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.

Do you like to be in the heart of the action, on the front lines of cybersecurity defense, creating a defense system to thwart cyber-attacks?  Join us as we do this daily to protect our patients, employees, and shareholders. The Global Cyber Defense Operations (GCDO) team is dedicated to active defense through analysis, innovation, and collaboration. Our mission focuses on unifying detection, analysis, and response strategies to safeguard Lilly's ability to develop life-changing medicines. The threat of cybersecurity attacks has never been greater, and the GCDO’s mission has never been more important.

What You Will Be Doing:

The Associate Director of Tactical Operations will be responsible for all tactical operations of the Global Cyber Defense Operations (GCDO) team.  GCDO is comprised of the following functional groups: Attack Surface Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Detection and Automation Operations, Cyber Defense Readiness, External Threat Response, and Insider Threat Response.

The functions of the GCDO are as follows:

External Threat Response (ETR): Responsible for monitoring, detection, analysis, investigation, and response to cybersecurity related events and incidents

Attack Surface Management (ASM): Responsible for reducing the overall attack surface of the Enterprise, including the identification, analysis, and remediation of vulnerabilities.

Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI): Leading efforts across the organization to consume, contribute, and produce threat intelligence, both internal and external to Lilly. Maintain, develop, and evangelize to partner functions an understanding of threats, attack campaigns and intrusion sets targeting Lilly.

Cyber Defense Readiness (CDR): Responsible for the integration of key initiatives between the GCDO and the rest of Cybersecurity and other business partners.

Detection and Analysis Operations (DAO): Responsible for general SecOps and DevOps of GCDO owned capability to empower the organization. Establishing the platform and services to enable effective detection and monitoring of security events, as well as providing a means to analyze and improve detections.

Internal Threat Response (ITR): Responsible for the monitoring, analysis, and investigation of cybersecurity related events and incidents, with a focus on the internal workforce.

How You Will Succeed:

Financial Management: Planning, Tracking, Adjusting

Content Management

Administrative management and leadership of GCDO Analyst pool.

Vendor Management

Onboarding/Training Plan Management

Work/Capacity Management & Personnel Assignment

Supporting business operations of GCDO

Fostering and Advancing Cultural Maturity and Team Cohesiveness

Coaching and driving professional growth and advancement of GCDO

Other work as assigned

Your Basic Requirements:

HS Diploma or GED with 5+ years of demonstrated experience in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or operations management

Demonstrated experience in an operations-focused role

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status)

What You Should Bring:

Excellent prioritization and project management skills

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex technical information in a way that non-technologists or security professionals understand

Demonstrated experience in process improvement

Demonstrated experience with working with systems validated according to Lilly Computer Systems Quality

Demonstrated experience working with and leveraging program and project management processes 

Additional Information:

Hybrid position located in Indianapolis, IN (relocation required)

Some travel may be required

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$124,500 - $182,600

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.

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