Sr. Director - Ventures - AI/ML & Biotech Innovation
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About The Position
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. Lilly Ventures (LV) is a pan-therapeutic, global innovation organization embedded within Eli Lilly & Company. Our mission is to identify and integrate breakthrough science - including the rapidly maturing spaces of AI/ML, computational biology, and platform technologies that drive medicine advancement - into Lilly Research Labs (LRL) to accelerate drug discovery and development. We operate at the intersection of venture capital, biotech innovation, and R&D transformation. We are seeking a Sr. Director with deep expertise in AI/ML and its application to biotech and pharmaceutical R&D. This role will be pivotal in sourcing, evaluating, and advancing external innovation opportunities, particularly those leveraging data science, machine learning, and computational platforms, to address unmet patient needs and enhance Lilly’s internal capabilities. You will report to the Vice President of Lilly Ventures and will be a critical member of the team defining strategy and tactics to expand AI/ML external innovation efforts. You will be part of our global team working closely with peers in Boston, Indianapolis, San Francisco, San Diego, UK/EU, China and Japan on the real time tracking and execution of external innovation opportunities. A strong relationship with Lilly’s Search and Evaluation colleagues responsible for individual therapeutic and functional areas (TA/FAs), and other BD and Catalyze360 colleagues will be important. Excellent communication, time-management and relationship-building skills will be required in this global matrixed environment. You will lead and co-lead venture fund interactions, collaborate with global geography leads, and work closely with our strategic VC partners, accelerators, and academic institutions. You will also help support Lilly’s Catalyze360’s broader innovation models, including ExploR&D and Lilly Gateway Labs, with a focus on AI-native or AI-augmented biotech startups.
