Senior Director

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.

Lilly Catalyze360, a Division of Lilly Research Laboratories, is a comprehensive approach to enabling the early-stage biotech ecosystem, agnostic of the therapeutic area. There are four pillars, Lilly Gateway Labs, ExploR&D, Lilly Ventures and Lilly TuneLab. They were designed to accelerate emerging and promising science, strategically removing barriers to support biotech innovation. Learn more about Catalyze360 at:https://www.lilly.com/science/partners/catalyze-360

Lilly Gateway Labs is an integral part of linking Lilly to an entrepreneurial community fostering innovation. In addition to shared innovation lab space, Lilly Gateway Labs provides biotech companies direct access to Lilly scientists and expertise. Companies who work in Lilly Gateway Labs have the opportunity to collaborate with Lilly on projects of mutual interest, participate in shared learning forums with Lilly experts and partners, and have the potential for financial investment from Lilly, venture funds, or both. Learn more about Lilly Gateway Labs at:https://gatewaylabs.lilly.com/

ExploR&D is a drug development organization within Catalyze360 with a mission to catalyze the biotechnology ecosystem. As a multidisciplinary team of highly experienced drug developers, ExploR&D seeks to advance investigational medicines for external sponsors with speed and efficiency. ExploR&D (operating as Chorus since 2002) has supported over 90 development programs throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. ExploR&D is therapeutic area and modality agnostic, and seeks to advance breakthrough science and create value for our partners and patients. Learn more about ExploR&D at:https://explornd.lilly.com/

Lilly Ventures team has established long-term relationships with the worlds’ leading Life Science Innovation Focused Funds to gain strong access and visibility to emerging science with a singular objective of Lilly’s portfolio entry. Lilly’s Ventures Investing team has three portfolios, namely, Therapeutics, Technology, and Impact funds, and deploys two investment tools of Fund partnerships and direct investments. This partnership model provides vast network to gain visibility to innovative science wherever and whenever it occurs, while direct investments provide a front-row seat to strategically chosen biotech’s in emerging areas of science.

Lilly TuneLab provides access to AI/ML tools leveraging Lilly's own drug discovery models.

The successful candidate for the Senior Director, Counsel, Legal TLM - Catalyze360 (Transactions) role will be a core member of Lilly’s legal team helping drive the company’s mission and serving as a trusted advisor and leader to the Catalyze360 team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make an immediate contribution to Lilly’s continuing growth and success. We are seeking a proven leader who is motivated, proactive, thrives in ambiguity, a self-starter and enjoys challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

This position will provide legal support for the Lilly Gateway Labs and ExploR&D capabilities of Catalyze360 and will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead the structuring, drafting, negotiating and counseling on transactions (including, licenses and collaborations, R&D services, equity investments, divestitures and other transactions).
• Serve as both a legal and business partner in structuring and implementing new Catalyze 360 offerings and transaction models.
• Develop agreement templates and playbooks as well as lead training for the Catalyze360 team.
• Identify and resolve critical legal and business issues throughout the duration of the lifecycle of Catalyze360 agreements, including but not limited to, post-transaction alliance management support.
• Partner with the Catalyze360 team and other key internal functional stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and partner to grow the infrastructure of the scaling Catalyze360 organization.
• Exercise excellent judgment to influence and drive decision-making.
• Cultivate and contribute to the on-going development of a high-performance transactions legal team and cultivate a highly collaborative culture with effective relationships with colleagues in the legal department as well as other key functions.
• Demonstrate a service-oriented approach to advising internal client groups.
• Serve as a recognized source, for both senior management and other attorneys, of innovative ideas in complex areas of law, business, or technology, with respect to transactional matters.

Basic Requirements:

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Candidate must be admitted to the bar in at least one of the fifty states.
• Minimum of six (6) years of legal experience related to the drafting, review and negotiation of sophisticated transactions either practicing as a member of a law firm in a relevant area of law or practicing at an in-house law department, or a combination of the two.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex transaction agreements specific to the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry is required (including CRO and CDMO agreements).
• 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:

• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify opportunities for creative and innovative solutions to transactional issues and process improvements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, business judgment with an ability to influence others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and can successfully manage internal client expectations and can work/operate well with a variety of personalities/capabilities in cross-functional teams, matrix environment. Demonstrates the highest personal and leadership characteristics of teamwork, inclusiveness, calmness, and adaptability.
• Professional demeanor and ability to interact at a senior level with persuasiveness, confidence, credibility and a collaborative approach. Must possess the gravitas to lead and influence a seasoned business team.
• Fast and nimble, able to pivot between audiences and provide sound legal and business advice in a timely fashion.
• Must be a team player who is collaborative and resourceful, but also have ability to work independently.
• The ability to see the "big picture" and yet be highly organized and efficient, with demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel, while setting appropriate priorities and deadlines and delivering results on time. Operate with a sense of urgency while remaining flexible, open-minded, and adaptable when working in a rapidly changing environment.
• Analytic and strategic with the ability to devise creative solutions to effectively drive toward recommendations and closure.
• Impeccable integrity and ability handle confidential and sensitive matters with discretion.
• Assist other attorneys and stakeholders in resolving legal issues on cross-functional projects.
• Develop long and short-term solutions that take into account the current and future needs of the business.
• Lead the selection and oversight of outside counsel, control and appropriately handle legal costs.

This position has the option to be a remote role.

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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

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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