Lilly Posted October 15, 2026

Deputy Project Controls Director - Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, United States of America FULL_TIME
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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.

Position Brand Description

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Corporate Engineering, 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 manufacturing of medical innovations and delivering innovative solutions to patients.  Some of the assets delivered support an expansion in supply of existing medicines.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

Execute the project controls strategy established by the Project Controls Director within the assigned scope, translating project requirements into clear priorities, controls, routines, and deliverables.

Project Control Management: Partner in leading project controls teams to deliver large capital programs of at least $500MM USD or more that are business-critical in nature. These teams will consist of both Lilly and Non-Lilly professionals, working 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.

Serve as an independent lead for project controls to ensure compliance with standard processes, driving consistency.

Help manage and direct all aspects of project control on major capital projects including, establishing cost, schedule and resource plan baselines, managing resources, influencing good contract strategy, establishing change control and risk management, monitoring actual costs, auditing pay applications, contracts management, forecast and cashflows.

Lead and train project control teams to deliver business objectives.

Ensure proper application of Lilly finance policies on capital projects.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's in business management, finance, engineering, construction, or other related area or equivalent experience.

Minimum 8+ years of experience in project controls on major industrial or manufacturing projects.

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Preferences

Professional certification from a project control body such as RICS, AACE, or PMI.

Proficiency with project management systems, specifically SAP, Oracle Unifier, Primavera P6, Deltec Acumen Fuse, @Risk, etc. ).

Advanced understanding in financial concepts and estimating, cost management theory, project change and risk management, project planning and scheduling, and work and cost breakdown structures.

Ability to lead others through coaching with a demonstrated success influencing and leading cross-functional teams in complex project environments.

Capacity to think strategically, taking a long view at how to achieve objectives.

Self-disciplined, motivated, and able to work with limited supervision.

Excellent problem-solving skills and innovative thinking

Executive presence and strong communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and key stakeholders.

Experience implementing enterprise standards, governance frameworks, business processes, and digital solutions across projects and portfolios.

Willingness to relocate and/or travel to locations outside of home state/country.

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 is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, 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 are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

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

$67,500 - $173,800

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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Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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 205 comparable Director Manufacturing & CMC roles across 45 biopharma companies.

205Comparable roles tracked
196Currently active
45Companies hiring similar roles
16Countries represented

Salary context

117 of 205 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 $67,500/yr – $173,800/yr
Lowest disclosed · Principal Project Engineer- Design Lead · Lilly $90,000/yr – $132,000/yr
Peer group range $111,000 – $299,750 (median $192,400)

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India6
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China3

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Principal94
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Therapeutic area mix

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