Associate Director of Facilities and Utilities Engineering

Eli Lilly and Company; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Concord, NC seeks Associate Director of Facilities and Utilities Engineering to lead site engineering, GMP utilities, and qualification activities. The role reports to the Sr.

Director – Engineering Concord and guides a team of site utility engineers and system engineers. You will drive technical governance, change control, CAPA, and continuous improvement across utilities (HVAC, purified water, WFI, BMS) while ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with LQS/GQS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 5+ years engineering experience on manufacturing site.
• US work authorization required; Lilly sponsors none.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and administrative oversight for site engineering and GMP utilities.
• Lead root-cause investigations and CAPA for changes/deviations.
• Drive continuous improvement and regulatory compliance across engineering systems.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Multiple priorities

Operations experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

TrackWise

BMS software

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Facilities and Utilities Engineering is responsible to provide technical and administrative coordination for Lilly site engineering, engineering systems, and GMP utility services. The role will have Lilly site utility engineers, utility automation engineers, and system engineers as direct reports. The role will report to the Sr. Director – Engineering Concord.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Provide technical and administrative oversight for all Lilly site engineering and GMP utility needs. This includes the transition from project to site ownership (e.g. qualification) and ongoing sustainment (maintaining in qualified state). Examples of systems include (but are not limited to): BMS, QBMS, HVAC, Purified Water, WFI, Clean Steam, PCA and supporting equipment that processes and maintains these utilities.
• Provide technical and administrative oversight for all engineering systems. This includes completion of all equipment and engineering system periodic reviews as well as ongoing compliance with internal standards (e.g. LQS, GQS) and external regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical and administrative oversight for any changes or deviations in site engineering, engineering systems, and/or GMP utilities. Conduct robust root cause investigations ensuring appropriate CAPA.
• Ensure practice matches procedure
• Champion continuous improvement
• Represent site engineering, engineering systems, and GMP utility capabilities beyond the Lilly Concord site (e.g. other Lilly sites and global functional groups).
• Develop and maintain metrics to measure performance against business objectives and make necessary changes to improve performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• At least 5 years engineering experience in a manufacturing site
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Site start up experience preferred
• Solid understanding of basic requirements of regulatory agencies
• Previous experience in operations and engineering
• Previous experience with highly automated equipment
• Previous equipment qualification and process validation experience
• Previous experience with deviation and change management systems including Trackwise
• Experience in site engineering, engineering systems, and GMP utilities
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $123,000 - $180,400

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• 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
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

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