Associate - Six Sigma

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

$57,750 - $129,800

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Position Brand Description:

The Competitive Continuous Improvement (CCI) team provides leadership in operational excellence and productivity efforts by combining knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing with Lean principles and tools.  Methods used to deliver these productivity improvements include both event-based (Lighthouse Projects, Kaizen Events), as well as nonevent-based daily improvements.

The focus of the CCI Coach role is to partner with all organizational levels across the IDAP (Indianapolis Device Assembly & Packaging) site, and global functions to deploy operational excellence standards and support both event and nonevent-based continuous improvement.  Results include, but are not limited to, cycle time reduction, increased asset effectiveness, expense reduction, improved quality, as well as increased employee morale at all levels due to more time being spent on activities that are value-added to the patient.

Key Objectives / Deliverables:

• Lead and manage the site Lean deployment plan, and periodic review of maturity vs. Lean Maturity standards
• Lead annual MSOE assessment for the site
• Engage in and share content when appropriate during site CCILT
• Contribute to one of the site flow teams; understand and connect CI/Lean needs and provide support as needed
• Deploy and coach teams at the site on Lean tools/framework, inclusive of A3 problem solving
• Partner with the CCI team to deploy/educate on Operational Excellence standards
• Lead launch events to train Lean Leaders and support deployment of Lean in various areas across the site
• Partner with leadership to ensure all employees are part of the Lean journey.
• Serve as ongoing Lean coach for areas already deployed, ensuring the discipline to sustain Lean remains in place; assess areas already deployed to promote continuous improvement
• Capture benefits of Lean program and celebrate successes
• Partner with business areas to facilitate projects/problem solving, etc.  to meet business needs
• Provide support to ensure robust Organizational Change Management, processes and monitoring plans are in place to sustain improvements.
• Engage routinely with sponsors to provide status and escalate where appropriate as issues arise.
• Ensure Lean principles and tools are integrated into both solution design, project execution and implementation.
• Maintain CCI Coach certification.

Minimum Requirements:

• Prior team or project leadership experience
• Demonstrated relevant experience in a GMP facility
• Demonstrated strong written and oral communication and interpersonal interaction skills across all levels of the organization
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
• Ability to lead teams and projects
• Ability to influence without authority across all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated with strong self-management and organizational skills.

Additional Preferences:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Previous experience with Lilly manufacturing
• Knowledge of cGMPs

Other Information:

• Day shift, possible after hour support.
• Project delivery and/or Plant Shutdown may coincide with company holidays.
• Occasional travel may be required for training, conferences, projects, etc..
• Applicant will work in various areas within the plant.
• Some allergens are present in the plant. 
• Mobility requirements and exposure to allergens should be considered when applying to this position.

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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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