Manager - Validation Lead – Technical Support & Operations – Global Services

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.  About the Tech at Lilly Organization: Tech at Lilly builds and maintains capabilities using cutting edge technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Tech at Lilly is that we create new possibilities through tech to advance our purpose – creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinical trials. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds, so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver innovative solutions in every area of the enterprise. About the Business Function: The Tech at Lilly Digital Office (DO) and Global Services (GS) team leads digitalization across organizations spanning the enterprise with Finance, Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Corporate Affairs and Human Resources as well delivers best-in-class ERP Solutions. This team leverages technology and analytics to enable transformations across the enterprise. Job Title: Manager - Validation Lead – Technical Support & Operations – Global Services  As a Senior Consultant - Validation, you will be responsible for driving Computer System Validation (CSV)/Computer Software Assurance (CSA) activities, ensuring compliance, quality, and efficiency across Lilly computer systems following Lilly standards and processes. You also will be responsible to d rive innovation by leveraging AI, digital tools, and automation to simplify and automate CSV processes.

Validation - Center of Excellence (CoE) is a specialized team that provides CSV services across all Tech at Lilly business functions. We adopt a modern, enterprise-wide approach that emphasizes automation and simplification, ensuring validation activities are consistent, effective, and aligned with industry best practices and regulations. The DO/GS organization is actively looking for a motivated candidate. In this role, you will be responsible for driving IT quality & compliance, and assurance across Lilly’s mission-critical systems spanning across various business functions. Do you have a passion for shaping the future of validation by embracing modern approaches like use of AI and Automation in validation? If so, please apply. What you’ll be doing: Innovation & Automation: Drive innovation in validation by exploring and leveraging AI, digital tools, and automation technologies to streamline validation documentation, authoring, and review processes. Identify opportunities to simplify CSV/CSA activities through adoption of risk-based approaches, automation frameworks, and smart documentation solutions, reducing effort while maintaining compliance. Continuously evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI-assisted authoring, digital validation platforms) and recommend practical use cases for efficiency and quality improvement. Identify and drive continuous improvement, automation, and simplification opportunities in validation processes using digital tools or AI-enabled solutions. Project Validation: Lead and coordinate IT system validation by managing the computer system lifecycle from validation/test planning to reporting and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, Lilly processes and validation standards. Responsible for applying appropriate right sizing method/approach and determining the