Senior Director - Acquisitions Integration Lead

Senior Director – Acquisitions Integration Lead

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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.

Acquisitions have always been a part of Lilly’s external innovation strategy, and it is expected that acquisitions will continue to be a critical part of our business development strategy moving forward. M&A integration is complex and involves the convergence of diverse organizational cultures, processes, technologies, and people. As a result, the Acquisitions Transition Team (ATT) was formed to centralize processes and ways of working to achieve excellence and consistency across acquisitions and the integration process.

The ATT is integral to the success of transitioning acquired companies into Lilly to ensure Lilly delivers on the intended value of the acquisition in partnership with the business.

• M&A Strategy Development
  • Develop acquisition integration strategies including operating model and people strategy, define integration priorities based on risks from diligence and business objectives, and gain alignment with Sr. Leadership.
  • Create acquisition transition roadmap to drive alignment and optimize transparency among leaders and target company employees during integration planning & execution.
• Integration Planning and Cross‑Functional Coordination
  • Develop comprehensive integration plans, including timelines & resource allocation (in partnership with HR).
  • Lead integration meetings and coordinate activities and dependencies across functions – ensuring functions remain properly informed of priorities.
  • Track and report integration progress aligned with the established KPIs.
• Project and People Leadership
  • Identify TA Business Lead, Program Management Lead (COO) and other key functional leads to support the integration.
  • Establish governance and responsibilities related to decision‑making.
  • Resolve major issues and proactively manage risks, while rapidly escalating any issues that cannot be quickly resolved.
  • Build and maintain contacts with key stakeholders and decision makers in the TA and functional areas.
  • Drive continuous improvement to strengthen the ATT brand and increase efficiency and consistency across acquisitions.
  • Seek to understand and represent the needs of the acquired companies. Timely and effectively communicate to and influence relevant stakeholders and decision makers.
  • Coach and develop team members and others within and outside the organization to effectively develop talent and establish succession plan for key roles.
  • Foster a collaborative, positive and inclusive work environment.

• Bachelor’s degree required. MS, MBA, PhD, Pharm
  
  D preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry with drug discovery and development processes and/or providing hands‑on integration consultation support within the biopharmaceutical industry.

• Experience leading whole company integrations of various sizes and complexity, including OUS.
• Experience developing transition services agreements and/or leading asset acquisitions from external companies.
• Exceptional project management skills, with a track record of successfully managing complex projects.
• Strong working knowledge of due diligence and business development transaction processes.
• Outstanding EQ, strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Experience working collaboratively with external companies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Change management expertise, with the…