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About the Role

The Associate Vice President, Head of Transactions and M&A for Lilly Neuroscience is responsible for all business development transactions within Lilly’s Neuroscience business unit, including M&A, in-licensing, out-licensing/divestitures, and equity investments. This role partners with executives and development leaders to identify and pursue new business opportunities, develop and execute transactions, and drive growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

Oversee all neuroscience transactions across all stages of development, including negotiations for business deals, licensing agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic collaborations.
Lead deal teams and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximize transaction success and drive efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Coach and oversee Senior Directors on the Transactions team.
Achieve results through individual performance and the performance of transaction teams.
Partner with the neuroscience Search & Evaluation team to identify and evaluate external opportunities.
Influence senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners on key decisions.
Lead large-scale business development initiatives, projects, and programs with significant risk and complexity.
Make decisions guided by transactional expertise and business acumen, anticipating changes in the external environment.
Create and foster strategic relationships with key external players.
Solve unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business.
Identify long and short-term partner, competitive, and environmental trends.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in business development, R&D, finance, sales or marketing, new product planning, or project management.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States.
Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status for this position.

Skills

Business development transaction experience in licensing, M&A, and equity investments in the biotech / pharmaceutical industry.
Life sciences banking and/or consulting experience preferred.
Strong understanding of clinical development and commercial landscape.
Proven and strong collaboration and influence skills with colleagues at all levels, including executives.
Strong knowledge and experience working across R&D and commercialization.
Effective problem-solving and analytical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
High learning agility and adaptability.
Strong ability to handle high ambiguity and complexity.
Demonstrated success in roles involving persuasion, influence, and negotiation.
Excellent self-management and organizational skills.
Self-starter with bias to action.

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Associate Vice President
Minimum 10 years’ experience

Education Level

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate degree (MBA, PhD, MD) preferred

Salary/Compensations

$243,000 - $356,400

Benefits

Company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
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.
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).

About the Company

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.
This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing.
If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.
#WeAreLilly

Equal Opportunity

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions.
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.