Sr. Director-Tech@Lilly Business Development

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.

Organization Overview:
Tech at Lilly builds and maintains capabilities using pioneering technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Lilly IT is that we redefine what’s possible 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 creative solutions in every area of our business.

The Digital Core team leads Lilly’s transformation into the Digital and AI era. They inspire digitally empowered teams to new ways of working and accelerate innovation and agility. This team powers and advances the entire company by building and maintaining world class technology capabilities and platforms

Responsibilities:

The Sr. Director of Tech@Lilly Business Development will be responsible for providing strategic leadership of IT systems and processes across the MADS Lifecycle. This role involves engaging in the due diligence process, developing IT integration and divestitures playbooks/strategies and plans, ensuring seamless execution, while maintaining compliance and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have comprehensive experience in IT strategy including infrastructure and applications, a deep understanding of the M&A lifecycle and processes, expertise in change and communications, and experience in IT project portfolio management. They will act as a liaison between IT and Business, ensuring that technology due diligence, integration/divestiture planning and execution aligns with M&A strategic objectives and operational readiness

• M&A Strategy Development: Develop with Tech@Lilly and Business leadership IT integration / divestiture strategies that align with Lilly’s M&A objectives
• Pre-Deal Due Diligence: Conduct thorough IT/Commercial/Process/Product due diligence at Lilly to identify potential risks, integration challenges, and opportunities and ensure informed decision making and smooth post deal IT Integration/Separation
• Integration/Separation Planning: Develop comprehensive IT integration and Separation playbooks for Lilly, including execution timelines, resource allocation, financial planning and risk management strategies
• Project Portfolio Management: Lead end to end IT integration / Separation /Special projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and aligned to Lilly Business goals and quality standards
• Technology Implementation: Drive the integration/separation of IT systems, rationalization of applications, technology transformation and Infrastructure, Cybersecurity and Compliance check, ensuring compatibility and minimal disruption to business operations
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead cross functional workstreams within Lilly M&A Projects (i.e. Project Portfolio Management, Financial Management, TSA Management, Change Management etc.) to ensure their alignment to IT Roadmaps and overall program objectives
• Data Management: Ensure the secure and timely transfer of data across stakeholder companies during transactions, maintaining data integrity and compliance with Lilly Data regulations
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including executive leadership, IT teams, and business units, to ensure alignment and transparency of M&A projects
• Overall Leadership: Mentor Lilly IT professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Risk/Issues Management: Identify, escalate and mitigate IT-related risks/issues associated with Lilly M&A activities
• Post M&A Support: Provide ongoing support and monitoring post-merger / divestiture to ensure the continued success of Lilly’s M&A capabilities

Basic Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related technical field. A master’s degree is a plus.
• Past Experience: Minimum of 15 years of experience in IT management, with at least 10 years in a leadershi