Senior Director – Drug Delivery Science & Delivery Physiology

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.
** Organization Overview:
** The Delivery, Device & Connected Solutions (DDCS) organization serves as Lilly’s center of excellence for delivery science, device engineering, combination product development, and digital health integration. DDCS operates under a matrix organizational model in which strong disciplinary and functional horizontals—spanning Delivery Sciences, Computational Engineering, Measurement Systems, Embedded Systems, Data Sciences, and Sustainability—support innovation and commercialization verticals across all therapeutic areas and business units.

The Drug Delivery group is a critical horizontal capability within DDCS. It serves as the scientific engine that generates the foundational biophysical and physiological knowledge required to translate molecular, cellular, and tissue-level insights into breakthrough delivery platforms. DDCS establishes strategic partnerships across all therapeutic areas and maintains an active external technology scouting and licensing function aligned to Lilly’s pipeline priorities.
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* Position Overview:

** The Senior Director, Drug Delivery Science & Delivery Physiology is a senior scientific leader and people manager responsible for defining and executing the strategic research agenda at the intersection of delivery physiology, advanced drug delivery technologies, and next-generation therapeutic modalities. This role leads a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers who generate the mechanistic and translational knowledge base required to inform platform strategies across Lilly’s pipeline.

The Senior Director operates as a horizontal capability leader within the DDCS matrix, embedding scientific rigor into the innovation verticals that serve Lilly’s therapeutic area units. Areas of scientific focus span the full range of physiological routes of administration—subcutaneous, intradermal, and transdermal—as well as emerging nanomedicine constructs, including nanoparticles, molecular devices, and biofunctional material systems. Critically, this leader will establish and own capabilities in bio-nano interface science—including protein biocorona formation, biomaterial bio functionality, and nanoparticles — to ensure Lilly’s delivery strategies are grounded in predictive mechanistic science.

This is a technical, people-leadership, and strategic-influence role. The Senior Director will build and develop a high-performing team, represent the DDCS in executive forums, and serve as Lilly’s internal and external scientific authority on delivery physiology and advanced delivery technologies.
** Responsibilities:
***** Lead & Develop a World-Class Delivery Science Team***
* ** Build and Inspire a High-Impact Team:
** Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse team of scientists and engineers with expertise spanning injection physiology, nanomedicine, transdermal science, and biofunctional materials. Establish a culture of scientific rigor, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
* ** Coach & Mentor Scientific Talent:
** Design individual development plans, provide real-time coaching, and actively sponsor high-potential team members for career advancement and cross-functional visibility within the DDCS matrix.
* ** Manage Team Performance Against Strategic Goals:
** Translate DDCS strategic pillars into team-level objectives and key results; hold accountability for scientific deliverables, milestone attainment, and resource utilization across the team’s portfolio.
* ** Foster Cross-Matrix Integration:
** Serve as a senior representative for DDCS in cross-functional program teams and governance forums; ensure delivery…