Lilly has initiated a multi-year Lab transformation program to simplify, standardize, and optimize Laboratory processes, innovate and grow with new sites, modalities, and partnerships, and modernize solution infrastructure by moving to cloud-based solutions and advanced technology.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience working in one or more core Lilly execution systems such as LES (SmartLab), CDS (Empower), ELN (NuGenesis), and LIMS (LabVantage).
- Proficiency in SQL or other databases, Windows Server, Advanced Analytics, and REST APIs.
- Understanding of technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Augmented Reality (AR), Data Modeling, Cloud Computing (Azure/AWS), and Robotics.
- Proven ability to lead a cross-functional team of business SMEs and third-party vendors to deliver high-value solutions on time and with the right level of quality.
- Ability to influence modern architectural design and drive the right strategic decisions to ensure global scalability and supportability.
- Strong understanding of Quality processes in IT applicable to Manufacturing Laboratories.
- Experience supporting critical GMP processes and working on a regulated industry.
Responsibilities
- Manage Empower configuration, validation, and maintenance of the system, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards. Implement tools to enhance the Empower system, including the adoption of AI to minimize user workload and integration with ELN and LES solutions.
- Manage SmartLab configuration, validation, and maintenance of the system to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional solution architects within the Labs, as well as architects within the broader Quality function, to design reliable and efficient solutions for the manufacturing laboratories.
- Work in partnership with the application architects to influence the technical direction of software vendors, service providers, and service delivery teams.
- Leverage your understanding of the laboratory environment, emerging technologies, and system functionalities to foresee future system requirements and business needs.
- Develop robust, stable, and resilient solutions with appropriate support processes, effective monitoring, and advanced error handling to ensure the continuity of business operations.
- Ensure the compatibility, integration, interoperability, stability, scalability, and usability of products/services proposed as standards to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering/Technology, Information Technology, Security, or another relevant field.
- 6+ years of professional experience delivering or supporting enterprise IT platforms within a highly regulated industry.
- Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States.
- Excellent initiative and self-management skills as well as ability to lead teams, influence others and manage conflict.
- Some (5-10%) domestic and/or international travel will be required.
