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Job Title:
Director, Lilly USA Tech@Lilly
Job Function:
Information Technology
Location:
India – Bangalore
Reports to:
Senior Director, CTI Commercial India, Tech@Lilly
Role Level:
M2 (Director)
Role Overview
The Director, LUSA Tech@Lilly will lead a large and growing portfolio of technology delivery from LCCI Bengaluru. This role has been positioned with a primary focus on engineering leadership and business acumen, reflecting the maturity and scale of the portfolio to support Lilly USA affiliate business. The leader will drive technical excellence, AI-forward innovation, and deep partnership with Lilly USA business teams to deliver high-impact technology products across HCP engagement, field enablement, value & access, and customer support programs.
Portfolio Scope
The Director will own end-to-end engineering delivery for the following current and future areas:
- Dynamic Targeting & Field-facing Omnichannel: All DT and omnichannel capabilities for the US affiliate, NBE for IBU and Medical
- AI-Enabled Field Experience Products: iQ, Route Optimizer, and next-generation agentic AI-powered tools that transform the rep and field experience
- Sales Operations Platforms: SFS 2.0, IC 2.0, One DataSpine, and platforms that drive sales operations efficiency
- Sales & Marketing Data Intelligence: Data products serving this portfolio and Commercial operations & analytics users
- Value & Access Technology: Technology products supporting Lilly Value & Access programs, including patient affordability, payer engagement, and access enablement platforms
- Customer Support Programs: Technology solutions for customer support operations, case management, and service delivery
- In-housing & Build Capabilities: RHM, FRM, and depending on resourcing, Greenhouse and Connected Medicines
Engineering Leadership Expectations
This is first and foremost an engineering leadership role. The Director is expected to:
- Lead a team of 50+ technology professionals (FTEs and contingent workers) through M1 managers, ensuring engineering rigor in architecture, code quality, testing, CI/CD, security, and compliance
- Drive modern engineering practices: cloud-native development (AWS), microservices, API-first design, infrastructure-as-code, and platform engineering thinking
- Champion AI and agentic technology adoption across the portfolio – identifying opportunities where AI agents, LLMs, and machine learning can fundamentally improve products and workflows, not just augment existing approaches
- Establish and maintain high engineering standards for reliability, scalability, and performance across all products in the portfolio
- Partner closely with Lilly USA DAA (Data, Analytics & AI), CTI, and other horizontal technology teams within Tech@Lilly to leverage shared platforms and avoid duplication
- Work across T@L capabilities including strategy, software development, engineering, QA, information security, and compliance to deliver high-quality results
Business Acumen Expectations
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the HCP engagement, field experience, value & access, and customer support domains to inform technology decisions
- Serve as a credible technology partner to US business stakeholders – translating business strategy into engineering roadmaps and delivering outcomes that drive commercial impact
- Coach M1 leaders to build complex products with strong business context, focused on a variety of field roles and customer touchpoints
- Coach and develop the team to identify opportunities to build with AI and business context from the start, leveraging expertise across Tech@Lilly and Commercial operations
AI & Agentic Technology Focus
A key differentiator for this role is leading the charge on AI-forward engineering:
- Drive an AI-first mindset across the engineering team – every new product and feature should be evaluated for AI and agentic opportunities
- Partner with DAA and enterprise AI teams to integrate LLMs, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation into the portfolio
- Build engineering team capabilities in AI/ML, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent orchestration frameworks
- Identify and execute on opportunities to replace or augment rule-based systems with AI-powered decision-making and agentic workflows
People & Site Leadership
- Coach and elevate the team through M1 leaders to integrate seamlessly with the global team of business area leaders, architects, project managers, designers, and developers
- Serve as a role model leader in the LCCI ecosystem, driving close collaboration with Enterprise Tech functions at T@L and Commercial services teams
- Actively lead site initiatives in engagement, communication, recruitment, collaboration, and innovation across Bangalore and Hyderabad
Portfolio Management
- Plan, budget, track, and report financials – be a good steward of Lilly’s money
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives and ideas for positive disruption
- Understand the big picture and create reusable patterns that solve problems for cross-functional teams
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, technology delivery, or engineering leadership roles
- Demonstrated track record of leading large engineering teams (50+ people) through M1/M2 management layers
- Deep hands-on engineering background with modern cloud platforms (AWS preferred), distributed systems, and API-driven architectures
- 5+ years of experience managing global teams and stakeholder relationships across time zones
- Strong collaboration experience with horizontal technology capabilities and co-development with business function teams
- Experience working closely with data, analytics, and AI teams to deliver intelligent products
Preferred:
- AWS Solution Architect – Associate or Professional certification; SAFe certifications
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or regulated industries
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML technologies, LLM integration, and agentic frameworks
- Experience with SaaS/COTS platforms in the sales and marketing domain
- Familiarity with value & access, patient support, or customer service technology domains
Behaviors
- Engineering excellence mindset – quality, scalability, and reliability are non-negotiable
- Building a sense of urgency in everything we do
- Ability to influence within multiple levels and across functions
- Strong listening and people skills
- A positive and energetic attitude, with a view to moving the business forward in times of ambiguity
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify and address gaps in engineering and delivery processes
- Intellectual curiosity about AI and emerging technologies – stays current and brings new ideas to the team
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