Sr. Director - Supply Chain & Materials Management - Lilly Medicine Foundry

Company: Initial Therapeutics, Inc.
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: April 1, 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.Overview:Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.The Senior Director Supply Chain & Materials Management for the Lilly Medicine Foundry site is a pivotal role responsible for overseeing the entire supply chain operation across the range of modalities (small molecules, oligonucleotides, peptides, monoclonal antibodies, and mixed modality conjugates) that will be produced at the Foundry. This includes managing the warehouse, weigh and dispense operations, materials and capacity planning, and serving as the business owner for ERP systems and certain IT applications.This role will report to the Foundry Site Head and is a member of the Foundry Site Lead Team (FLT). The FLT has collective responsibility to develop and implement the strategic direction, organizational capability, and management of the site. Primarily, the members of the team drive the site toward achieving long-term business objectives; they continuously develop the business and the organization for the future bearing in mind corporate and LRL objectives and the continuously changing external environment; and they manage issues that span multiple teams in the organization and extend into the broader corporate and external context.In the Project Delivery Phase and Startup Phase of the project (2025 To 2028), the FLT roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the Lilly Medicines Foundry goes from design, to start-up, and to steady-state operations.Key Responsibilities:

• Manage warehouse operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and efficient material handling.
• Lead and develop the supply chain team to ensure operational excellence and alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee the weigh and dispense processes, maintaining accuracy and safety.
• Develop and implement materials and capacity planning strategies to meet production demands.
• Act as the business owner for ERP systems, ensuring they are leveraged effectively to support supply chain functions.
• Collaborate with other departments to optimize supply chain processes and contribute to the overall success of the manufacturing site.
• Lead the cross-functional Materials Management flow team.
• Ensure that a robust control system exists to manage the business, identify compliance issues, and escalate issues appropriately is established and maintained.
• Review site and Business Area performance periodically with respect to these plans and take corrective actions as appropriate.
• Through leadership of the cross-functional management support team, be responsible for implementation of new product introductions & continuous improvement opportunities.
• Develop the future management and technical leadership for the site.Basic Requirements:
  • A minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in a leadership role within the pharmaceutical industry, ideally with experience in manufacturing operations or supply chain management.Additional Preferences:
    • Must possess knowledge and understanding of cGMPs.
    • Must have a strong ability to form effective relationships at all levels. This candidate must be able to work closely with the Site Leadership team to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and internal decision-making processes and be able to connect and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization on site.
    • Should have experience developing and managing talented, engaged and high-performing teams with a focus on building strong team cultures to ensure a safe environment.
    • Demonstrated ability to be decisive and make well-informed decisions for the benefit of the team. Demonstrated ability to collate required information and ask the appropriate questions of peers to get to the best solution.
    • Effective communication skills with the experience and maturity to interact with all levels of the broader organization.
    • Excellent interpersonal and teambuilding skills - able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse interpersonal styles; able to deliver effective coaching and feedback and develop team members.
    • Excellent self-management and organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities, set personal and team priorities, and adjust as needed (ability to quickly adapt to changing situation, learn while doing, and deliver results).
    • Excellent at influencing team members and internal/external stakeholders without direct positional authority and effective at negotiating agreements both internally and externally to the team.
    • High learning agility - embraces ambiguity.
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