Sr. Director - Corporate Strategy

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.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy will lead strategic projects sanctioned by Lilly’s Executive Committee, support the annual Strategic Planning process, and partner with fellow members of the strategy and transformation team to bring objective insight and analysis to inform key strategic choices of the company. This role will be responsible for leading strategic projects across a wide range of functional areas and disciplines. This role will also be expected to maintain connectivity to internal efforts and dynamics across the company as well as industry and macro trends to position the company for long-term success. A strong analytical background, demonstrated learning agility, project management, and breadth of thinking and experience will make the individual in this role an indispensable strategy team member and partner to the senior leaders with whom they interact.

The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy will report to the Associate Vice President of Corporate Strategy and will work closely and independently with members of the company’s senior leadership, including members of Lilly’s Executive Committee.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leadership of corporate strategy projects
• External environment sensing efforts
• Industry and peer group monitoring and analysis
• Prompt and impactful communication, engagement, and influence with internal leadership and key decision-makers
• Representation and communication of Lilly strategy to internal organizations and gatherings

Basic Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or health-care related fields; consulting experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree
• 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.

Additional Preferred skills/experience:

• M.B.A. preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively partner/influence cross functionally and externally to deliver results.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with the willingness and ability to deal with uncertainty and tension.
• Demonstrated operational and organizational experience and the ability to think broadly while not losing sight of important details.
• Competitive Intelligence or External Sensing experience.
• Shown capability to develop and deliver both strategic and tactical plans.
• Ability to balance multiple activities, prioritize and handle ambiguity.
• Expertise in identifying, preventing and resolving complex problems with significant impact to the business.
• Proficient in devising strategies for highly visible projects that have significant business impact on the company.

Additional Information:

• While it is preferred for this role to be based in Indianapolis, there is some geographic flexibility. This leader will be expected to travel approximately 10% of the time, excluding routine time on the ground in Indianapolis.

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Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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