Electronic Quality Systems Health & Performance Management

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Indianapolis, IN

This role focuses on establishing and leading the enterprise capability for continuous monitoring, trending, and risk-based oversight of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in a pharmaceutical company. It involves defining and operating the QMS health and performance framework, monitoring quality system KPIs, aggregating and trending quality data (Deviations, CAPA, Complaints, Audits), and providing management review inputs to ensure proactive quality checks and inspection-defensible reporting. The role also supports risk-based prioritization and maintains data integrity health signals. While it mentions partnering with tech on QMS data model, AI & Advanced Analytics for quality signals, the core responsibilities are centered on traditional quality systems management and oversight, not AI/ML model development or deployment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and operate the enterprise QMS health and performance framework.
  2. Define, monitor, and trend quality system KPIs, KQIs and risk indicators.
  3. Aggregate and trend Deviations, CAPA effectiveness, Complaints, Audit outcomes, change success rates to drive “right first time “metrics working alongside with GPOs
  4. Provide management review inputs & drive executive reviews related to quality system health.
  5. Maintain and run data integrity health signals, quality culture indicators to drive systemic effectiveness & quality culture

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in roles across Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations or R&D
  • Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, or other Life Science-related field or Information Technology/Computer Systems
  • Demonstrated experience with enterprise QMS platforms and regulated quality processes
  • Proven experience defining, trending, and interpreting quality system metrics
  • Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits related to quality system oversight
  • Prior people leadership experience in a matrixed, global organization

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated influential leadership expertise and experience engaging with senior-level leaders in industry or health authorities.

What the JD emphasized

  • Demonstrated experience with enterprise QMS platforms and regulated quality processes
  • Proven experience defining, trending, and interpreting quality system metrics
  • Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits related to quality system oversight