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Senior Director - US CV Advocacy & Professional Relations
Senior Director - US CV Advocacy & Professional RelationsEli Lilly • IN, US
Senior Director - US CV Advocacy & Professional Relations

Senior Director - US CV Advocacy & Professional Relations

Eli Lilly • IN, US
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

CMH Corporate Affairs :

Position Title : Sr. Director - Corporate Affairs : U.S. CV Advocacy & Professional Relations

Location : Indianapolis, IN or Remote

Company Overview :

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.

Position Overview :

Corporate affairs aims to be the global catalyst for change in Cardiometabolic Health by shaping policy and environments, building partnerships, and mobilizing advocacy and evidence-based tools to expand access and prepare systems for innovative medicines.

As a core contributor to the Corporate Affairs mission, Advocacy and Professional Relations team members build patient-centric partnerships that position Lilly as a partner of choice for delivering improved outcomes for people living with cardiometabolic disorders. They advance Lilly’s CMH innovation readiness priorities and serve as critical business partners to cross-functional colleagues across CMH and the enterprise in support of our CMH vision.

A core emerging focus of the CMH business unit is reducing cardiovascular deaths through our current and growing pipeline of Cardiovascular (CV) medicines.  This position will be critical to growing and strengthening our relationship with CV groups in the U.S. to improve patient outcome and policy in this therapeutic area.

The position will report to the Vice President of CMH Corporate Affairs and will be part of the Cardiometabolic Health Business Unit Corporate Affairs team.

Position Responsibilities :

The Senior Director, U.S. CV Advocacy and Professional Affairs, will support Lilly’s goals to accelerate the reach and scale of our CMH CV portfolio by managing assigned patient advocacy customers and their associated collaborations, sponsorships and memberships. They will collaborate with CMH cross-functional colleagues to advance innovation readiness strategic initiatives to support the launch of key late phase programs, line extensions and other pipeline assets in the CV space. The senior director will work cross-functionally across marketing, medical affairs, communications, global public policy, government affairs, clinical development and development in support of CMH corporate affairs and advocacy objectives.

They will provide support for initiatives and projects that align with business priorities, including but not limited to managing Lilly’s corporate relationship with major US CV organizations, customer visits, Lilly-sponsored customer events, meetings and congresses, communications campaigns, coalitions and the fulfillment of sponsorship and membership benefits.

Primary responsibilities include :

  • Build and sustain relationships with key CV patient advocacy and professional groups, including identifying partnership opportunities and advocating for programs and policies in support of the CMH portfolio.
  • Represent Lilly mission and values through customer engagements (e.g. congresses, events, meetings)
  • Execute memberships, sponsorships, and partnerships to grow brand equity and strengthen relationships, ensuring commitments and benefits are fulfilled.
  • Work with members of the CMH corporate affairs team and in partnership with cross-functional colleagues to :

Address barriers to access through external relationships and collaborations

  • Advance understanding of the science related to priority disease states and molecules
  • Build understanding of customer priorities, positions on key issues and other environmental factors important to CMH priorities
  • In partnership with the policy and federal government affairs team, advocate for policies supportive of key CMH priorities.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to align advocacy efforts with scientific and medical strategies.
  • Support executive engagement with key organizations and at scientific congresses
  • Support internal training and awareness to deepen employee understanding of the patient experience and to educate on patient advocacy best practices.
  • Oversee and manage internal communications tools and resources to keep business partners informed of A&PR activities and support shared consciousness
  • Ensure all advocacy activities comply with regulatory, legal, and ethical standards.
  • Manage sponsorships, grants, and partnerships in alignment with company policies.
  • Lead local Indiana advocacy efforts with key cardiometabolic health groups that touch Lilly leadership and employees.
  • Identify innovative opportunities to communicate the impact of patient advocacy efforts to internal and external audiences.

    • Requirements :

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 10+ years of experience working in or with patient advocacy and professional organizations.

    • Preferences

  • Master’s or Advanced Degree
  • Specific experience or expertise in the cardiovascular disease and work with CV groups / advocacy strongly preferred
  • Experience in environmental shaping, policy, marketing, communications or other relevant experience.
  • Expertise working in the external environment to build relationships, advance policy or environment shaping goals.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Passion for and knowledge of the cardiometabolic health space.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%
  • Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to lead strategy projects, engage others and translate strategy / business priorities into implementation tactics and capabilities.
  • Comfort operating within ‘white space’ and within a dynamic and shifting landscape
  • Demonstrated relationship-building skills, ability to influence others / lead without authority.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience working and communicating with executives.
  • Strong interpersonal skills across functional and geographic boundaries as well as across, up, and down the organizational ladder.
  • Proven success understanding, interacting with, partnering and influencing decisions of external stakeholders.
  • Understanding of policy landscape and impact on CMH business priorities preferred.
  • Extreme learning agility, ability to prioritize, problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities.

    • Location : Indianapolis, IN or Remote considered

    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 (

  • ) 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 Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

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

    $169,500 - $248,600

    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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