Sr Director - Engineering

Location: Pleasant Prairie
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

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 give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. The Engineering Sr. Director is responsible for providing leadership to the Engineering function for the Lilly Kenosha site. This includes facilities, utilities, maintenance as well as process engineering, automation, and capital project delivery. Additional responsibility includes establishing and implementing the organization’s functional agenda in alignment with the business and strategic plan priorities. The Engineering Sr. Director will be reporting to the Site Head and is a member of the Kenosha Site Lead Team Key Objectives/Deliverables: Active member of the Kenosha Site Lead Team ensuring safety, quality, and operational excellence. Provide Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) and Quality leadership for the Engineering team. Support Site Leadership to build a diverse and capable site organization based in engineering first principles. Talent management, development, and retention within the Kenosha organization (and beyond). Provide site engineering leadership and develop objectives to deliver Business and Strategic Plan Goals as it relates to safety, quality, and equipment/process effectiveness and efficiency. Represent engineering capabilities beyond the Lilly Kenosha site (e.g. other Lilly sites and global functional groups). Partner with Technical Services, Quality and Operations leadership to deliver operational results. Actively engage team and deliver significant capital and technological projects. Deliver equipment, lines, and supporting systems through user requirements, design, build, commissioning, qualification, validation, and subsequent operation. Develop local processes and procedures for the Engineering function Ensure the function is aligned and driven to meet production throughput goals including daily operation of the manufacturing lines, deviation and change management, variability reduction, and equipment/system reliability. Champion continuous improvement. Develop and maintain metrics to measure performance against business objectives and make necessary changes to improve performance. Participate in the development and implementation of strategies associated with the area sponsoring or supporting the following initiatives: Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA). This role has direct interaction with Regulatory Agencies during site inspections. Understand and influence the manufacturing control strategy for formulation, filling, assembly, packaging and logistics. Requirements (Education, Experience, Training): Bachelor’s degree in engineering 10 years engineering experience in manufacturing site 5 years prior management or leadership experience including leading or working effectively with a cross functional group Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills Strong technical aptitude and ability to train and mentor others Ability to handle multiple competing priorities Preferred attributes but not required: Solid understanding of basic requirements of regulatory agencies Previous facility or area start up experience Previous experience in engineering Previous experience with highly automated equipment Previous experience with combination products, device assembly, pharmaceutical packaging, drug product formulation and filling in aseptic environment Previous equipment qualification and process validation experience Previous experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems and electronic batch release. Previous experience with Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) Warehouses or AGVs Previous experience with deviation and change management systems including Trackwise Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $151,500 - $222,200 Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees. WeAreLilly

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