Associate Director – Business Development Strategy & Growth

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 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.

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

Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Lilly has launched more than 20 new molecular entities around the world since 2014. We continue to set our sights higher. 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 Associate Director – Strategy and Growth will report to the VP of Strategy and Growth with accountability for identifying and evaluating potentially transformative BD opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the strategy and growth team to identify and assess potentially transformational business development opportunities

• Conduct rigorous analyses and distill into meaningful insights, collaborating with scientific, commercial, and finance experts across Lilly

• Develop materials that succinctly articulate robust perspectives based on qualitative and quantitative assessment and communicate to relevant cross-functional stakeholders

Basic Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in relevant field (MBA, PhD, MS) with 1+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry including significant experience in drug discovery and development OR BS with 3+ years as previously described.

• 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

• A strong sense of pride in work and attention to detail

• Strong learning agility

Additional Information

• Domestic travel is required (~15%)

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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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