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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$118,500 - $173,800

Position Brand Description:

The Associate Director position has overall responsibility for supervision, performance, and development of direct-reporting employees.  Team consists of 6-10 technical associates at R4-level or below.  Manages and monitors business results, compliance, productivity improvement, and overall customer service for the team.

This role will provide team leadership in technology development, knowledge sharing, mentoring of junior talent, as well as provide technical leadership to sites, support major project delivery, support key initiatives led by the process owners, and network with internal/external benchmarking communities. 

LTC Utilities Automation delivers and supports automation solutions for business partners in the Central Utilities group.  This support includes maintenance and enhancement of existing automation software; design and implementation of automation software for new projects; engagement in the design of new automation strategies; and system management activities, as well as developing process improvements and optimization of the operations through business process improvements.

The Central Utilities group provides a reliable supply of utilities to the Lilly Technology Center campus in Indianapolis to enable the manufacturing of life-saving and life-sustaining medicines.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

Process Automation/Control Discipline and Technical Leadership-Partner with colleagues to lead discipline through solution assessment, design, development, and implementation. Provide appropriate project execution support, while maintaining computer system validation in a state of inspection readiness.  Develop and maintain the Utilities Automation Strategy.Optimize and Control- Apply process automation solutions to meet site, network, and business unit objectives for productivity, quality, and cost. People - Lead HR processes, including PM, compensation management, reward and recognition, talent assessment, promotion, and succession management; mentor and develop team members; Support diversity initiatives; Encourage collaboration and shared learning.Safety-Live the safety culture and drive compliance in daily work through continuous improvement activities and accountability of the team.Operational/Technical Excellence-Represent Utilities to the global automation community.  Monitor and report performance metrics for Automation. Advise and advocate as member of Utilities Lead team.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related science fieldSupervisory experience and demonstrated leadershipMinimum 3 years’ experience with process automation systems and platforms including automation project delivery

Additional Preferences:

Demonstrated performance behaviors:  Engagement, Teamwork, Accountability, Action, ValuesKnowledge of project management and vendor managementExcellent verbal and written communications skillsExperience in capital project deliveryTechnical expertise in one or more automation platformsRegulatory knowledge (GMP, etc.)

Other Information:

Shift:  Monday through Friday, Day ShiftLocation:  Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis INTravel:  Domestic and International travel required (up to 10%)

This requisition is part of an AI Candidate Skills Matching Pilot, Candidates dispositioned as “RESUME NOT REVIEWED” have not been reviewed by a human, however AI has been used to prioritize candidates for review based on how closely their skillset matches up to the skills needed for the role.

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Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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