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.

Role Purpose

A Principal Data Analyst is a senior individual contributor / technical leader responsible for:
Driving end-to-end analytics delivery
Translating business / clinical needs into data-driven solutions
Leading standards, governance, and mentoring
Influencing strategic decision-making through insights

This role often combines deep technical expertise + functional leadership + stakeholder influence.

Key Responsibilities

A.



Analytics Delivery & Technical Leadership
Lead design, development, and delivery of analytics solutions / dashboards / reports
Perform advanced data analysis, modelling, and interpretation
Ensure data quality, validation, and compliance standards
Drive set-up, conduct, and closure phases for data delivery in clinical/data programmes
Translate business questions into analytical frameworks and outputs

B. Business Translation & Stakeholder Engagement
Convert business requirements into technical specifications
Present insights to stakeholders in explicit, actionable form
Partner with cross-functional teams to shape strategy and decisions
Provide analytics support for study/program deliverables and regulatory needs

C. Process, Standards & Governance
Define and enforce data standards, checks, and validation frameworks
Improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of analytics

📌 Principal Data Analyst Bengaluru
🏢 Eli Lilly
📍 Bengaluru