Clinical Domain Leader - Digital Innovation

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Overview

Lilly Catalyze360 is Lilly's comprehensive approach to enabling the early-stage biotech ecosystem by democratizing access to infrastructure, expertise, and resources. Through its interconnected pillars—Lilly Ventures, Lilly Gateway Labs, Lilly ExploR&D, and Lilly TuneLab—Catalyze360 strategically removes barriers that traditionally block bold science from becoming life-changing medicines, providing biotechs with flexible combinations of capital, physical lab space, R&D capabilities, AI/ML tools, and decades of enterprise learning.

Lilly ExploR&D is a team of drug discovery and development experts who partner with biotechs from discovery through clinical proof-of-concept, putting Lilly's industry-leading capabilities behind their missions. We provide flexible support, from strategic consulting to full program execution, making it faster, easier, and more capital-efficient for innovators to transform bold science into life-changing medicines.

Job Summary

This role combines clinical development domain expertise with strategic technology innovation leadership to advance biotechnological initiatives. The Senior Director serves as both an operational leader and clinical operations subject matter expert, with primary focus on championing and implementing digital solutions and tools that transform clinical operations. The position partners with cross-functional teams to translate clinical operations challenges into technology opportunities, shape clinical strategies, assess plan feasibility, lead country allocation planning, and maintain competitive intelligence. A key responsibility is bridging deep clinical development knowledge with emerging technologies to drive adoption of next-generation methodologies and advanced tools that enhance efficiency, data quality, decision-making, and expedited study delivery across the ExploR&D portfolio. The ideal candidate brings deep clinical development domain knowledge, proven curiosity and passion for emerging technologies, and a track record of guiding teams through digital transformation and organizational change. Success in this role requires collaborative leadership, strategic vision for how technology can solve operational challenges, and a strategic execution mindset focused on innovation and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Solution Development (Primary Focus):

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of digital solutions and tools, specifically tailored for clinical operations challenges from business strategy perspective
• Partner with data science, IT, and engineering teams to translate clinical operations requirements into scalable technology solutions that enhance trial efficiency and decision-making quality

Technology Innovation & Digital Transformation:

• Champion enterprise-wide adoption of data-driven solutions and tools across the ExploR&D clinical portfolio, serving as the primary technology evangelist and change agent
• Develop training programs and onboarding roadmaps to accelerate organizational adoption of digital tools and digital workflows, establishing metrics to measure technology adoption and efficiency gains

Strategic Clinical Planning & Technology Integration:

• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop technology-enabled clinical strategies, leveraging digital tools for feasibility assessments, country allocation planning, timeline optimization, and budget modeling
• Lead integration of IT innovations into operational workflows and ensure digital solutions align with data governance standards and regulatory compliance requirements
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to test and validate tool strategy, value, and usability through early adopter initiatives and advisory councils

Leadership Influence & Innovation Landscape:

• Influence ExploR&D and external leadership on technology strategy and key clinical operations decisions, presenting technology roadmaps and business cases for scaling innovations
• Monitor competitive landscape for clinical operations technology and lead evaluation of external AI platforms and digital health solutions for potential implementation

Talent Development & Mentorship:

• Actively coach and mentor team members in both clinical operations expertise and digital literacy, fostering a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning within ExploR&D

Basic Qualifications/Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: 8+ years work experience directly managing clinical studies
• 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 Skills/Preferences

• Advanced degrees and/or additional degrees in finance, accounting, legal or MBA preferred.
• Exposure to or participation in developing strategic content and vision for technology initiatives, particularly those involving AI or data-driven solutions
• Demonstrated experience contributing domain expertise to clinical digital solutions, ideally as a key stakeholder or content contributor in business requirements or tool development
• Proven track record of participating in, and influencing digital adoption efforts, with past success in coaching peers, integrating innovative approaches within existing ways of working, and measuring adoption impact and overall business impact
• Solid background within a scientific, technical, or business domain, with experience interpreting and applying domain knowledge to real-world operations
• Visionary and Forward-Thinking—Demonstrates openness to emerging technologies, exploring how digital tools can enhance ways of working and decision-making
• Change Champion—Promotes early adoption and continuous learning, guiding colleagues through digital transformation initiatives and encouraging inclusive experimentation with new approaches
• Collaborative Translator—Builds strong relationships across product team and wider functional teams to translate domain needs into scalable, user-centric technology solutions
• Impact Communication—Articulates the business value of technical innovation clearly to diverse audiences, from senior leaders to operational teams
• Adaptive Learner—Remains flexible, engaged, and proactive in understanding evolving technologies and their potential applications across multiple business contexts

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

$169,500 - $248,600

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.

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