Technical Lead Clinical Tech Results Systems

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Time off and leaves

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Lilly is seeking a Technical Lead for CT Results technology at our Indianapolis campus. This hands-on role owns the technical design and delivery of complex results-data solutions, with AI-enabled engineering, data integrity, security, and regulatory governance.

You will mentor engineers, lead cross-team design discussions, and partner with solution managers to align delivery with standards and roadmaps. The position offers full-time employment with competitive compensation and benefits in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience with AI in day-to-day engineering.
• Experience with APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience leading technical design discussions and mentoring engineers.
• Experience with data integrity and regulated environments (GxP) in pharma/biotech.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and delivery of scalable CT Results solutions.
• Resolve technical, operational and data problems affecting the CT Results function.
• Embed AI-assisted engineering and agentic capabilities into data pipelines.
• Serve as a key technical resource for CT Results.
• Lead design discussions and influence engineering decisions.
• Ensure compliance with GxP, data integrity, security, and performance.
• Build integrations across clinical systems using APIs and event-driven patterns.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen AI capability.
• Align delivery with standards and roadmaps with stakeholders.

Skills

AI in engineering

APIs

Event-driven

Cloud platforms

Mentoring engineers

Technical design leadership

GxP knowledge

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

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 Summary

The Technical Lead provides senior hands-on engineering leadership for CT Results technology, owning the technical design and delivery of complex solutions that process, integrate, and surface clinical results data. At the P4 level, the role makes decisions that impact the function or geography, anticipates and resolves key technical problems, and drives solutions across the CT Results area. It influences complex technical issues, builds relationships across teams, and mentors engineers. Consistent with Lilly's technology direction, the Technical Lead is deeply technical and AI-skilled—embedding AI-assisted engineering and agentic capabilities into results data pipelines and championing modern, responsible engineering practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and delivery of complex CT Results solutions—scalable, secure, resilient, and compliant.
• Anticipate and resolve key technical, operational, and data problems that impact the CT Results function.
• Embed AI-assisted engineering (code generation, automated testing, anomaly detection) and agentic capabilities into results data pipelines to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
• Serve as a key technical resource for CT Results, providing depth and breadth of engineering expertise.
• Make technical decisions, within functional, company, and industry guidelines, that impact the function.
• Lead technical design discussions and influence engineering decisions across teams, gaining support on difficult technical issues.
• Ensure results data solutions meet GxP, data-integrity, security, and performance requirements.
• Build integrations and services connecting results data across clinical systems using modern patterns (APIs, event-driven architecture).
• Mentor engineers and strengthen engineering and AI capability across the team.
• Partner with solution managers, architects, and stakeholders to align delivery to standards and roadmaps.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Engineering experience with depth and/or breadth in the discipline, recognized within a function or area.
• Experience in leveraging AI in day-to-day engineering.
• Experience across integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with anticipating and resolving key technical and data problems impacting a function.
• Experience leading technical design discussions and influencing engineering decisions across teams.
• Experience mentoring engineers and building technical capability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, able to influence complex technical issues and present to varied audiences.
• Experience in clinical development, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), or a regulated (GxP) environment within pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience integrating AI/agentic capabilities into data pipelines.
• Familiarity with clinical results data standards and data-integrity requirements.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Relevant cloud or AI/ML certifications.

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 $124,500 - $182,600.

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).

Benefits

• 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.

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