Eli Lilly and Company

Director – Software Product Manager

Eli Lilly and Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Redwood City • California • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Define and lead the execution of support for a large-scale existing ecosystem in the clinical trial space and ensure consistent delivery across a portfolio of interconnected digital products.
  • Define future state ecosystem based on strategic business goals and high value problems to solve, prioritize investments based on impact and feasibility.
  • Embody a no-ego, team-first mindset in all interactions.
  • Foster a collaborative culture that prioritizes shared success over individual recognition.
  • Act as a strategic product partner to business leaders—translating their goals and solving business problems through a compelling product vision and actionable strategy.
  • Collaborate closely with business leads, technical leads, and engineering teams to ensure solutions are grounded in user needs, technically sound, and aligned with Lilly’s vision and strategy.
  • Partner with Tech at Lilly Engineering leadership to assess architectural trade-offs, establish technical standards, and ensure scalable solutions across portfolios.
  • Actively participate in technical strategy discussions and unblock cross-portfolio dependencies.
  • Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across Lilly, including marketing, patient support, and external partners.
  • Represent Lilly’s product vision externally and contribute to industry thought leadership.
  • Lead portfolio-level resource allocation and prioritization, incorporating technical complexity, dependencies, and engineering capacity.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience and operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Pharmacy, or related field
  • Proven track record of delivering transformational digital products in a start-up and/or enterprise environment
  • 8+ years of product management experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles
  • Deep understanding of complex ecosystem products, with a proven ability to partner and guide teams to deliver reliable, consistent and compliant systems
  • Deep technical expertise with ability to evaluate complex architectures and guide decision-making
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)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
product managementdigital productstechnical strategyarchitectural trade-offssystem complianceecosystem productsresource allocationoperational efficiencycontinuous improvementuser needs assessment
Soft skills
collaborationteam-first mindsetstakeholder relationship buildingstrategic thinkingproblem solvingcommunicationleadershipshared success focusmentorshipcross-functional teamwork
Certifications
Bachelor's in BusinessBachelor's in EngineeringBachelor's in Computer ScienceBachelor's in Pharmacy