Associate Director - Supply Chain Data Governance at Eli Lilly and Company

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.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. As a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our mission is to discover and deliver life-changing medicines to those in need. Our dedicated employees work tirelessly to improve the understanding and management of diseases, and we are committed to giving back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We always strive to give our best effort and prioritize people in everything we do. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact on lives globally.

Organization Overview:

The Global Supply Chain Excellence organization is dedicated to standardizing business processes by focusing on lean methodologies and master data management. We collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including sites/networks, Manufacturing & Quality (M&Q) IT, and HR business partners, to achieve our goals.

Responsibilities:

Manufacturing and Quality Organizational:

• Support the design, development, and implementation of a robust data governance framework for M&Q data domains and sub-domains.
• Ensure the framework maintains alignment with the overall organizational strategy.
• Enact and enforce foundational governance policies and procedures across the sub-domain landscape.
• Support data quality and data integrity business process creation and deployment.
• Lead several data domain leadership and working groups to deploy standardization across key domains and sub-domains.

Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing Strategy Functional:

• Support the development and execution of the data management strategy and collaborate with key stakeholders to support target state data processes and architecture.
• Align domain/sub-domain leadership groups with the data quality scorecard and Key Process Indicators (KPI)s to ensure the efficacy of master data management.
• Drive coordination and collaboration with IT stakeholders regarding changes to master data structure, incorporation of new data elements, and retirement of data objects initiated by supply chain stakeholders within the individual data groups.
• Promote best practices and continuous improvement programs at the sub-domain leadership group level in combination with IT stakeholders for process ownership in line with Master Data management standards to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
• Represent Supply Chain in data as product initiatives, such as SITE data product, and integrate data readiness into all activities.
• Ensure domain/sub-domain leadership and stewardship groups’ procedures for reviewing and maintaining data are compliant with internal and external regulations and optimize typical Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system functionality.
• Establish risk mitigation strategies for data-related issues at the domain/sub-domain leadership group level.

Leadership:

• Lead all assigned domain/sub-domain teams, including group functionality, activities, stakeholder collaboration, and hold the team accountable for output and timelines.
• Collaborate with domain/sub-domain data as product IT stakeholders to ensure ongoing data fidelity, accessibility, and implement risk mitigation strategies for data issues.

Basic Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, IT, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of in-depth experience with M&Q data domains.

Additional Preferences:

• Experience with master data governance and data analysis.
• Membership in either DAMA, EDM Council, or DGPO.
• Certified Data Professional (either DAMA (DMBOKII) or EDM Council certification).
• Understanding of pharmaceutical data standards like ISO IDMP.
• Excellence in global program and project management.
• Adept at networking and building strong professional relationships.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities, with the capacity to work in coordination with different functions.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience.
• SAP experience.

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Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, 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 help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

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.

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