Senior Program Director - Huntsville - Gfd

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Huntsville, AL

This role is for a Senior Program Director focused on capital project delivery for industrial/manufacturing facilities, specifically within the pharmaceutical sector. The primary responsibilities include leading large programs (>$1BN USD) from planning through operational qualification, managing diverse teams, ensuring compliance with company policies and safety/environmental standards. The role requires extensive experience in capital project delivery, greenfield projects, and preferably pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. It involves significant interface and communication with stakeholders, and a disciplined approach to project management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and manage teams to deliver large programs of at least $1BN USD or more in capital assets that are highly business-critical in nature.
  2. Ability to lead from a regional distance from corporate headquarters while developing and maintaining effective communication with GFD leadership, the project team, governance teams, business partners, and other stakeholders.
  3. Lead with a disciplined, structured approach to project management based on compliance with Company Policies and Procedures.
  4. Develop and maintain safety and environmental execution plans for projects.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a technical related field
  • 15+ years of capital project delivery experience
  • Experience managing greenfield projects

Nice to have

  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
  • GMP manufacturing
  • LEAN
  • automation
  • construction
  • construction quality
  • project controls
  • engineering disciplines
  • safety
  • scheduling
  • Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent technical certification
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Experience in working and/or living outside the U.S.
  • Competency in a foreign language(s)

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 15+ years previous experience in capital project delivery in industrial or manufacturing facilities (preferably leading projects/multiple projects >$100MM in size).
  • Previous experience managing greenfield projects.