Director - Engineering

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Location: Hook, UK (Hybrid)

Driven by the quickening pace of innovation, Elanco IT must continue to evolve, proactively partnering to create new value through innovative digital products, services, and insights, supporting internal business partners and external customers.

As the Director of Engineering at Elanco, you will be a key leader within our Engineering team, responsible for driving technical excellence and contributing to our product operating model.

Your role will be pivotal in staffing, developing, and mentoring high-performing technical individuals, ensuring consistent practices, and upholding robust technical competency.

You will guide empowered teams to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions across the value chain (R&D to Commercial) that support Elanco's mission of advancing animal health.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership


* Lead and shape technical strategy in alignment with the Product Operating Model, focusing on agile, customer-driven development and operational excellence.


* Collaborate with product, design, and business teams to define and execute engineering priorities.


* Anticipate the need for new skillsets and competencies and create plans to address them.

Team Development and Talent Management


* Develop and implement staffing plans to build and maintain high-calibre engineering teams.


* Mentor, coach, and develop engineering leaders and individual contributors, fostering growth and career development.


* Establish and promote consistent technical practices across teams to ensure high performance and productivity.

Technical Excellence


* Drive the adoption of modern engineering methodologies, best practices, and innovative technologies.


* Champion continuous improvement in technical competency, code quality, and system architecture.


* Partnering with Product Managers, and our Engineering Demand advisor, oversee technical delivery, ensuring solutions meet quality, reliability, and scalability standards.


* Partner across Engineering leadership to drive Engineering ...