At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.<div><div>The Security Architecture and Engineering (SAE) Associate Director serves as a critical operational bridge between the Security Architecture &amp; Engineering (SAE) team, SAE stakeholders across the company, and partner Cybersecurity organizations including Cyber Defense (GCDO) and Threat Mitigation. This role transforms operational friction into operational excellence by managing workflows, communications, and coordination that allows technical security experts to focus on complex security challenges. Youll support critical security operations while maintaining clear communication across teams and stakeholders. This is a high-impact role where your strong organizational skills, learning agility and security knowledge help reduce security risk exposure across the enterprise. </div><div> </div><div>What You Will Do:  </div><div>Cross-Team Operations &amp; Stakeholder Management </div><div><ul><li>Coordinate workflows and facilitate conversations between SAE, Cyber teams, and business stakeholders </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Assist with the design, documentation, and continual improvement of operational processes for the SAE team </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Track operational metrics, identify bottlenecks, and influence process improvements </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Help manage documentation of common security patterns such as reference architectures </li></ul></div><div>Request Management &amp; Escalation Coordination </div><div><ul><li>Support the cyber review intake process and perform assessment of stakeholder requests </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Prioritize and route requests to appropriate technical resources </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Ensure consistent, timely communication to stakeholders who operate at many levels of seniority </li></ul></div><div>Documentation &amp; Knowledge Management </div><div><ul><li>Develop and maintain process documentation, reference materials and knowledge articles for the SAE team and stakeholders </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Produce regular operational reports highlighting trends, metrics, and areas for improvement </li></ul></div><div>Your Minimum Qualifications </div><div><ul><li>Bachelors degree in Business, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology</li></ul><ul><li>3-7 years of professional experience in information security, IT operations, or related technical field </li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects or coordinating between technical teams </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and drive issues to resolution </li></ul></div><div>What You Should Bring</div><div><ul><li>Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (MITRE, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls) </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Prior experience in a consulting, stakeholder management or technical project management role </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Knowledge of pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industry security requirements </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Background working in geographically distributed team environments </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Strong analytical skills with experience creating metrics and operational dashboards </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Certifications such as GIAC, CISSP, Security+, or cloud security certifications (AWS Security, Azure Security) </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence without direct authority </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>What Makes This Role Unique: This is an opportunity to work with a talented cybersecurity team while helping to build operational excellence to support the evolving technical needs of a large enterprise. Youll have high visibility across security operations, expand your cybersecurity knowledge in an enterprise context, and have direct impact on reducing security risk exposure enterprise-wide. </div></div>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 (<a target="_blank" href="https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation">https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation</a>) 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 Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is$124,500 - $200,200<h3></h3>Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including 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; and 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.#WeAreLilly

Eli Lilly

Security Architecture Operations - Assoc Director

Eli Lilly