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# Associate Director - IT

- **Company:** Eli Lilly Bekijk Alle Vacatures
- **Location:** Leiden, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Integration, Data Integrity, IT Management, Laboratory Information Management Systems, Information Technology, Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.nl/job/nl2d6d077b7f5f7c1156139547c96ac7a3/eaa

## About the Role

* Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering or related field
 * Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in IT Leadership, with a experience of successfully overseeing multiple projects
 * Knowledge: Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional projects and programs. Including MES, Data Integration and Analytics
 * Experience in Pharma and GMP Manufacturing

Additional Preferences

 * Experience: Experience leading IT groups in programs/projects in the pharmaceutical business. Previous experience in the startup of a new facility or clinical development manufacturing site.
 * Leadership Skills: Proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams.
 * Industry Engagement: Active participation in industry forums and standards organizations.
 * Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks, manage trade-offs, and make sound decisions. Excellent communication and leadership skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization

## Description

The Associate Director for MQ Tech@Lilly will be part of the IT Leadership team for the new Dry Product site in Leiden, NL. This role will report to the MQ IT Sr Director This role will work hand by hand with both project and operational readiness activities for the facility.
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How You'll Succeed:

 * Ensure site operational readiness from IT perspective. Site start up and integration of IT systems including:
 * Infrastructure
 * Enterprise Resource Planning
 * Warehouse management & logistics coordination
 * Manufacturing Execution System
 * Data historian, Real Time Floor Tracking
 * Data Integration
 * Data Analytics
 * Data Integrity
 * Laboratory information managements
 * CAPA systems
 * Access Security
 * Building Monitoring
 * Risk Management
 * MES (Manufacturing Execution System)
 * Member of the Site Leadership Team and provide IT site functional leadership.
 * Develop and implement site IT strategic and business plan.
 * Benchmark on innovative solutions (external and internal to Lilly)
 * Dynamically adapt road map to site evolution/strategic directions, and new trends/issues.
 * Partner cross functionally locally and globally to establish and implement site IT roadmap.
 * Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment.
 * People
 * Ensure staffing to meet the site and functional agenda.
 * Lead, coach, and develop members of the team.
 * Establish a strong site culture based in Lilly values, expectations, and operational excellence standards.
 * Support diversity, equity and inclusion in recruiting and development of team members
 * Lead recognition, pay and promotion decisions.
 * Lead talent assessment and succession planning activities
 * Support site recruiting building IT capability.
 * Compliance
 * Provide leadership in the development and execution of cGMP and/or improvement plans within the IT function and in support of site cGMP improvement plans.
 * Define and execute IT inspection readiness activities.
 * Operational Excellence
 * Ensure IT organization is functionally strong and operationally focus.
 * Ensure solution focused organization.
 * Provide prioritization and barrier removal.
 * Provide oversight of technical activities within the group
 * Effectively encourage knowledge sharing and education, * 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 a new Lilly Manufacturing site in the Netherlands
 * 5-10% of Business Travel time.