Sr. Analyst/Manager - Automation

Eli Lilly and Company; Cork; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Healthcare benefits

Vacation benefits

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Ireland is seeking a Senior Analyst/Manager Automation to advance automation and data-driven solutions across the GBS Capability Optimisation and Automation group. You will partner with Automation and Analytics teams to deliver measurable improvements and align with business objectives.

The role emphasizes technical integrity, quality engineering, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on improving process efficiency and financial reporting across end-to-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Finance with technical aptitude.
• 5+ years in Solution Delivery, Automation Engineering, Data Quality, Systems Validation, or Process Excellence.
• Experience with SAP ERP and reporting with Power BI and SQL.
• Knowledge of architecture, data integrity, and technical validation methods.

Responsibilities

• Validate the technical integrity and reliability of automation and data solutions, including SOX controls, across the Solution Delivery portfolio.
• Develop and maintain technical quality, integrity, and performance reporting, including system usage.
• Support strategic optimization projects across data gathering, baselining requirements, root cause analysis, quantitative and qualitative analysis, data modelling, future state design, implementation, and validation of results.
• Support readiness for internal technical reviews, including documentation and evidence of solution validation.
• Identify technical gaps, process exceptions, and opportunities to improve reliability and quality.
• Contribute to embedding automated quality checkpoints within solution builds and process optimization initiatives.

Skills

Automation engineering

Data quality

ERP SAP

Power BI

SQL

Process validation

Technical documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering/Finance with technical aptitude

Tools

Claude

SAP

Job description

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.

The GBS Capability Optimisation and Automation (GCOA) organisation is a strategic function focused on transforming finance operations through intelligent automation and AI. GCOA acts as a centralised capability hub, enabling scalable, secure, and compliant solutions that deliver measurable business value.

GCOA partners with finance and technology teams to:

• Identify automation opportunities.
• Design innovative solutions.
• Embed automation as a core enabler of operational excellence and digital transformation.

Drives collaboration across business and technology to ensure automation initiatives align with strategic goals. Delivers solutions that support productivity, efficiency, and a culture of innovation within GBS.

Role Purpose

The Sr Analyst/Manager Automation will support the nurturing of a mindset of ongoing innovation and process optimisation, ensuring the technical integrity, reliability, and accuracy of automated and data-driven solutions across Solution Delivery. This role will closely partner with the Automation and Analytics teams within the broader Optimisation and Automation solution team to leverage and align those with those capabilities to deliver measurable improvements. The role will also build strong networks with key business partners to ensure alignment with functional strategic objectives in the optimisation area and drives continuous improvement in process quality and financial-reporting integrity across end-to-end Finance processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate the technical integrity and reliability of automation and data solutions, including SOX-relevant control points, across the Solution Delivery portfolio.
• Develop and maintain technical quality, integrity, and performance reporting, including system usage.
• Support specific strategic optimization projects across all phases of a comprehensive process redesign, such as data gathering, baselining requirements, root cause analysis, quantitative and qualitative analysis, data modelling, future state design, implementation, and validation of results.
• Support readiness for internal technical reviews, including documentation and evidence of solution validation.
• Identify technical gaps, process exceptions, and opportunities to improve reliability and quality.
• Contribute to embedding automated quality checkpoints within solution builds and process optimization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance/Accounting with technical aptitude, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience, in Solution Delivery, Automation Engineering, Data Quality, Systems Validation, Automated testing/QA frameworks, Process Mining or Process Excellence.
• Strong technical acumen with automated systems (API/integration architecture, Workflow, Data Pipelines) and the ability to translate technical issues into business impact.
• Experience working with ERP platforms such as SAP and building reporting capabilities through tools such as Power BI, SQL, or Claude is advantageous.
• Knowledge of solution architecture, data integrity principles, financial control frameworks, and technical validation methods is preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Shared Services or Global Business Services environment.
• Automation reliability monitoring and exception management.
• Process improvement, technical quality engineering, data validation, or systems reliability.

Key Competencies

• Technical Integrity & Data Quality
• Process Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Problem Solving & Execution
• Systems & Solution Validation
• Exception & Defect Management
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Technical Documentation

Success Measures

• Improved reliability and accuracy of automated solutions.
• Improved process quality and standardization.
• Successful delivery of technical integrity and quality initiatives.
• Timely resolution of technical review findings.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is €32,250 - €82,610.

Full-time equivalent employees may also 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 pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) 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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