Associate Director - Finance Technology & Data Integration

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.

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​​Organization Overview: ​ 

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. 

​​Responsibilities: ​ 

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Finance Technology & Data Integration to join the US Gross-to-Net (G2N) Finance team. This position will play a critical role in building scalable data infrastructure (including data lakes), enabling advanced planning platforms (e.g., Anaplan), and ensuring high-quality data availability across systems. This role will also be expected to develop expertise in Anaplan, supporting the shift toward connected planning and scalable modeling solutions. 

• Data Architecture & Engineering: Design, build, and scale data pipelines and structures—such as contributing to or expanding the enterprise data lake—to support financial planning and Gross-to-Net (G2N) processes. 

• Integration & Automation: Develop robust data integrations between planning tools (e.g., Anaplan) and enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HCM), ensuring clean, accurate, and timely data flow. 

• Planning Systems Enablement: Collaborate with Anaplan model builders and finance stakeholders to deliver structured data and evolve the connected planning ecosystem. 

• Change Management & Enablement: Learn and support the implementation of Anaplan as a strategic planning platform, including hands-on involvement in model design and use-case development.  

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance systems, data engineering, or enterprise planning technology 

• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, AWS, GCP) 

• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Proficiency in SQL and ETL tools or data pipeline development​.

  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on scalable design

  Effective communicator and collaborator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  Demonstrated organizational, project management, and prioritization skills  

• Experience working with or supporting Anaplan applications 

• Understanding of model building, application lifecycle manageme