Director – AI Evidence Registry

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 177,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) plan

Pension

Vacation benefits

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Leave benefits

Well-being program

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company seeks a Director, AI Evidence Registry to build and maintain a structured, AI-ready body of Lilly clinical evidence. This role defines data standards and quality controls, enabling accurate retrieval by humans and AI models.

You will coordinate with legal and regulatory teams to confirm non-promotional disclosure before delivery. The ideal candidate will manage external release eligibility and ensure the registry stays current as new evidence emerges, supporting Lilly

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in data sciences, clinical informatics, CS, biostatistics or bioinformatics.
• 8+ years experience in data science, statistical programming, biostatistics or clinical informatics.
• 5+ years in pharma/biotech/healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a structured corpus of Lilly clinical evidence optimized for AI retrieval.
• Define standards and quality controls for registry as the portfolio grows.
• Determine what evidence can be released externally with legal/regulatory review.
• Keep the registry current as new clinical evidence emerges.

Skills

Data sciences

Clinical informatics

Biostatistics

Statistical programming

Education

Masters in Data Sciences/Clinical Informatics

Tools

CDISC SDTM

CDISC ADaM

CDISC terminology

JSON-LD/RDF/OWL/SHACL

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.

About

At Lilly, we believe in the extraordinary power of uniting care with discovery to make life better for people around the world. As a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, we are driven by a deep sense of purpose—one that reaches far beyond our walls. Every day, our people bring passion, curiosity, and unwavering dedication to their work- discovering and delivering life-changing medicines, advancing the understanding of disease, and extending compassion into our communities through meaningful service and philanthropy. We're looking for individuals who share this purpose—who are inspired to make a lasting difference, and who are ready to help shape a better future for patients across the globe.

About Lilly Evidence Intelligence

Lilly Evidence Intelligence is a new function that delivers non-promotional and validated Lilly clinical evidence directly to the AI platforms healthcare providers increasingly rely on. The goal is to ensure that the responses healthcare providers receive reflect the most current, verified evidence available, at the speed clinical practice requires.

Position Overview

Lilly is seeking a Director, AI Evidence Registry that develops and maintains a structured, AI-ready body of clinical evidence on Lilly medicines, built for both human readers and large language models. This person defines the structure, standards, and quality of the evidence that powers the program.

How You Will Succeed

• Develop and maintain a structure, corpus of Lilly clinical evidence, optimized for accurate retrieval and interpretation by large language models.
• Partner with business units and relevant teams to define the standards and quality controls that govern the registry as it scales across the portfolio.
• Determine what evidence is eligible for external release, working with legal, and regulatory to confirm disclosure status and non-promotional standards before delivery
• Keep the registry current as new clinical evidence emerges

Basic Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Data Sciences, Clinical Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics or Bioinformatics
• 8 years of experience in data science, statistical programming, biostatistics, or clinical informatics
• 5 years in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare provider settings.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Experience authoring data specifications or interface specifications used by software engineering or data engineering teams.
• Experience producing analysis datasets, tables, figures, and listings from clinical trial data used in regulatory submissions or publications.
• Experience with CDISC data standards such as SDTM, ADaM, and CDISC controlled terminology.
• Experience with linked data or semantic web standards such as JSON-LD, RDF, OWL, or SHACL, including vocabulary and schema design.
• Has set technical standards or mentored other technical staff without formal reporting lines

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 (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) 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.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

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

$177,000 - $308,000

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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