Advisor, Reference Standards, BR&D at Eli Lilly and Company

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Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

The Bioproduct Research and Development (BR&D) organization delivers new medicines to patients through the development and commercialization of insulins, peptides, oligonucleotides, monoclonal antibodies, novel therapeutic proteins, and gene therapy systems. BR&D is a multidisciplinary group with deep technical expertise that works collaboratively with our discovery and manufacturing colleagues. Located in Indianapolis, IN, scientists have full access to Lilly’s deep pharmaceutical development expertise and engineering capabilities.

Position Summary:

The Corporate Reference Standards Organization (CRSO) is responsible for all corporate reference standards used at Lilly.  CRSO establishes corporate technical strategy and performs or coordinates the steps required to supply laboratories with approved reference standard materials and supporting data.  Activities include specification and acquisition of source material, source batch candidate disposition, formulation and package development/execution, inventory management, order fulfilment, design of analytical testing protocols, evaluation of characterization data, creation and documentation of technical rationale for all decisions, and certification of profiles for reference standards.  The result is a consistent supply of accurately defined standards that are demonstrated to be suitable for use in development and commercial global product testing applications.

The CRSO Technology leader is responsible for a wide range of key CRSO processes.  These include activities such as reference standard manufacturing, packaging, labeling, receipt, inventory management, customer order processing, material dispensing, global cold-chain shipping, facility/equipment management, and work-process tracking and optimization.  This leader will also be responsible for the Development Stability Management (DSM) team which executes stability study builds, daily sample pulls, stability sample receipt, and storage of clinical-supply-mode samples.

Deliverables will be achieved working with direct reports and by leveraging significant resources outside the CRSO and DSM organizations, including a network of on-site and external contract vendors. The leader is also responsible for special projects to improve CRSO and DSM quality, efficiency, and customer service.

The individual will influence all phases of drug development, product registration and marketed product support by ensuring that high quality, suitable reference standards needed for analytical control strategies are appropriately produced, stored, and distributed.  The individual must ensure that the CRSO and DSM quality systems are compliant with all corporate and external regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

Functional and Technical Expertise

• Responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical reference standard and stability management operations, processes, and quality systems
• Manage standard and sample inventory management, order fulfillment, global distribution, and the associated equipment and facilities
• Manage relationships with internal customers and partners
• A primary contact for internal and external audits
• Create and maintain the associated cGMP quality systems
• Ensuring facilities and equipment are adequately maintained.

Leadership

• Supervise the employees in the CRSO and sample management materials team
• Ensures that business, compliance, regulatory, quality, environmental, and safety requirements are followed
• Execute capital projects for facilities and equipment to ensure adequate storage space for long-term growth
• Designs and communicates key performance metrics, with overall accountability for successful execution of the metrics
• Leads investigations of departures from quality standards
• Seek out and implement novel approaches for continuous improvement
• Influences internal and external leaders in areas of critical impact for CRSO and sample management
• Monitors and influences external environment

Basic Requirements:

• Advanced degree science, engineering, or related field preferred with significant experience establishing and maintaining processes, facilities, and equipment for a large chemical and biologic inventory.

Additional Preferences:

• Extensive experience with reference standard and sample management
• Understanding of pharmaceutical analytical control systems
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated computer skills, particularly in working with databases
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently
• Self-management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to influence others outside of a direct reporting relationship

Additional Information:

• Travel: 5 to 15%
• Potential exposure to chemicals, allergens, and loud noises.
• Position Local: Indianapolis, IN; Lilly Technology Center-North (LTC-N)

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