunities for local business process improvements to ensure quality system compliance and support implementation within SMDD.

• Lead investigations to determine root cause, corrective actions, and ensure the written report contains the technical merit and completeness to meet regulatory expectations.

• Mentor and guide deviation investigations and investigators. Provide advice, review, and guidance to investigator team in deviation investigations (assessment, quality impact evaluation, root cause analysis method), investigation write-up (technical writing), support data, etc. Upon assignment of an investigation immediately partner with investigation team (QA Reviewer/Approver, SMEs [subject matter experts], and necessary stakeholders) on definition and alignment of the investigation plan, required data, and timeline for completion.

• May contribute to deviation governance teams, projects, and other quality initiatives. Collaborate to define comprehensive continuous improvement deviation management roadmaps to stay abreast of regulatory expectations and industry best.

• Lead and execute data integrity initiatives and develop process improvements to deliver on business objectives, quality standards, and regulatory expectations.

• Participate in regulatory inspections, assist in the preparation of key quality and compliance topics for audit and inspection readiness.

Additional Skills:

The ideal candidate ideally exhibits:

• Thorough understanding of development of synthetic drug substances and drug products, regulatory requirements, cGMP regulations.

• Experience in and understanding of phase-appropriate application of cGMP requirements in clinical develop environment. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot product development issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventative actions.

• Strong leadership attributes including good communication skills (written and verbal) and a strong sense of personal accountability.

• Strong technical skills to supply business value.

• Demonstrated critical thinking, solid judgment, and initiative taking.

• Demonstrated success in persuasion, influence, and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work and accomplish results independently.

• Demonstrated ability to interface cross-functionally and achieve goals in collaborative environments.

• Demonstrated examples of process improvement and implementation.

• Seek to understand, demonstrates humility, and shows curiosity for learning.

• Ability to prioritize multiple activities and manage ambiguity.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in relevant Science or Engineering discipline and/or equivalent combination of work experience is required.

• 10 years of relevant foundational experiences in analytical development, development of synthetic drug substances and drug products, quality assurance, or technical services in pharmaceutical or other regulated industries.

License/Certificate Requirements:

• Not Applicable.

Additional Information:

• 0-10% travel required.

• Position requires 8-hour days, five days per week, with flexibility to support activities during shutdowns, weekends, etc.

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