Associate Director, M&Q Network Communications Lead - Eli Lilly and Company

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.

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

Company Overview

Eli Lilly is Global Pharmaceutical Company with operations throughout the world. Our goal is to unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We have been helping to make lives better for patients for more than 135 years. We are a leader in research and development, with a strong base of currently marketed brands and pipeline of future innovations. We invest in our people through a competitive package of salary and benefits, training and development, and career advancement opportunities. 

M&Q Communications Lead

From molecule to market, Global Manufacturing plays an important role in every step along a product’s lifecycle.

We strive to ensure that all Lilly products are produced to the highest standards, in compliance with all applicable regulations, and are always available when needed. Over 10,000 employees at 21 sites in nine countries make innovative Lilly medicines.

Overall Job Purpose

The network communications lead will be responsible for leading all execution of integrated communications strategies for network and site communications for the API and Dry Network and Parenteral and Device Network in M&Q. The lead will work with site communications to develop a playbook for effective proactive and reactive internal and external communications, partner with HR for communications planning and implementation across sites and evaluate impact. The role will closely partner with network leadership to align network, organization and enterprise strategies. The role will also lead site communicators to build capabilities, share best practices, and measure the effectiveness of communication strategies. 

Responsibilities

• Manage a network of site communicators and partner across communications to research, plan, develop and implement an integrated communications strategy across the network.

• Work with agency of record and Lilly peers to research best practices and integrate into work

• Refresh content, speakers and cadence of regular communications touchpoints

• Suggest an annual strategy for capability building with diverse internal/external speakers

• Think creatively for strategy and solutions to engagement across sites in support of M&Q employee engagement and retention

• Support leader communications to further the M&Q narrative and create employee and stakeholder engagement. 

• Support development of governance and guidance for network and M&Q site communications, including media, branding, recruiting communications and other forms of engagement at the local and network level. 

• Support upcoming M&Q internal/external announcements in support of business expansions, investments, partnerships and growth.

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Business level English 

• A self-starter who is passionate about delivering creative solutions and leading others in doing so

• Ability and passion to operate in a complex multicultural environment

• Proven track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams and influencing 

• A minimum of 5 years of communications experience with a proven track record of planning and delivering communications strategies 

• Experience working with communications metrics and analytics

• Demonstrated experience creating a vision and strategic plans that influence department initiatives.

• 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) for this employment position.

Additional Skills / Preferences

• Social media content creation

• Video production

• Basic knowledge of creative design

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 (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) 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 an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, 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 help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

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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