Lilly Posted August 13, 2026

Senior Director - Project Management - Global Facilities Delivery

Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany FULL_TIME
Manufacturing & CMC Senior Director

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About this opportunity

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work, but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

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.

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Corporate Engineering and Continuous Improvement delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction, and qualification contractors. Many of the assets delivered focus on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients. Some of the assets delivered will expand the supply of existing medicines or strengthen the supply chain.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

Project Management:

Lead teams to deliver large programs of at least $1Bn USD or more in capital assets and/or business-critical in nature. These teams will consist of both Lilly and Non-Lilly professionals to safely achieve project objectives from front-end planning (conceptual design) in a Brownfield or Greenfield site through operational qualification (cradle to grave). Project objectives are defined as delivering asset capability or capacity with safety, cost, schedule, and quality assurance.

Interface/Communication:

Ability to lead from a regional distance from corporate headquarters while developing and maintaining effective communication with GFD leadership, the project team, governance teams, business partners, and other stakeholders. Facilitate issue resolution, anticipate scope changes, and implement safely with quality, speed, and value.

Compliance:

Lead with a disciplined, structured approach to project management based on compliance with Company Policies and Procedures.

Safety/Environment: 

Develop and maintain safety and environmental execution plans for projects. Ensure compliance with safety and environmental policies, procedures, and work rules for project personnel, contractors, and subcontractors from conceptual design through operational verification.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering/Science or related to project management.

Minimum 10+ Years of previous experience in capital project delivery in industrial or manufacturing facilities.

Previous experience managing greenfield projects.

Please note, it is a requirement for this position that you are flexible to travel within Europe as part of your role for long term assignments.

Project Size: Previous experience on projects or multiple projects of at least $1Bn.

Pharma manufacturing experience.

Capital Project Management Experience in Pharma manufacturing facilities, such as: Bulk API, sterile products, secondary packaging, Devices and to a lesser extent lab projects.

Additional Preferences:

Experience in the following areas: GMP manufacturing, LEAN, Automation, construction, construction quality, project controls, the engineering disciplines, safety, scheduling.

The capacity to achieve results and influence through people is critical.

Demonstrated ability to work from long distances with little supervision.

Must exhibit a good sense of judgment in decision making, without the need for management approval while at the same time keeping management informed and engaged on critical issues.

Effective communication skills both written and verbal.

Ability to influence personnel and organizations without having direct administrative responsibility for them.

Competency in a foreign language(s).

Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent technical certification.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Demonstrated willingness to embrace the concept of continuous improvement and be an agent for change.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly 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.

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Job details

Seniority
Senior Director
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 89 comparable Senior Director Manufacturing & CMC roles across 21 biopharma companies.

89Comparable roles tracked
86Currently active
21Companies hiring similar roles
7Countries represented

Salary context

61 of 89 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Project Controls Director, Global Facilities Delivery · Lilly $129,000/yr – $209,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Exec Director, Viral Vector Process Development · Kite Pharma, Inc. $255,425/yr – $330,550/yr
Peer group range $169,000 – $292,988 (median $222,900)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 89 comparable roles

United States72
India9
Netherlands3
Ireland2
Switzerland1
France1

+ 1 more countries

Seniority mix

89 of 89 peers have a known seniority level

Director64
Senior Director20
Executive/VP5

Therapeutic area mix

2 of 89 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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