Senior Director - Acquisitions Integration Lead

Eli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, committed to making life better for people around the world. The Senior Director, Acquisitions Integration Lead will be responsible for formulating integration strategies for new acquisitions, managing stakeholder alignment, and leading cross-functional integration planning and execution.


Responsibilities

  • Participate in technical and corporate due diligence and the transaction deal team processes to inform integration strategy and planning
  • Develop acquisition integration strategies including operating model and people strategy, define integration priorities based on risks from diligence and business objectives, and gain alignment with Sr. Leadership
  • Create acquisition transition roadmap to drive alignment and optimize transparency among leaders and target company employees during integration planning & execution
  • Develop comprehensive integration plans, including timelines & resource allocation (in partnership with HR)
  • Lead integration meetings and coordinate activities and dependencies across functions – ensuring functions remain properly informed of priorities
  • Track and report integration progress aligned with the established KPIs
  • Identify TA Business Lead, Program Management Lead (COO) and other key functional leads to support the integration
  • Establish governance and responsibilities related to decision-making
  • Resolve major issues and proactively manage risks, while rapidly escalating any issues that cannot be quickly resolved
  • Build and maintain contacts with key stakeholders and decision makers in the TA and functional areas
  • Drive continuous improvement to strengthen the ATT brand and increase efficiency and consistency across acquisitions
  • Seek to understand and represent the needs of the acquired companies. Timely and effectively communicate to and influence relevant stakeholders and decision makers
  • Coach and develop team members and others within and outside the organization to effectively develop talent and establish succession plan for key roles.
  • Foster a collaborative, positive and inclusive work environment.

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 10+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry with drug discovery and development processes and/or providing hands-on integration consultation support within the biopharmaceutical industry.
  • MS, MBA, PhD, PharmD preferred.
  • Experience leading whole company integrations of various sizes and complexity, including OUS.
  • Experience developing transition services agreements and/or leading asset acquisitions from external companies.
  • Exceptional project management skills, with a track record of successfully managing complex projects.
  • Strong working knowledge of due diligence and business development transaction processes.
  • Outstanding EQ, strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience working collaboratively with external companies.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Change management expertise, with the ability to navigate organizational transitions.
  • Highly self-motivated and organized; able to multitask with concurrent processing and implementation of many active programs at various stages of evaluation and business discussions.
  • Strategic negotiation and relationship management experience.
  • An understanding of industry trends and best practices related to M&A integrations.

Benefits

  • 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)

Company Overview

  • We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world. It was founded in 1876, and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lilly.com.

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