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.
Job Description- Product Owner- Tech@Lilly
Our Purpose
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people worldwide. We are one of the
Top 10 most valued companies of the world, and global healthcare leader headquartered in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 44,000+ employees 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
globe.
We have pioneered the development of several significant drugs and treatments over the years – and
strong pipeline including being the first to mass produce insulin, penicillin, tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
and polio vaccines.
At Lilly, our research and product-oriented mindset and focus on Accelerate, Reach and Scale using
new-gen technologies helps us redefine what is possible through technology in pharma. Impact driven
growth combined with a commitment to make a real difference in lives makes Lilly the place of choice
for the best talent to come together and be at the forefront of innovation and acceleration.
Join us to make significant difference in the well-being of people worldwide.
Job Location
Bengaluru
Job Title
Product Owner
Job Level
Manager/Senior Manager/Associate Director (Grade to be decided through the interview process)
Experience we look for
5 to 15 Years
Qualification and Eligibility criteria
Bachelors or Masters in Technology, Engineering, Science or any related field + MBA from a premier
institute
Purpose of the Role
The Product Owner serves as the key link between business stakeholders and the development
team, ensuring that the product delivers maximum value aligned with business goals. This role is
responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog, gathering requirements, and
translating the vision into actionable tasks. The Product Owner ensures seamless collaboration
across cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive continuous product improvement and
timely delivery.Key Responsibilities
Champion the Vision
• Define and Articulate the Product Vision: Clearly articulate the long-term vision of the
product, ensuring it aligns with Lilly’s strategic goals and delivers value to users.
• Communicate Passionately: Inspire your team by passionately and persuasively
communicating the vision and the product's transformative potential.
• Focus on Value: Prioritize features and tasks based on their potential impact on customer
satisfaction and business value.
• Manage the Backlog: Keep a well-organized and prioritized backlog that aligns with the
product strategy and team capacity.
Understand Your Users
• Deep User Insights: Continuously seek deep, empathetic understanding of the target users'
needs, behaviours, and pain points through direct interaction and data analysis.
• User-Centric Design: Ensure the product design and features solve real problems and
effectively improve users’ lives or workflows.
Quality and Compliance
• Maintain High Standards: Ensure the product meets high-quality standards and fulfils all
regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Anticipate Changes: Stay ahead of potential regulatory changes that could impact how your
product is developed or deployed.
Sustain Scalability
• Scalable Solutions: Plan and develop scalable, maintainable, and efficient solutions as the
user base grow.
• Resource Management: Optimize resource allocation to balance short-term achievements
with long-term growth.
Cultivate a Growth Mindset
• Iterative Development: Promote an iterative development process that accommodates
changes based on feedback and emerging requirements.
• Flexibility: Be prepared to pivot and adapt strategies as new learnings and technologies
evolve.
• Stay Informed: Keep abreast of the latest developments in your industry to continually
refine and improve the product.
• Validate Early and Often: Use prototypes and MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) to validate
ideas and concepts early in the development cycle to avoid costly mistakes and ensure
market fit.Essential Tech knowledge
• APIs and Integrations: Basic understanding of how APIs work to enable product integrations
and interactions.
• DevOps Concepts: Awareness of CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and
cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Code Logic and Structure: Not necessarily writing code, but the ability to understand how
code is structured for communication with developers.
• Agile Documentation: Crafting detailed and clear user stories with acceptance criteria
understandable by developers.
• Basic understanding of UX design principles to ensure the product delivers an intuitive user
experience.
• Awareness of QA processes and tools (e.g., Selenium, TestRail) to align product
requirements with quality checks.
• Wireframing and Prototyping Tools: Familiarity with Figma, Balsamiq, or Adobe XD to
review or create wireframes and mockups.
• Analytics and Tracking Tools: Knowledge of Google Analytics, Firebase Adobe Analytics,
Mixpanel, or similar tools to track product metrics.
• Project Management Tools: Experience with tools like Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps for
managing backlogs and user stories.
Essential Skills
• Demonstrate excellent communication, leadership, critical thinking, collaboration and
decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build professional networks with
diverse groups of individuals and to work effectively within geographically dispersed teams
and partners
• Focus on shared learning, continuous improvement, and drive adoption of best practices.
• Possess a positive and energetic attitude to move the business forward.
• Strong self-management and ability to work in ambiguity.
Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any
other legally protected status.
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