Senior Director, Insights and Strategy

Position: Senior Director, Competitive Insights and Strategy
Location: Indianapolis

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.

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the global 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.
** Organization Overview:
** Lilly's Competitive Insights and Strategy team provides critical strategic insights of the external environment to inform pipeline decisions and shape the future of our portfolio. The Senior Director, Competitive Insights and Strategy will integrate complex scientific, technical, business, and market information to generate actionable competitive insights and strategic recommendations for teams, decision makers, and leaders.
** Responsibilities:
** In this role, you will serve as Lilly Research Labs’ trusted expert on the external landscape for drug discovery and development platforms and emerging innovation. You will also deliver broad, enterprise level competitive insights across therapeutic areas—both within and beyond Lilly’s core focus—and offer informed insights on key international markets.
* Serve as the expert on external drug discovery and development platforms and technologies, anticipating competitive shifts to guide strategic priorities and decisions
* Conduct comprehensive company and industry pipeline analyses, both within and outside Lilly's current therapeutic areas, to identify opportunities, assess risks, and guide portfolio prioritization
* Provide tailored insights on priority global markets to inform Lilly’s R&D strategy
* Build strong relationships with R&D leadership, therapeutic area and functional teams in order to translate insights into actionable recommendations, influence complex technical and business decisions, and enable differentiation strategies
* Deliver high-impact portfolio reviews and presentations that simplify complexity and drive strategic decision-making
* Lead the successful delivery of complex initiatives, while championing technical and scientific excellence, strategic insight, and a culture of collaboration and innovation
* Communicate key insights and implications across governance committees and leadership forums

Basic Qualifications:

* Four-year degree in an engineering or scientific discipline
* 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience with demonstrated expertise in drug discovery and/or development

Additional Skills/Preferences :
* Advanced degree (PhD, Pharm

D, MS or the equivalent) in an engineering, scientific, health-related, or business field
* Deep intellectual curiosity and a passion for advancing knowledge in cutting-edge science and technologies and emerging or novel therapeutic areas. Thrives in ambiguity and confidently navigates situations without precedent
* Proven ability to evaluate technologies and platforms across diverse modalities, including oligonucleotide therapeutics and genetic medicines
* In-depth experience analyzing the biotech and pharmaceutical competitive landscape across key Asian markets, particularly China
* Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, including experience in discovery, drug development, business strategy, and influencing leadership decisions
* Exceptional communication skills, capable of synthesizing and conveying complex technical concepts into actionable insights for diverse audiences, while representing the organization internally and externally
* Demonstrated success leading high-impact initiatives and team execution while building strong…