Technical Services Manufacturing Sciences: Business Transformation Lead – Product Lifecycle Management

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.  TSMS Business Transformation Lead – Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Company Overview Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations.  Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lilly makes life better – through medicines and information – for some of the world’s most urgent medical needs.  Founded over 145 years ago, the company has sustained a culture that values excellence, integrity and respect for people. This has resulted in Lilly frequently being ranked as one of the best companies in the world at which to work.  Lilly knows its business has prospered because of its employees – people with a talent for innovation and a passion for making a difference by finding treatments for the most stubborn diseases; people whose talent is matched by their generosity, and people with strong values and a determination to prevail, regardless of the challenges.  Join our team – and make a difference in improving health for people all over the world! Manufacturing and Quality Technical Hub Hyderabad Lilly has made a strategic investment of more than $1B dollars to establish a Manufacturing and Quality technical hub. This hub will oversee the significant investment in contract manufacturing of starting materials and intermediates for API manufacturing in India and the technical services responsible for managing the scientific agenda for manufacturing and quality. The hub will be recruiting top talent in the areas of process engineering, chemistry, analytical and data sciences to build a cutting-edge scientific organization supporting the exciting manufacturing portfolio of Lilly.

Role Overview: The Business Transformation Lead (PLM) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing business transformation initiatives related to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) across pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, and quality domains. This role ensures successful deployment and adoption of PLM systems (such as QbDVision), supports process harmonization, and drives operational excellence by partnering with global teams, site SMEs, and IT/digital functions. The Lead will manage project delivery, facilitate change management, and ensure alignment with regulatory and business objectives.

Lead PLM deployment project management, including planning, tracking (scope, schedule, risks), reporting, and coordination across global and site teams Facilitate Project management calls (e.g., site leadership check-ins, core team meetings) and ensure milestone delivery Develop playbooks, templates, and best practice documentation; contribute to lessons learned reviews Support site impact assessments, including change control, SOP/protocol updates, and business process documentation Track and report deployment progress, risks, and issues to leadership and stakeholders Manage stakeholder relationships across PLM Global, TSMS, site SMEs, and external partners Support governance processes: decision tracking, meeting facilitation, and issue escalation Ensure alignment with regulatory timelines, data integrity, and business priorities Coordinate cross-functional delivery with QA, CMC,