Associate Director- Legal
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 Lilly
At Lilly, everything we do starts with patients.
We unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our global team of over 50,000 employees work with urgency and purpose to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.
We bring our best to this work because people depend on it.
If you’re driven by purpose and determined to make a meaningful difference for patients, we invite you to bring your skill and your commitment to Lilly.
About Lilly’s India Affiliate
Few careers offer the opportunity to work directly for the people your work is ultimately meant to serve.
Lilly’s India affiliate is one of them.
Whether you are building brand strategies, developing sales capabilities, creating market access, or enabling the teams that do — the work you do here ensures that Lilly’s medicines reach the people who need them.
Purpose of Job
Manage legal needs of the India commercial organisation (‘Affiliate’/‘AFL’) under the leadership of India Hub Legal Leader and provide direct legal counsel as appropriate to the teams at Affiliate. This role is an individual contributor role.
Position Responsibilities
Serve as a key resource and provide effective day-to-day legal support resulted in legal solutions which supports the India Hub legal objectives and supports the AFL’s business objectives, minimize legal risks, and comply with local laws, regulations and company’s policies (including legal counselling in various areas of law including corporate structure and support, commercial, promotion, regulatory, transactions, litigation, competition, anti-bribery, FCPA, sanctions, advertising, IP, employment contract issues).
Proactively support the Affiliate in preventing, detecting and responding to legal risks in business operations, drive solutions for products, processes and services.
Monitor, identify, interpret and timely communicate to the internal function/commercial teams’ changes in the law potentially affecting business operations. Assist with internal controls and compliance program enhancements. Own and implement legal strategy to adopt, develop and implement programs, policies and practices. Make decisions that impact a range of standard and non-standard operational, processes, project or service activities. Engage cross-functional/cross-geographical collaboration to replicate best practices.
Participate in the regional and corporate assignments/projects as discussed and in alignment with the Legal Lead for the Hub.
Work towards defending the company in government investigations/inquiries. When needed, cooperate with in-house counsels on internal investigations with the assistance of external law firm or in-house HR or Compliance investigation resource.
Develop and conduct training programs for the Affiliate’s employees based on the identified needs.
Support and lead the implementation of legal strategy, budgeting processes, global business solutions, anti-counterfeit activities, AI projects, and advocacy activities in local associations and externally.
Job Requirements
Degree in law from the top universities
Fluent in English
At least 8+ years’ experience in a law firm or in an in-house legal department of pharmaceutical /healthcare/life sciences company
Preferred: International or multinational firm experience
Skills
Comprehensive legal, business and technical knowledge/experience to improve processes and services.
Ability to work independently, lead large-scale projects and programs with moderate risks and resource/financial requirements, engaging teamwork and collaboration.
Risk Management skills, ability to facilitate cross-functional/cross-geographical work.
Self-motivated. Highly organized. Ability to anticipate and resolve complex problems. Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, able to make difficult decisions and stand behind them.
Good communication skills (written and oral).
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to establish key relationships and to partner well with others, ability to identify internal/external customer requirements and develop solutions to meet customer’s needs. Strong analytical skills. External and internal influence potential. Sound judgment and issue spotting ability.
At Lilly, caring is not only what we do for patients.
It is how we work.
We believe the people who dedicate themselves to making medicines better deserve an environment that makes their lives better too, one where they are supported, respected, and given the space to do their best work.
This is not just a policy.
It is who we are.
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.
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