Associate - Business Development Operations

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: March 2, 2026

Job Description:

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 globe 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. Purpose of the Job: External innovation is a critical element of our R&D engine and has enabled more than half of Lilly’s NME launches since 2014. As we continue to accelerate our external innovation engine, Business Development will play an even greater role in the overall success of Lilly. The Associate- Business Development Operations and Intelligence team will work within the operations team to ensure the Business Development teams are operating efficiently and swiftly. The position will engage across the entirety of the responsibility of BD operations including information systems management, reporting and analysis, business process improvement, as well as right to operate activities. Responsibilities: Support of Business Development Information Solutions and Processes: Support the global external innovation team (Asia, Europe, US) by helping to manage CRM and SharePoint repositories including access requests, training, and daily management of information. Position will require ability to support users globally across all business hours to ensure continuity of business across geographies and time zones. Work within the team to identify process improvements with automation capabilities that will improve efficiency, integrity and usability of the information contained within these systems. Work across global teams to ensure systems provide adequate support for all relevant business processes. Report Management and Authorship: Work within the BD operations and intelligence team by supporting routine reporting of information to ensure business continuity in the areas we support. Continue to develop and refine reports/information with automation technologies and proactively determining what next level analysis will push the business forward. Align with the team in support of real-time dashboards to inform leadership of activities as well as to enable teams to manage WIP. Business Process Improvement: Work within the corporate business development team to identify areas for business process improvement, and determine the best implementation strategy, applying technology to drive implementation of solutions. Be a catalyst for integration of technologies including Claude, Co-pilot, and other AI and Tech@lilly solutions within the external innovation ecosystem. Must be able to understand capabilities as well as limitations of current technologies and work to facilitate cutting-edge solutions that provide Lilly CBD a distinct advantage over our large pharma peers. Right to Operate activities: Work within the team to support right to operate activities including procurement, conference congress strategy development and execution, Power Automate workflow authorship and maintenance, distribution list ownership and maintenance, and Employee onboarding activities. Ensure broad compliance across external innovation to global procedures and expectations including Global Record Retention Schedule, Protect Lilly, Insider trader training, Partner confidentiality training and management. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in science or a related field Minimum 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1 Additional Skills/Preference: Data analytics visualization capabilities to include Power BI, Power automate, and/or SQL. Experience supporting Search and Evaluate, Business Development (Licensing and Acquisitions) or similar teams Experience with AI systems (Claude, Co-pilot, Cortex), and prompt engineering capabilities Knowledge of CRM systems. Additional Information Some travel will be required (less than 10%) Support of “off-hours” activities is critical to business development success and will be required Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $63,000 - $149,600 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. WeAreLilly

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