Associate Director, Special Investigations

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

21h • Onsite

About The Position

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. Lilly is seeking an Associate Director, Special Investigations to lead investigations into frauds, knockoff products, and other civil and criminal violations as part of Lilly Legal’s Special Investigations Unit. This position will report to the Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel – Special Investigations. The role will be an integral part of Lilly’s efforts to combat financial and healthcare fraud, the illicit distribution of counterfeit and substandard drugs, theft and diversion of Lilly products, and related civil and criminal violations. In this role, you will lead, develop, manage, and assess investigations. Additionally, this role will support internal partners, regulators, and law enforcement. The successful candidate will have a global view, as well as experience interacting with a broad workforce in an international setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10 years of investigative or supervisory experience in a federal or state law enforcement agency.
• 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 visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid passport and travel internationally as required to support business objectives.
• Experience conducting complex transnational, cyber, intellectual property, drug, and/or financial crime investigations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop investigative information of value through multiple sources, to synthesize information into well-founded conclusions, and to present recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience leading investigations of violations of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and/or federal healthcare fraud investigations.
• Ability to establish positive relationships and effectively confer with colleagues, law enforcement, regulatory, and prosecutorial agencies.
• Experience in leadership of a large law enforcement agency.
• Outstanding interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and the ability to perform duties independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience working directly with attorneys on investigation-related actions, including civil litigation and criminal prosecutions (e.g., depositions, discovery, testifying in court).
• Master’s or professional degree.

Responsibilities

• Create strategies for proactively combating fraud and the illicit distribution of knockoff drugs, and for promoting brand protection.
• Triage incoming reports to identify those that require or warrant investigation, and coordinate matters from intake and assignment of investigation through disposition.
• Drive change and process improvement to respond to evolving product protection landscape in conjunction with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with lawyers, investigators, intel analysts, business partners, forensic laboratory analysts, and data experts to initiate, advance, and conclude investigations.
• Identify new avenues for investigations, using cutting-edge forensic technology and software, and continuously monitor channels for new violations.
• Build and sustain working relationships with law enforcement and regulatory authorities worldwide, developing cases to the point of referral and supporting resulting criminal prosecutions and civil actions.
• Appropriately document reports and case information within internal case management systems.
• Maintain company confidential information, use discretion in conducting sensitive investigations, comply with all national and local laws, and preserve all applicable privileges.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager