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.

Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Lilly is designing and building a new state of the art Parenteral, Device Assembly, and Packaging Facility in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to help build a state-of-the-art facility and Quality System from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

• This role will be responsible for shift floor leadership, daily operations, development of operators, requalification tasks, ensuring compliance with all policies, procedures, and ensuring resources are scheduled accordingly per the daily production plan.
• Support Management and Supervision by monitoring, coaching, and maintaining floor expectations during daily activities.
• Provide frontline leadership on manufacturing floor ensuring high level of safety, quality, and productivity to maintain reliable supply of products to patients.
• Technical leader: Key resource for troubleshooting and functions as the primary point of contact for issue escalation on the shop floor.
• Responsible for administering technical training and ensuring all operators are trained to perform tasks.
• Assist Supervisor in development and performance evaluations of shift operators.
• Key liaison between operation and support functions.
• Shift Lead is a “working leader” who can schedule and coordinate shift resources in formulation and material preparation.
• Communicates to different levels of the organization delays, escalations, and/or exemplary behavior from the team.
• Assists in checking execution documentation (PMX, SAP, Cleaning Logs, etc.)
• Learn, apply, and improve the existing process.
• Drives key departmental objectives including improving safety performance, reducing deviations, improving productivity, and training compliance.
• Line Leaders are the back up for the Supervisor.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Science field
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience: 2-5 years in manufacturing or a controlled setting such as a laboratory, (education may be substituted for experience with manager discretion)
• Must Pass a “fitness for duty” physical exam
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts on days (2-2-3 schedule) with ability to work overtime as required
• Ability to wear safety equipment (safety glasses, safety shoes, protective gloves etc.)
• Ability to gown and work in controlled classified areas (aseptic processing)
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Preferences:

• Ability to train and lead a team in operational activities.
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal)
• Flexibility and problem-solving skills
• Basic computer skills (desktop software) are required.
• Scientific/technical degrees or certifications
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs)
• Previous experience working in operations/pharmaceutical industry or laboratory environment
• Previous experience compounding/formulation in a Grade C environment
• Previous experience utilizing solution filling equipment and/or isolator technology
• Previous experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems and electronic batch release.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles

Additional Information:

• The position is for the Lilly Research Triangle Park site and during the project phase will allow for a flexible working environment will the ability to periodically work remotely based on the project phase and site activities.

• Ability to work 12-hour shifts on days (2-2-3 schedule) with ability to work overtime as required

• Project phase will require a baseline 5 day work week with flexibility to adjust hours to support specific project tasks.

• Ability to travel up to 100% during Asset Delivery and
  Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), en Able (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

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

$25.96 - $38.08

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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