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 35,000 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.

Since 2014, Lilly has launched 18 new molecular entities globally, with several promising launches yet to come. This dramatic increase in R&D output has fueled sales growth and pipeline value, and Lilly is now the second largest pharmaceutical company by market capitalization. Looking ahead we have a new challenge: to sustain this productivity and drive additional growth. External innovation will continue to be a key component of our strategy, allowing us to access breaking science that could drive growth in our existing disease areas – as well as create new areas of focus. In support of this, we are investing heavily in our capabilities to identify and assess future opportunities.

The Senior Director – Strategy and Growth will report to the VP of Strategy and Growth with accountability for 1) articulating our overarching external innovation strategy, 2) identifying and evaluating potentially transformative BD opportunities, 3) examining the external environment and industry dealmaking activity, and defining potential implications for Lilly 4) attracting and developing talent.

Responsibilities:

Articulating our overarching external innovation strategy

• Work across executive, commercial, scientific, finance, and BD leadership to define our overarching external innovation strategy and goals (including investing activity, shared innovation capabilities and facilities, transactions, and alliance management)
• Create materials that succinctly articulate this strategy, in concert with branding and engagement team
• Prepare updates on external innovation strategy and highlights for Lilly’s executive leadership and board of directors

Identifying and evaluating potentially transformative business development opportunities

• Identify potentially transformational opportunities – including those than span multiple therapeutic areas or would create new areas of focus for Lilly
• Evaluate potential BD opportunities, leveraging scientific, commercial, and finance experts across Lilly and build thoughtful narratives for the most promising opportunities
• Partner closely with transactions and finance teams for opportunities with organizational interest in pursuing

Examining the external environment and industry dealmaking activity, and defining potential implications for Lilly

• Conduct external landscaping (e.g., data on fundraising, deal-making, trial activity, patents, data disclosures, social media)
• Synthesize key trends across external innovation
• Identify implications to Lilly’s BD strategy and approach

Attract and develop talent

• Recruit a small, dedicated team of multidisciplinary individuals who can thoroughly assess potentially transformational BD opportunities

• Provide regular coaching and mentoring, collaborate with team members to develop well-thought-out career development plans
• Contribute to a psychological safe environment that encourages thoughtful and informed debate and decision making

Basic Qualifications:

• Graduate degree (MBA, PhD, MS) with 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry including significant experience in drug discovery and development OR BS degree with 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry including significant experience in drug discovery and development.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status).

Additional Skills/Preference

• Previous business development experience
• Able to establish credibility and trust across Lilly scientific functions, commercial teams, finance leadership, and executive management.
• Deep knowledge of industry pipelines, commercial portfolios, trends, and transactions
• Multidisciplinary leadership (scientific, medical, commercial, and financial expertise)
• Strong passion for pharmaceutical innovation
• Self-starter with bias to action. Excellent self-management and organizational skills
• Strong collaboration skills with colleagues at all levels
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to make the complex simple, and maturity to interact with all levels of broader organization.
• Strong learning agility

Additional Information

• Domestic travel is required (~15%)
• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $160,000 to $230,000 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. 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). Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above. Further, 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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