Senior Associate, Quality Assurance - Change Management

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At Lilly in Germany, we are currently planning and building a high-tech production facility in Alzey (Rhineland-Palatinate), which will expand our production of injectable drugs from 2027 and employ up to 1,000 specialists. To make the most of our innovative production site, we are looking for motivated reinforcements who, together with us, will ensure the supply of Lilly medicines in Germany, Europe, and worldwide, in line with the three Lilly values of "Excellence," "Integrity," and "Respect for People."

Join our Lilly team in Alzey and start as soon as possible as:

Senior Associate, Quality Assurance – Change Management (m/w/d)

Lilly is actively growing its manufacturing footprint globally to meet the needs of patients and deliver on our exciting future.  As a result, Lilly is looking for experienced quality assurance associates to support our growth in Alzey, Germany. This is an outstanding opportunity to deliver on new manufacturing investments and new pioneering technologies.

The Senior Associate, Quality Assurance – Change Management serves as the site lead overseeing the site Change Management and Activity Planning program, which is part of the overall Quality Management System (QMS). Change Management and Activity Planning programs enable the organization to provide safe and effective products that meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

What tasks await you?

• Maintains responsibility for a safe work environment, leading safety initiatives, and working safely; accountable for supporting all Health, Safety, and Environmental Corporate and Site Goals.
• Leads, mentors, and coaches operations and support personnel on the change management program.

• Facilitates the Site Change Review Board, providing board leadership to drive complete evaluation of proposed changes including evaluation of risk and impact.

• Owns the site Change Management and Activity Planning programs.
• Serves as the site instructor for Change Management and Activity Planning programs including ensuring process compliance through the development of comprehensive procedures, work instructions, personnel qualification, and other process related documentation.
• Works cross-functionally with all area/function owners to manage, evaluate, implement, and document changes to ensure quality, safety, and efficacy of products.
• Monitor the change management program execution ensuring on time approval and closure of change controls.
• Compile, monitor, trend and present Change Management and Activity Planning program health metrics to Site Quality Lead Team and Site Flow Teams with proposed actions.
• Complete change management quarterly reporting.
• Own the change management evaluation section of the Annual Product Reviews.

• Drives Change Management and Activity Planning process improvements using a variety of continuous improvement tools. 
• Partners with the global OneQMS team on the design and deployment of the next generation change management program.

• Works with the network peers and global organizations to benchmark and replicate best practices.

How do you convince us?

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, or pharmaceutical-related field of study or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry with specific change management experience.
• Fluent in English and German.
• On-site presence required.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Demonstrated understanding of cGMP regulations.
• Previous experience in GMP production environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge and use of US, EU, Japan and other regulations in the area of pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Proficiency with applicable computer systems
• Demonstrated experience with the Veeva platform.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team
• Root cause analysis/troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to maintain quality systems
• Proven ability to work independently or as part of a Team to resolve an issue
• Technical Writing and Communication Skills
• Previous regulatory inspection readiness and inspection execution experience.

Additional Information:

• Primary location is Alzey, Germany
• Ability to travel (approximately 10-20 %)
• Ability for Short Term Assignment (2-3 Months) in a Parenteral Products Network (PPN) established manufacturing site prior to starting the role

What can you look forward to with us?

• Pioneering spirit: Become part of a team of specialized professionals that will grow to up to 1,000 colleagues over the next three years.
• Innovation: You will work in a medical high-tech production facility equipped with the most advanced technology.
• Creative freedom: From the beginning, you will have the freedom to contribute your ideas and implement them in cross-functional teams.
• Development: We value the individual career development of our employees and ensure fair access to professional development worldwide through our "Corporate Lilly University."
• Financial benefits: In addition to your attractive salary, we offer you the option of an excellent company pension plan and other individual benefits.

Have we piqued your interest? Then please apply online with your complete application documents through our applicant portal. We look forward to your application!

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