
Senior Director – Integrated Risk Analytics Architect
Eli Lilly and Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Indianapolis • United States
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Salary
💰 $157,500 - $231,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- co-own the technical architecture and analytics engineering strategy for Lilly's enterprise risk management capabilities
- partner with risk owners across Ethics & Compliance, Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Quality, HSE, Third Party Risk Management, and Corporate Audit Services to design and deliver analytics capabilities that transform how Lilly identifies and mitigates risk
- lead horizon scanning initiatives to identify emerging risks
- perform sophisticated risk event investigations that reveal systemic vulnerabilities
- develop ground-breaking strategies that fundamentally improve risk management across the organization
- design and build production analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric ecosystem (Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, OneLake) with medallion architecture patterns, data governance frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines
- develop advanced Power BI semantic models with sophisticated DAX, performance optimization (query folding, aggregations, incremental refresh), and enterprise deployment patterns (shared datasets, deployment pipelines)
- architect scalable data infrastructure including lakehouse organization strategies, version control workflows, and automated testing frameworks
- provide hands-on development ownership for the most sophisticated risk analytics challenges
- establish and implement technical standards across DAX, Python, data modeling, and documentation
- lead architecture reviews and solution validation to ensure enterprise-grade quality, security, and performance
- evaluate emerging analytics technologies, AI/ML capabilities (including generative AI for risk intelligence), and industry practices
- architect integration patterns between risk management platforms (ServiceNow GRC), enterprise data systems, and analytics infrastructure
- co-own the enterprise risk analytics technology roadmap, coordinating priorities across risk functions and ensuring alignment with IRM strategic objectives
- lead technical discovery and requirements gathering for entrepreneurial analytics initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Science, Risk Management, or related field/equivalent experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience building production analytics solutions with demonstrated expertise in data engineering, data modeling, ETL/ELT development, and business intelligence
- 5+ years of experience at senior levels with consistent record of influencing C-suite and executive leadership
- Advanced degree strongly preferred (MS in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Analytics, or MBA with quantitative focus)
- Expert proficiency with Power BI including dashboard design, storytelling with data, and executive-level visualization
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric or equivalent modern data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure) including lakehouse architecture, pipeline orchestration, and data governance
- Proficiency with Python, R, and SQL with ability to evaluate technical approaches and guide solution design
- Experience with statistical methods and machine learning techniques (classification, regression, clustering, time series forecasting) applied to risk detection and prediction
- Understanding of DataOps, analytics engineering, and modern data team operating models
- Familiarity with ServiceNow GRC, Archer, or other enterprise risk management platforms and experience integrating these systems with analytics infrastructure
- Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries with sophisticated data environments
- Strong intuition for business with ability to connect technical analytics capabilities to business strategy, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with ability to deliver data-driven insights and compelling narratives that advise senior leadership decisions
- High motivation, rapid learning agility, continuous improvement perspective, and passion for technical excellence
- Comfortable communicating technical recommendations to senior leaders with ability to adjust communication style based on audience.
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)
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata modelingETLELTbusiness intelligenceDAXPythonRSQLmachine learning
Soft Skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsinfluencingstorytelling with databusiness intuitionrapid learning agilitycontinuous improvementtechnical excellenceadaptabilityleadership
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business AnalyticsBachelor's Degree in StatisticsBachelor's Degree in Data ScienceBachelor's Degree in Risk ManagementMS in Data ScienceMS in StatisticsMS in Computer ScienceMBA with quantitative focus