Senior Director Competitive Intelligence & Strategy LillyDirect

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.  At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Lilly is making transformational investments in direct-to-consumer healthcare delivery through LillyDirect and other digital health initiatives. LillyDirect’s mission is to deliver a world-class consumer healthcare experience by transforming how patients access Lilly’s innovative medicines and digital health solutions through an end-to-end consumer health platform.

Overview The Senior Director Competitive Intelligence & Strategy will serve as strategic operating partner to the CFO LillyDirect and the broader LillyDirect leadership team, providing competitive insight, evaluating partnership opportunities across the healthcare ecosystem and providing recommendations to shape LillyDirect’s growth strategy. This role will report to the CFO of LillyDirect.

Competitive Intelligence Monitor industry trends in digital health, direct-to-consumer healthcare, and health-tech business models to identify opportunities and risks Translate competitive insights into strategic recommendations to LillyDirect leadership team on the implications of competitors' activities and recommend proactive strategies. Engage with external industry peer groups and organizations to benchmark best practices for consumer digital health activities and make recommendations to LillyDirect leadership team for best practices implementation. Champion efforts to challenge the status quo and drive solutions that help LillyDirect reach its goals Market Monitoring Work with marketing and market research teams to synthesize insights on current and potential customers Monitor industry trends and other relevant developments in the direct to patient and consumer digital health industries. Strategy Contribute to the execution of LillyDirect’s overall business strategy, including market expansion and new service offerings. Serve as a trusted strategic advisor and operating partner to the LillyDirect leadership team providing strategic perspective on business decisions. Lead the annual Strategic Plan exercise for LillyDirect Partnership Business development opportunities Evaluate partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem, including pharmacy partners, telehealth platforms, health systems, payers, and technology providers. Evaluate potential acquisitions that can enhance the speed, capabilities and geographic reach of LillyDirect.

Bachelor's degree 10+ years of experience evaluating external market dynamics — such as industry trends or business landscape analysis — gained through strategy consulting, competitive intelligence, corporate strategy, or a comparable external-facing role.

Prior Experiences MBA or equivalent advanced degree Competitive intelligence and/or strategy experience within an ecommerce, healthcare technology company, digital health platform, or health-tech startup/scale-up. Experience with direct-to-consumer or direct-to-patient business models, including e-commerce, subscription, or marketplace economics. Candidates with experience spanning both health-tech and pharma environments are especially valued.

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