Senior Director - Technical Services & Manufacturing Sciences (TSMS) - Technical Agenda

Position 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 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're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Senior Director of TSMS - Technical Agenda is a strategic leadership role within the central TSMS organization, responsible for shaping and delivering the technical agenda across the Drug Substance and Dry Product portfolio. This role will drive a focused effort on delivering critical technical agenda projects and initiatives through a team of Associate Directors responsible for laboratories and Pilot Plants across biologics and synthetic products. The Senior Director will lead technical experts, drive innovation and technical excellence, and ensure alignment with Lilly's commercialization strategy, manufacturing productivity agenda, and evolving API/Dry Network needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive generation of technical agenda for products/processes with PR&D on a biannual basis (Strategic Plan and Business Plan) through purposeful workshops to ensure an active hopper of projects and initiatives.
• Define the technical agenda for drug substance and dry products—including Spray Dry Dispersion/DP intermediates and other innovation platforms—through collaborative workshops.
• Use prioritization tools to present and gain alignment on the technical agenda priority projects through the ADN-LT, utilizing the Commercialization Lead Team as the decision forum.
• Lead strategic planning for development and execution of tertiary loop/technical agenda projects and significant process optimization projects.
• Leverage internal lab and Pilot Plant resources to deliver initial proof of concept (PoC) studies, and when necessary, utilize external capabilities to achieve a full development package for technology transfer.
• Drive the completion of the technology transfer package for implementation of the technical agenda at manufacturing sites.
• Lead a global team of Associate Directors and technical experts supporting execution of the technical agenda across drug substance, dry product, and drug product intermediates.
• Build and maintain strong technical relationships with Senior Directors at BR&D, SMDD, and manufacturing sites.
• Collaborate with Molecule Stewards and Product Leads in developing and delivering the technical agenda across products.
• Serve as the initial point of escalation for technical issues across the lab and Pilot Plant programs.
• Drive performance management, talent development, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Represent TSMS at governance bodies and technical network meetings.
• Support organizational redesign efforts to align with Lilly's centralization strategy.
• Collaborate with TSMS AVPs and the Fellows team to set up teams responsible for technical agenda development and execution.
• Lead integration of impacted teams into the central TSMS structure and communicate effectively during transitions.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Minimum: BSc in a science, engineering, or technical field.
• Experience Required: 10+ years in pharmaceutical manufacturing or technical services within a cGMP environment.
• Qualifications: Proven leadership in managing technical teams and delivering strategic initiatives; experience in drug substance development, dry product formulation, and regulatory support; strong strategic thinking, decision-making capabilities, excellent communication, and stakeholder management skills; deep technical expertise in drug substance manufacturing and commercialization; ability to lead through change and build high-performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Preferred: MSc or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Microbiology.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $151,500 - $222,200 per year, plus eligibility for a company bonus based on performance.
• Benefits: Comprehensive benefit program including eligibility for a company-sponsored 401(k), pension, vacation benefits, medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and death benefits, paid time off, and well-being benefits such as an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.