Global Network Associate 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.

Join the Enterprise Connectivity organization as an IT leader to drive network initiatives that enable Lilly's business and powers our global expansion!

The Enterprise Connectivity (EC) organization is seeking a hardworking IT leader to manage Lilly's global network encompassing WAN, LAN, wireless, cloud networking, Data Center Networks, and DDI services (DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management) services. In this role, you will be instrumental to driving major initiatives across network infrastructure. If you are passionate about leading people and driving innovative network solutions, we encourage you to apply and help us protect our digital infrastructure.

What You'll Be Doing:

This role will be responsible for leading a technical team, managing vendor relationships, collaborating with other Tech@Lilly teams, and driving strategy. As an ideal candidate, you should have a solid background in technical leadership, a proven ability to drive innovation, and superb communication skills. The ability to collaborate effectively across teams is a must, as you will work closely with Cybersecurity, Hosting & Cloud Services, Manufacturing & Quality (M&Q), Lilly Research Labs (LRL), and other application teams.

How You'll Succeed:

Technical Delivery

• Influence team's ability to implement major projects that both support the business
• Ensure that the broader EC network strategy aligns well with best practices and optimal user experience
• Find opportunities for new capabilities and develop proposals to show business value
• Communicate effectively with business and Tech@Lilly team members on project status, plans, issues, and resolutions

People Management

• Manage a high-performing team by challenging employees to continuously improve and deliver business-impacting results
• Ensure individual growth through appropriate coaching, development/career planning, and talent identification
• Prioritize projects in the portfolio to ensure the team is focused on the most impactful work for the business
• Manage an infrastructure budget with a focus on spend optimization across multiple vendor contracts, annual budget planning, and monthly forecast

Relationship Management

• Oversee relationship with the Managed Network Services (MNS) provider to ensure compliance with contractual expectations
• Negotiate and manage third-party contracts, such as maintenance and support agreements
• Establish/maintain a strong working relationship with other Tech@Lilly teams to ensure alignment on key business objectives
• Understand and anticipate end user demand for network services

What You Should Bring:

• Proven ability to lead and mentor technical teams
• Demonstrated capability to lead & influence major projects and business outcomes
• Experience in managing relationships with third-party vendors and service providers
• Experience in budgeting, cost control, and financial management

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of experience leading or being a high performing individual contributor in an IT service organization

Additional Information:

• Position requires 5-10% travel
• Position located in Indianapolis, Indiana working in a hybrid model. (Relocation required).

Organization Overview:

Lilly IT builds and maintains capabilities using cutting edge technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Lilly IT is that we redefine what's possible through tech to advance our purpose - creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinical trials. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds, so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver innovative solutions in every area of our business.

Enterprise Connectivity within the Digital Core team is at the forefront of digitalization to enable and advance the entire company, with increased productivity and best-in-class Customer experiences. This team provides a robust and sustainable infrastructure of hardware, software and services that are critical to enabling our global workforce and business to operate and transform. As leaders in technology and understanding business requirements and challenges, this team defines and leads the overall company technology strategy.

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 ( 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.

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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
$124,500 - $182,600

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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