Associate Director, Special Investigations

About the role

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. Lilly is seeking an Associate Director, Special Investigations to lead investigations into frauds, knockoff products, and other civil and criminal violations as part of Lilly Legal’s Special Investigations Unit. This position will report to the Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel – Special Investigations. The role will be an integral part of Lilly’s efforts to combat financial and healthcare fraud, the illicit distribution of counterfeit and substandard drugs, theft and diversion of Lilly products, and related civil and criminal violations.

Responsibilities

• Create strategies for proactively combating fraud and the illicit distribution of knockoff drugs, and for promoting brand protection.
• Triage incoming reports to identify those that require or warrant investigation, and coordinate matters from intake and assignment of investigation through disposition.
• Drive change and process improvement to respond to evolving product protection landscape in conjunction with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with lawyers, investigators, intel analysts, business partners, forensic laboratory analysts, and data experts to initiate, advance, and conclude investigations.
• Identify new avenues for investigations, using cutting-edge forensic technology and software, and continuously monitor channels for new violations.
• Build and sustain working relationships with law enforcement and regulatory authorities worldwide, developing cases to the point of referral and supporting resulting criminal prosecutions and civil actions.
• Appropriately document reports and case information within internal case management systems.
• Throughout all assignments and investigations, maintain company confidential information, use discretion in conducting sensitive investigations, comply