Sr Data Architect

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.

LRL Sr Data Architect – Data Capability

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Lilly's Purpose:

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 42,000+ 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.

Come build advanced software capabilities to accelerate our digital transformation and support Lilly's evolution to be the leader in Pharma-tech

Path/Level: R4

Title: Sr Data Architect - LRL Data Capability

Job Type: Full-Time Employee

Note: Roles are posted at the lowest level of a band, however, employees should search across all levels of the band to identify all opportunities. Employees hired on banded positions (ex: P1-P3, R1-R2, B1-B3, etc.) transfer at their current level, despite the level indicated on the job posting. For example, if a P2 candidate is selected for a P1-P3 banded position, the candidate will remain a P2 in the new role.

About the Role

LRL's Data Hub is driving a bold Data Strategy to make enterprise data AI-ready, audit-ready, and business-ready. As a Sr. Data Architect, you will connect Lilly's enterprise data vision with scalable execution—architecting secure, compliant, and future-ready data products.

You'll partner with solution architects, business SMEs, and engineering teams to design conceptual, logical, and physical models that align with pharma standards and governance. A major focus will be building data products and pipelines that power critical decisions across Clinical, Regulatory, and CMC domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Design architectures for modern ecosystems (Data Lakes, Mesh, Fabric) which drives the long-term strategy for LRL Data.
• Embed pharma-specific standards (CDISC, FHIR, HL7, Allotrope, etc.) into designs.
• Partner with industry consortiums to align Lilly's architecture with global standards.
• Drive governance, lineage, and compliance via MDM and quality frameworks.
• Influence leadership and stakeholders on data strategy and best practices.
• Lead large-scale data transformation, ETL, and pipeline design.
• Architect and maintain enterprise data models (relational, dimensional, big data).

Required Expertise

• 10+ years in large-scale data transformation and architecture.
• 5+ years in data modelling across relational, dimensional, and big data.
• Strong knowledge of pharma data (Clinical, Regulatory, CMC).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and tools (Erwin, ER/Studio, Oracle, Redshift, PostgreSQL) and other Data Platforms - Snowflake, Databricks etc.
• Strong grounding in Data Governance, MDM, and compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable, interoperable data solutions.

Preferred Skills

• AI/ML integration for predictive analytics.
• Deep understanding of pharma data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to bridge strategy and execution in complex organizations.

Impact

This role is pivotal in shaping Lilly's enterprise data architecture—balancing innovation, compliance, and industry alignment to deliver trusted, AI-ready data for the future.

Why Join Us?

This role presents an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of digital and data innovation at Lilly. You will shape the future of how research and development teams across the globe access, use, and benefit from data—unlocking new possibilities in science, technology, and patient care.

Lilly is an equal opportunity employer

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Note: When applying internally, your current supervisor will be notified. We encourage employees to discuss the opportunity with their supervisor prior to applying.

Note: When applying internally for a position your current supervisor receives notification that you have applied to the position. We encourage employees to discuss the opportunity with their supervisor prior to applying.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.