Associate Director - Product Research and Development Tech Lead

Eli Lilly - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Indianapolis, IN

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Associate Director - Product Research and Development Tech Lead at Lilly is a senior-level role responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of product development within the Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL). This position involves engaging with a team of professionals to implement projects across the Product Research and Development (PRD) portfolio, ensuring adherence to design standards and best practices. The role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing requirements in a complex scientific environment, while also mentoring and coaching other developers.

Responsibilities

• Engage with a team of professionals on multiple engagements and implementation projects across the PRD portfolio.
• Partner closely with the area architect to ensure adherence to design decisions and Lilly standards.
• Act as a technical accelerator, solving complex problems across development teams.
• Provide a comprehensive view of the PRD tech landscape, offering improvements and identifying risks.
• Mentor and coach other developers within the area.
• Drive DevOps best practices within PRD.
• Collaborate within PRD product teams to resolve technical blockers and provide guidance.
• Ensure systems and data security and privacy by working with security experts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in IT or equivalent field.
• 8+ years of experience in DevOps and full-stack development.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Systems and DevOps best practices.
• Experience with architecture and system design in a cloud environment.
• Experience with large-scale databases and analytics tools (e.g., AWS Aurora, Redshift, DynamoDB, S3, Microsoft PowerBI).
• Experience with AWS technologies such as Lambda and GLUE.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of ITIL v4 processes and tools (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Strong knowledge of agile practices and tools (e.g., Jira).

Nice-to-haves

• Resourcefulness and ability to devise creative solutions to business problems.
• Ability to anticipate future issues and address them proactively.

Benefits

• Hybrid work model
• Relocation assistance
• Employee resource groups (ERGs) for support and development opportunities