Molecule Steward

Eli Lilly and Company; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 129,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company is seeking a Site Molecule Steward at the Concord, NC manufacturing site. The role provides technical leadership for drug product manufacturing, directing control strategy implementation and collaborating with TS/MS, QA, QC, Regulatory and Engineering teams to ensure compliant operations.

The position emphasizes technical excellence, written and oral communication, and capability-building across functions to meet business objectives at the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering required.
• Minimum of 5 years directly supporting parenteral product manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead control strategy implementation at the Concord drug product manufacturing site.
• Collaborate with TS/MS, QA, QC, Regulatory and Engineering across site and central networks.
• Share learning and ensure strategies align with technical, quality and regulatory guidance.
• Lead technical capability building and coaching at the site to meet business objectives.
• Serve as technical SME for drug product manufacturing topics.
• Provide technical direction on deviations, production challenges, and change control impact.
• Represent TS/MS in regulatory interactions as needed.
• Influence external/corporate trends and how they affect Concord site.
• Communicate effectively with all organizational levels.

Skills

Strong communication

Prioritization

Multitasking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

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, self‑less 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 mission of Technical Services/Manufacturing Sciences (TS/MS) is to provide scientific leadership and technical support for manufacturing to make medicine. The Site Molecule Steward is the subject matter expert for the Concord Site Drug Product manufacturing and will provide local technical leadership and expertise for projects involving TS/MS.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Assume ownership of control strategy implementation and execution at the manufacturing site.
• Interact with peers across the parenteral network, including TS/MS, QA, QC, Regulatory and Engineering, both site and central.
• Share learning and ensure strategies are in line with technical, quality, and regulatory guidance, while supporting business expectations.
• Play a critical role in technical capability building and coaching at the site to ensure capabilities are in place to meet business objectives.
• Serve as technical subject matter expert for all topics related to drug product manufacturing.
• Provide technical direction on deviations, production challenges, and impact assessment of change controls.
• Represent the TS/MS function in regulatory interactions, as needed.
• Be responsible and influential with respect to implementation of external/corporate trends and understanding of how these changes could impact the Concord site.
• Use excellent technical writing and oral communication skills and effectively communicate and transfer knowledge to all levels of the organization.
• Although not a supervisory role, exhibit technical leadership and the ability to cross‑functionally influence.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field.
• Minimum of 5 years directly supporting parenteral product manufacturing.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Strong communication skills.
• Capability to prioritize and multitask effectively.
• Collaborate with other functions and teams as appropriate.

Additional Information

• This position is tech ladder approved (R4+). The final level will be based on the selected candidate’s level.
• Requires collaboration with peers across the network (Indianapolis, France, RTP) in certain situations.
• Day shift, Monday‑Friday, with off‑hours support needed by request.

Compensation & Benefits

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $129,000 – $209,000. Full‑time employees are eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including a company‑sponsored 401(k), pension, vacation benefits, medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits, flexible benefits such as healthcare and/or dependent day‑care flexible spending accounts, life insurance and death benefits, and well‑being benefits including employee assistance programs and fitness benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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