Hybrid Senior Director – US CV Advocacy, Professional Relations

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About the role

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Advocate for policies supportive of key CMH priorities in partnership with the policy and federal government affairs team
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.

Benefits

  • 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
  • well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

Job title

Senior Director – US CV Advocacy, Professional Relations

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$169,500 - $248,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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