Associate Director - Finance Technology & Data Integration

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.

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​​Organization Overview: ​ 

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. 

​​Responsibilities: ​ 

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Finance Technology & Data Integration to join the US Gross-to-Net (G2N) Finance team. This position will play a critical role in building scalable data infrastructure (including data lakes), enabling advanced planning platforms (e.g., Anaplan), and ensuring high-quality data availability across systems. This role will also be expected to develop expertise in Anaplan, supporting the shift toward connected planning and scalable modeling solutions. 

• Data Architecture & Engineering: Design, build, and scale data pipelines and structures—such as contributing to or expanding the enterprise data lake—to support financial planning and Gross-to-Net (G2N) processes. 

• Integration & Automation: Develop robust data integrations between planning tools (e.g., Anaplan) and enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HCM), ensuring clean, accurate, and timely data flow. 

• Planning Systems Enablement: Collaborate with Anaplan model builders and finance stakeholders to deliver structured data and evolve the connected planning ecosystem. 

• Change Management & Enablement: Learn and support the implementation of Anaplan as a strategic planning platform, including hands-on involvement in model design and use-case development.  

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance systems, data engineering, or enterprise planning technology 

• Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, AWS, GCP) 

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Proficiency in SQL and ETL tools or data pipeline development​.

  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on scalable design

  Effective communicator and collaborator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  Demonstrated organizational, project management, and prioritization skills  

• Experience working with or supporting Anaplan applications 

• Understanding of model building, application lifecycle management (ALM), workspace management, and performance tuning

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum project management methodologies

• Experience building a Center of Excellence or governance framework 

• Pharmaceutical industry experience is a plus  

Other Information

• Flexible role with onsite expectations of 3 days per 5 day work week

Additional Information 

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. 

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. 

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. 

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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Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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.

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.

#WeAreLilly