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Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

The CI OpEx team provides leadership in Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement efforts by combining knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing with CI OpEx principles and tools. Do you have strong Lean knowledge and can apply this to leading and coaching all levels of the organization? We are looking a team member with who will take initiative and be comfortable with fast paced environment. Apply today and join the Lilly Team!

The focus of the CI OpEx Coach role is to partner with all organizational levels across local and global business to deploy operational excellence standards and support both event and nonevent-based continuous improvement. Results include, but are not limited to, cycle time reduction, increased asset effectiveness, expense reduction, improved quality, right-first-time execution, as well as increased employee morale at all levels due to more time being spent on patient value-added activities.

Key Objectives include:

LEAN Deployment to Enable Operational Excellence

• Empower individuals and teams to use lean behaviors and approaches to strive for execution excellence

• Lead events to train Lean Practitioners and support deployment of Lean in the business including but not limited to systems such as daily management, standard work, A3 thinkings, and value stream management.

• Educate the business on CI OpEx approaches and partner with leadership to engage all employees in the CI OpEx journey.

• Serve as ongoing CI OpEx coach for areas already deployed, ensuring the discipline to sustain Lean remains in place.

• Assess areas already deployed to promote ongoing continuous improvement of lean deployment.

• Contribute to the Lean program design, developing elements which are common across process areas.

• Gather benefits of Lean program and celebrate successes.

Breakthrough (event-based) Improvement Projects

• Partner with site leadership to identify and prioritize major productivity improvement opportunities.

• Serve as CCI Coach partnering with Business Area Leads to facilitate the chosen methodology for the given project (e.g., Kaizen Event)

• Provide support to ensure robust Organizational Change Management and Monitoring Plans are in place to sustain improvements.

• Engage routinely with sponsors to provide status and escalate where appropriate as issues arise.

• Ensure lean principles and tools are integrated into both project execution and solution design.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s with 5 or more years of relevant leadership coaching experience

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Demonstrated strong written and oral communication and interpersonal interaction skills to be able to work effectively in a team-based environment.

• Strong self-management and organizational skills.

• Ability to coach individuals at all levels, and lead project teams as well as influence without authority

• Direct Leadership experience (5-10 years experience)

• Relevant experience in a GMP facility.

• Site Material Movement/ SAP Experience

• Pharmaceutical experience

• Previous experience with Lilly and change control process

• Knowledge of cGMPs

• Experiencing in Lean Manufacturing or other Productivity industry method

• Maintain CI OpEx Coach certification once acquired

Additional Information:

• Day shift with possible after hour support

• Project delivery may coincide with company holidays

• Occasional travel may be required for training, conferences, project facilitation, etc. <10%

• This role will be located at Lilly Corporate Center until LP1 is operational

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