Sr. Program Director - Global Facilities Delivery

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Lebanon, IN

This role is for a Sr. Program Director in Global Facilities Delivery at Eli Lilly, focusing on managing large capital projects (>$1BN USD) in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The role requires extensive experience in project management, interface management, compliance, and safety/environmental execution within regulated facilities. It involves leading cross-functional teams and ensuring projects meet safety, cost, schedule, and quality objectives from planning through operational qualification.

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

  • capital project delivery
  • project management
  • leadership
  • communication
  • compliance
  • safety management
  • environmental management

Nice to have

  • greenfield projects
  • pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • GMP manufacturing
  • LEAN
  • automation
  • construction
  • construction quality
  • project controls
  • engineering disciplines
  • scheduling
  • influencing skills
  • decision making
  • foreign language competency
  • Professional Engineer (PE)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • international experience
  • continuous improvement
  • agent for change

What the JD emphasized

  • 15+ years previous experience in capital project delivery in industrial or manufacturing facilities
  • pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
  • GMP manufacturing