Senior Director, Manufacturing & Quality Learning Standardization Lead

Eli Lilly and Company; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical sector is seeking a Senior Director for Manufacturing & Quality Learning Standardization. This role involves overseeing the global implementation of training processes across multiple sites, ensuring compliance and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and strong project management skills. Join a team dedicated to improving lives through innovative healthcare solutions.

Benefits

Company-sponsored 401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Fitness benefits

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or quality roles.
• Experience with large-scale systems implementation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee training related to global standardized processes across 23 sites.
• Lead harmonization of manufacturing-related quality training processes.
• Monitor implementation progress and readiness indicators.

Skills

Project Management

Change Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Quality

Tools

Veeva

TrackWise

SuccessFactors LMS

Job description

Senior Director, Manufacturing & Quality Learning Standardization Lead

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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.

About The Role

The Director – Manufacturing & Quality, Training Globalization and Standardization will play a critical role in leading the implementation of One QMS and QMS I3 across 23 global manufacturing sites, as well as central functions. This individual will serve as the primary driver for standardizing and globalizing quality-related training processes, ensuring consistent execution, adoption, and sustainment across the network. Additionally, this role will ensure site alignment, readiness and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the training related to the global implementation of standardized processes and coordinating deployment efforts across 23 manufacturing and quality sites.
• Lead the harmonization and standardization of manufacturing-related quality training processes to drive consistency, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Serve as the key liaison between global central functions and site training quality leads to ensure training alignment, execution, and best practices.
• Own and maintain the integrated training roadmap, timelines, milestones, risk mitigation, and issue resolution across all participating sites.
• Monitor implementation progress, adoption metrics, and readiness indicators to ensure sustainable execution.
• Provide direction and support for local site readiness, including change management, communication, and capability-building.
• Lead the expansion and standardization of training related to additional quality processes under the QMS I3 framework.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with MQ L&D Network Leaders, Tech@Lilly, Quality Systems, Site Quality Leaders, and Global Process Owners to ensure seamless execution.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to track implementation health and escalate risks/barriers to leadership.
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Quality, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, manufacturing or quality roles
• 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 and/or visas for this role.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with large-scale systems implementation (preferably QMS or LMS)
• Strong background in GxP, L&D, quality systems, and regulatory compliance
• Advanced degree or certifications in Quality Management, Regulatory Affairs, or related discipline
• Proven track record of deploying quality systems globally across multiple sites
• Strong project management and change leadership skills
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across a global network
• Experience working in a matrixed organization and leading cross-functional teams
• Working knowledge of systems like Veeva, TrackWise, SuccessFactors LMS, or equivalent
  
  
  

Additional Information

• Travel required (domestic and international), may be up to 40%
• Role may be based in a major hub site or remotely with global coordination responsibilities
  
  
  

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

$150,000 - $220,000

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.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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