Quality Assurance- Business Development

100 Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 101,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Time off and leave benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis seeks a seasoned Quality Assurance – Business Development professional to support risk assessments for asset acquisitions and licensing deals, and to help craft robust integration plans. You will partner with the Senior Director QA Business Development to ensure quality is integrated across strategic projects.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in QA, including at least 2 years in PR&D, with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 10 years of Quality Assurance or related experience.
• At least 2 years’ experience in PR&D (business or QA).
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis.
• Employer will not sponsor work authorization or visas.

Responsibilities

• Support risk assessments for acquisitions and licensing deals.
• Develop risk‑mitigation strategies and integration plans.
• Represent Quality on strategic acquisition projects.
• Coach and educate business teams on quality requirements for acquisitions.
• Assist with authoring, negotiation, and implementation of Quality Agreements.
• Coordinate GMP activities for acquisitions with PRD Quality teams.

Skills

Quality Assurance

PR&D experience

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

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.

Position Brand Description

The role of the Quality Assurance‑ Business Development is to support activities related to business development initiatives for asset and company acquisitions as well as licensing deals. The individual will complete risk assessments related to acquisitions and ensure appropriate risk mitigation is employed. This role will work with the Senior Director QA Business Development to ensure a robust strategy and integration plan is developed and executed for each acquisition. This individual will represent Quality on strategic projects related to acquisitions and may also support due diligence activities as needed.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

• Acquisitions Partner with business leads to identify risks, mitigations and develop a risk appropriate strategy and transition plan for acquisitions.
• Partner with Quality and key business leads at acquired company to communicate PRD strategy and transition plan and work to ensure a smooth transition for Quality‑related items.
• Work with cross functional team in PRD to deliver portfolio needs and manage Quality‑related issues as they arise.
• Provide coaching and education to the business and Quality organization on quality requirements for the Acquisition process.
• Support the authoring, negotiation, and implementation of Quality Agreements as needed.
• Author Integration Strategy documents, risk assessments, and change controls as needed.
• General Coordinate activities with PRD Quality Management and Quality resources to ensure timely execution of GMP activities for acquisitions.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 10 years of Quality Assurance or related experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in PR&D (business or QA).
• 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 or 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.

Additional Preferences

• Project Management knowledge/experience
• Experience working with external parties
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in high pressure situations on tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a highly integrated team environment
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor others

Other Information

Up to 10% travel may be required. 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 $101,250 - $184,800.

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
• 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.

At Lilly we strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. How do we do this? We continue to look for ways to include, innovate, accelerate and deliver while maintaining integrity, excellence and respect for people. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe!