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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.
Organization Overview
Lilly Catalyze360 is a comprehensive approach to enabling the early-stage biotech ecosystem by democratizing access to infrastructure, expertise, and resources. Through its interconnected pillars—Lilly Ventures, Lilly Gateway Labs, Lilly ExploR&D, and Lilly TuneLab—Catalyze360 strategically removes barriers that traditionally block bold science from becoming life-changing medicines, providing biotechs with flexible combinations of capital, physical lab space, R&D capabilities, AI/ML tools, and decades of enterprise learning.
Job Summary
The Associate Director, IT Contracts & Business Operations owns the contracting strategy and business operations framework for IT engagements across the Lilly Catalyze360 organization. This individual operates as a strategic advisor and business partner to Catalyze360 and IT leadership, leading negotiations for complex IT service agreements and serving as the organization's subject matter expert on contract structures for IT solutions, SaaS platforms, IT professional services, and AI agreements, data licenses, and custom development engagements. The role carries greater latitude for independent judgment; exercises influence senior stakeholders and is expected to shape process and precedent rather than simply execute against it.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and structure contract negotiations for the most complex IT service agreements, SaaS contracts, AI/ML platform agreements, custom IT solution development contracts, and data licensing agreements across Catalyze360, setting negotiation strategy and risk tolerance for the function.
- Serve as the business operations advisor and primary point of escalation between Catalyze360 and IT organizations, translating technical requirements into contractual terms and shaping vendor relationship strategy to advance business objectives.
- Partner directly with legal, finance, and IT technical leadership to structure and govern IT agreements that balance business needs, risk mitigation, and cost optimization, and represent Catalyze360's contracting interests in cross-functional meetings.
- Own risk identification and mitigation strategy across the IT contracting portfolio, including protection of sensitive confidential information and privacy.
- Identify and advocate for new opportunities to enhance contracting processes, tools, and the overall business operations model, anticipating organizational change and helping the function adapt ahead of it.
- If needed, provide guidance, coaching, and technical/functional direction to other contracting professionals and contractors supporting the IT contracting workstream, building capability and consistency across the team.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field required; advanced degree (JD, MBA, or related) preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in IT contract negotiations in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, or related IT business functions, including demonstrated experience independently negotiating and managing complex IT service agreements, SaaS contracts, or software licensing agreements.
- Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L- 1.
Additional Skills/Preferences
- Direct experience working with IT solution building teams, software engineering, DevOps, or technical product management organizations.
- Deep understanding of IT security requirements, compliance frameworks including privacy regulations, and data governance in regulated industries.
- Communication skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse senior stakeholders including technical, legal, and finance leadership; strong analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities; and an entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward building scalable process.
- Strong fluency with IT architecture, cloud infrastructure, software development lifecycle, and enterprise technology solutions.
- Demonstrated:
- Track record of operating with a high degree of independent judgment and autonomy, including making strategic trade-off decisions on risk, cost, and business priority with limited oversight.
- Ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders and leadership, and to lead through ambiguity and competing priorities across a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.
- Experience designing, leading, or scaling pilot programs, proof-of-concept initiatives, or technology evaluations.
- Experience leading or providing direction to others (direct reports, contractors, or cross-functional partners), including coaching and developing contracting capability in a team.
Additional Information
Travel up to 10% US as needed for internal meetings, vendor meetings, pilot implementations, and stakeholder engagement.
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.
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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$145,500 - $213,400
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
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.
Organization Overview
Lilly Catalyze360 is a comprehensive approach to enabling the early-stage biotech ecosystem by democratizing access to infrastructure, expertise, and resources. Through its interconnected pillars—Lilly Ventures, Lilly Gateway Labs, Lilly ExploR&D, and Lilly TuneLab—Catalyze360 strategically removes barriers that traditionally block bold science from becoming life-changing medicines, providing biotechs with flexible combinations of capital, physical lab space, R&D capabilities, AI/ML tools, and decades of enterprise learning.
Job Summary
The Associate Director, IT Contracts & Business Operations owns the contracting strategy and business operations framework for IT engagements across the Lilly Catalyze360 organization. This individual operates as a strategic advisor and business partner to Catalyze360 and IT leadership, leading negotiations for complex IT service agreements and serving as the organization's subject matter expert on contract structures for IT solutions, SaaS platforms, IT professional services, and AI agreements, data licenses, and custom development engagements. The role carries greater latitude for independent judgment; exercises influence senior stakeholders and is expected to shape process and precedent rather than simply execute against it.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and structure contract negotiations for the most complex IT service agreements, SaaS contracts, AI/ML platform agreements, custom IT solution development contracts, and data licensing agreements across Catalyze360, setting negotiation strategy and risk tolerance for the function.
- Serve as the business operations advisor and primary point of escalation between Catalyze360 and IT organizations, translating technical requirements into contractual terms and shaping vendor relationship strategy to advance business objectives.
- Partner directly with legal, finance, and IT technical leadership to structure and govern IT agreements that balance business needs, risk mitigation, and cost optimization, and represent Catalyze360's contracting interests in cross-functional meetings.
- Own risk identification and mitigation strategy across the IT contracting portfolio, including protection of sensitive confidential information and privacy.
- Identify and advocate for new opportunities to enhance contracting processes, tools, and the overall business operations model, anticipating organizational change and helping the function adapt ahead of it.
- If needed, provide guidance, coaching, and technical/functional direction to other contracting professionals and contractors supporting the IT contracting workstream, building capability and consistency across the team.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field required; advanced degree (JD, MBA, or related) preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in IT contract negotiations in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, or related IT business functions, including demonstrated experience independently negotiating and managing complex IT service agreements, SaaS contracts, or software licensing agreements.
- Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L- 1.
Additional Skills/Preferences
- Direct experience working with IT solution building teams, software engineering, DevOps, or technical product management organizations.
- Deep understanding of IT security requirements, compliance frameworks including privacy regulations, and data governance in regulated industries.
- Communication skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse senior stakeholders including technical, legal, and finance leadership; strong analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities; and an entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward building scalable process.
- Strong fluency with IT architecture, cloud infrastructure, software development lifecycle, and enterprise technology solutions.
- Demonstrated:
- Track record of operating with a high degree of independent judgment and autonomy, including making strategic trade-off decisions on risk, cost, and business priority with limited oversight.
- Ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders and leadership, and to lead through ambiguity and competing priorities across a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.
- Experience designing, leading, or scaling pilot programs, proof-of-concept initiatives, or technology evaluations.
- Experience leading or providing direction to others (direct reports, contractors, or cross-functional partners), including coaching and developing contracting capability in a team.
Additional Information
Travel up to 10% US as needed for internal meetings, vendor meetings, pilot implementations, and stakeholder engagement.
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.
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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$145,500 - $213,400
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
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in IT director jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive IT experience with at least 3 in a leadership role
- Demonstrated ability to manage IT budgets and align technology investments with business goals
- Experience with enterprise infrastructure including cloud platforms, networking, and security
- Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills across hardware, software, and services
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, ITIL, CISSP, or cloud provider credentials preferred
Tips for Your IT Director Job Search
Quantify infrastructure scope on your resume
IT directors are evaluated on scale. Replace vague claims with specifics: number of endpoints managed, size of IT budget overseen, and headcount of teams you've led. Hiring managers use these numbers to gauge whether your experience matches their environment.
Highlight vendor and contract management experience
Many it director postings require owning vendor relationships and SLA negotiations. Call out specific vendors you've managed, contract values where relevant, and how you've driven cost reductions or service improvements through those relationships.
Filter openings by industry vertical first
IT director responsibilities differ significantly between healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services. Targeting roles in industries where you've already operated shortens your time to interview and strengthens your positioning against generalist candidates.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists it director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a strategic IT roadmap example for interviews
IT director interviews consistently include scenarios around multi-year technology planning. Walk in with a concrete example of a roadmap you built, the business problem it addressed, how you secured buy-in, and the measurable outcome it delivered.
Negotiate beyond base salary in your offer conversation
IT director offers frequently include levers beyond base pay: technology training budgets, conference allowances, remote flexibility, and equity or bonus structures. Know which of these matter most to you before the conversation starts so you can prioritize clearly.
IT Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most it directors?
The companies hiring the most it directors right now include CVS Health, Gilead Sciences, and Taylor Strategy Partners, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Healthcare systems, financial institutions, and large manufacturers are consistently among the highest-volume hirers for this role.
How many it director jobs are remote?
About 74% of it director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though the share varies by industry and company size. Roles focused on cybersecurity strategy, enterprise architecture, and IT governance tend to offer more remote flexibility than positions requiring hands-on oversight of physical infrastructure or data center operations.
How do you become an it director?
Most it directors start in technical roles such as systems administrator, network engineer, or software developer, then move into team lead or IT manager positions where they gain budget and personnel responsibility. Building cross-functional project experience, earning certifications in areas like ITIL or cloud platforms, and demonstrating business impact through technology decisions are the clearest paths to the director level.
How do you get hired as an it director with limited leadership experience?
Candidates with strong technical depth but limited formal management experience can strengthen their candidacy by highlighting informal leadership: project oversight, vendor coordination, mentoring junior staff, or leading cross-departmental initiatives. Targeting smaller organizations or mid-market companies, where the it director role is often more hands-on and the competition pool narrower, also improves your odds significantly.
What does the it director interview process look like?
Most it director processes include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on leadership style and strategic thinking, and at least one panel interview with business stakeholders or C-suite leaders. A technical or case-based presentation is common at mid-to-large organizations, where candidates are asked to outline a technology roadmap or respond to a realistic infrastructure or security scenario.
Where can I find and apply to it director jobs?
You can find and apply to it director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your experience and target industry, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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