Sr. Director - Strategic Alliances (SMDD)

Role: Senior Director, Strategic Alliances within Lilly’s Product Research and Development (PRD), focusing on external synthetic CMC collaborations for drug substance and drug product development across preclinical to clinical phases. Responsibilities: establish and manage strategic partnerships with CDMOs, drive transfer of novel SMDD technologies, ensure alignment with cross-functional teams (CMC, Quality, Procurement, Safety), monitor operational performance, and mitigate partnership risks. Collaborate to enable seamless asset lifecycle progression and high-quality supply for small molecules, peptides, and oligonucleotides. Requirements: minimum B.S. in Chemistry, Engineering, or Biosciences; 15+ years pharma CMC experience including 5+ years enabling novel CMC tech with contract manufacturing. Preferred: strategic thinking, project management expertise, strong communication skills, ability to operate in ambiguity, and cross-cultural influence. High-value: extensive external collaborations in drug substance and drug product, GMP supply chain, biologics or small molecules, global regulatory readiness, and technology transfer. Work setup: onsite in Indianapolis, with up to 25% travel.