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.Organization Overview:Lilly is designing and building a Next-Generation Parenteral and Device Assembly/Packaging Facility in Alzey, Germany. This is an exciting opportunity to help build and operate a state-of-the-art manufacturing site from the ground up. Our new Alzey facility will be one of Lilly’s most technically advanced manufacturing sites and will include next-generation manufacturing technologies and advanced data collection and analysis platforms that will result in safety and quality improvements, increased productivity, and variability reduction.Responsibilities:The Senior Director, Alzey Site Quality leader, is primarily responsible for ensuring that an effective Quality Management System is in place. This includes ensuring compliance with cGMPs, policies, procedures, and standards that are required to support parenteral manufacturing, device assembly, and packaging. They effectively influence the leadership on strategic direction and tactical implementation of the quality system. The individual in this role establishes the site’s quality objectives, priorities, and roadmap. The senior director leads and/or participates in the assessment, development, and implementation of critical projects in support of continuous quality improvements.The quality leader provides leadership and direction in managing product-related quality matters, assuring the independence of the quality unit, while making decisions regarding quality issues. This individual ensures that the products are fit for their intended use and comply with global regulatory requirements. The Senior Director, Alzey Site Quality Leader, together with the Qualified Person, leads and responds to regulatory agency inspections and inquiries.Key Objectives/Deliverables:Stay true to Lilly’s values of Integrity, Excellence, and Respect of People. Make sure employees are trained & understand "Red Book" ethics and compliance.Ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Get strong participation from the Quality team to HSE program. Monitor, verify, evaluate, and drive improvement towards site goals.Ensure staff is qualified, that the initial & continuous training/ GMP education of all personnel is carried out as needed.Develop people capability & knowledge (technical expertise, behavioral & managerial).Ensure communication of the quality objectives and priorities to all site personnel.Manage resources according to quality objectives, site priorities & anticipate future business needs including headcount and finances.Actively recruit, coach, and develop personnel within the Lilly Quality unit.Ensure that Quality activities are performed in accordance with procedural requirements and meet planned timelines.Provide administrative support & technical leadership to the site Quality unit.Assure the independence of the Site Quality Unit.Ensure the development, adequacy, and effectiveness of the site’s quality management system.Ensure systems are in place to release or reject raw materials, intermediates, packaging materials, device components, and consumables.Establish and ensure a system is in place for evaluating and releasing batch records in accordance with regulations and company standards.Ensure all necessary controls, testing, and monitoring are carried out with the quality control function in accordance with the marketing authorization.Ensure a system is in place for approving specification, sampling instructions, test methods & batch records.Ensure that all required quality agreements are in place & maintained.Ensure site processes, equipment, instruments, utilities & facilities are qualified/validated and maintained for the intended use.Ensure that there is a process at the site to perform root cause investigation for quality matters (deviations, complaints, stability failures, results out of specifications) and there is a system monitoring of corrective actions and ensure there is a process for evaluating proposed changes.Ensure the site has a CAPA program and a quality plan where corrections and corrective actions and significant quality improvement/enhancement initiatives are described.Ensure development, approval, and implementation of Local Quality Plan and Site Quality Manual.Ensure that a process of governance and control is in place (Quality Lead Team, established Deviation Review Board, Change Control Board) to ensure monitoring of quality indicators applied to each element of the quality system.Ensure that the notification/escalation process is effective, so there is appropriate resolution of quality problems.Participate in approving Annual Product Reviews.Ensure site audit & inspection readiness. Host audits and inspections. Assure timely closure of all regulatory commitments.Ensure the adequacy & effectiveness of the site quality systems.Participate on the Site Lead Team and lead the Quality Lead Team.Ensure overall compliance with GMP regulations, Lilly Corporate Quality standards, and regulatory requirements through review and approval of GMP documentation.Ensure the site has a process to maintain compliance status through gap assessment of corporate and regulatory standards and guidelines.Ensure adequate quality oversight on GMP documents and activities (e.g., through QA presence on the shop floor).Basic Requirements:Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field (e.g., pharmacy, chemistry, microbiology, engineering)Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in parenteral operationsMinimum of 10 years of leadership experience (Ideally in Quality Assurance)Hosting regulatory inspectionsFluent in English and GermanOn-site presence requiredAdditional Skills/Preferences:Demonstrated Technical writing abilityDemonstrated strong oral and written communicationDemonstrated ability in problem solving and critical decision-makingDemonstrated ability to coach, mentor and lead othersDemonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to influence cross-functionally and externallyDemonstrated self-motivated leadership, ensuring a fair and equitable work environmentClear understanding of cGMPs, policies, procedures, and guidelinesDemonstrated ability to maintain a safe work environmentAdditional Information:Flex hours possibleAbility to travel (approximately 10%)Ability for Short Term Assignment (6-9 Months) in a PPN established manufacturing site prior to starting the role #J-18808-Ljbffr