Associate Director - Site Infrastructure Architect

As an Infrastructure Architect your main function is the strategy, implementation and direction for IT managed site infrastructure including but not limited to business and manufacturing workstations, peripherals, printers, telecom, and others. The role will support multiple business groups such as Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Technical services/Manufacturing Science. The resource will also participate in ad-hoc site infrastructure projects and ensure enterprise and organizational cybersecurity practices are followed.

How You'll Succeed

• Be a hands-on technical leader of technical specialists, focusing on service excellence, continued learning and innovation.
• Advocate for the advancement, innovation, and simplification of infrastructure services.
• Provide input to Business Plan and site strategic exercises to evolve and appropriately lifecycle infrastructure components and capabilities.
• Design and implement standard processes to enable operational excellence in the delivery of services.
• Understand and translate business operational requirements holistically with other technology partners to ensure the appropriate infrastructure foundation is capable, resilient, and scalable.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of business processes on site, applying this knowledge to technical solutions that support and enhance these processes.
• Work with representatives across the site to analyze possibilities and implement solutions that improve business value.
• Critically evaluate user requests, using technical and process knowledge to determine underlying business needs.
• Provide leadership and expertise in the development and integration of IT solutions that support systems and business processes, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in cybersecurity, networking, storage, and compute, continuously seeking openings to innovate and improve existing systems.
• Perform technical requirements analysis of IT managed peripheral devices used at the facility – printers, barcode scanners, etc.
• Coordinate with other Lilly groups and vendors regarding requirements, operating system requirements, additional hardware requirements and costs.
• Assist with validation of new and existing systems by providing technical design information to assure GMP data integrity.

What You Should Bring

• GMP knowledge and training.
• Extensive knowledge of enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and connected devices (workstations/PCs/peripherals) including hands-on experience with configuring connected devices for operation in enterprise segmented network environments.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, development, and delivery of manufacturing/clinical development IT infrastructure capabilities.
• Knowledge of enterprise compute and storage architecture, patterns, and solutions.
• Expertise cybersecurity risk assessment and cybersecurity best practices.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for securing and enabling resilient infrastructure components and solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on process optimization and innovation in lab and manufacturing environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with IT and business partners, providing guidance on problem resolution and solution design and implementation.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead and influence others through sophisticated processes.

Your Basic Qualifications (with no sponsorship)

• Bachelor's Degree in IT, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in a related field.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Preferences

• Experience in Pharmaceutical GMP Manufacturing.
• Experience supporting Process Automation systems infrastructure.

Other Information

Role is Monday through Friday and based on-site. Must be flexible in providing support to accommodate other inputs (production schedules, shutdowns, etc.). Occasional extended hour and / or off-hour work may be required. Position will be based out of Richmond Virginia.