Sr. Manager, Fill/Finish Ops (Nights)

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: July 17, 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. Position Brand Description: The Sr. Manager - Fill / Finish Ops is responsible for helping the department achieve goals and objectives. This position will provide leadership on night shift for a 24 / 7 operation. Key Objectives / Deliverables: Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, leading safety initiatives, and working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals. Safety - Ensures that all work unit members are knowledgeable and compliant regarding safety procedures, policies, permits and practices. Initiates and leads accident, near miss reviews, and incident notifications. Ensures proper housekeeping procedures are maintained. Quality - Responsible for operations and meeting the quality standards as defined by cGMPs, the Global Quality Standards, local procedures, and manufacturing tickets. Manage People Effectively - Responsible for managing daily operations across the two night shifts up to 7 days a week, including attendance, overtime, operational issues, performance management, development planning, and reporting of results. Some flexibility in work schedule will be required. Maintaining Operations - The leader is responsible for execution of activities on night shift to help the area with meeting the daily schedule / monthly production plan and keeping department leadership informed of issues. Coordination with maintenance, engineering, automation, validation, and technical services on projects is critical to success. Operational Excellence - A commitment to continuous improvement through data collection, evaluation, and prompt and effective implementation by the operations personnel and the process team is expected. The leader is expected to learn and utilize the Lilly provided tools associated with Six Sigma, C4I, OSSCE, and CAPA to achieve continuous improvement. Other - Function as the leader of the Process Team and as a back - up to the Team Leaders when necessary. The leader may also lead the local area safety team. Basic Requirements: Bachelors’ Degree is a must, preferably in Engineering or science related field. Minimum 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing; pharma/aseptic manufacturing a plus. Additional Preferences: Knowledgeable of Parenteral Operations and processes. Previous experience in directly leading personnel. Experienced in a volume constrained manufacturing environment. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally multi - level within the organization. Demonstrated ability to provide coaching and feedback. Demonstrated ability to prioritize, set objectives and meet targets. Demonstrated ability to provide high - level customer service. Demonstrated ability to work without close supervision. Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals. Other Information: Position supports night shift in a 24 / 7 operation and is expected to be flexible in maintaining availability for support in decision making and issue resolution as necessary to operate the facility (night shift role M-F with on call on weekends) Some allergens are present in the parenteral plant. Mobility requirements and exposure to allergens should be considered when applying for this position. 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 $96,000 - $140,800 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. WeAreLilly

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