Associate Director - Pharmacist LillyDirect

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. About LillyDirect US Consumers navigate considerable complexity in managing their healthcare, and their experience is often vastly different from the personalized, seamless engagements we've come to expect from the banking, retail, and travel industries. While the pandemic led to innovations in virtual care, alternate models for distribution, and integrated health and wellness solutions, these innovations focus on specific points in the patient journey versus a holistic, end-to-end patient experience. Launched in January 2024 for people in the U.S. living with obesity, migraine, and diabetes, LillyDirect is an industry-first digital healthcare experience to support and empower patients on their care journey. Through this new operating model, Lilly aims to improve patient access to care, help reduce healthcare costs, and enable better outcomes for people living with chronic disease. The rapid uptake of LillyDirect since its launch underscores the significant unmet need of people struggling to navigate the complex U.S. health care system. As such, we are seeking to expand our offerings and scale business operations to enable better outcomes for patients. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Pharmacist with a background in managing pharmacy operations, ideally in an online or warehouse direct-to-patient environment. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, in-depth knowledge of pharmacy operations, and a commitment to patient safety and compliance. The position will support LillyDirect regarding all aspects of direct to patient pharmacy, including input on operational aspects, licensing and regulatory compliance, various process flows/models of pharmacy operations, acts of pharmacy knowledge across states, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Active Indiana pharmacist license in good standing.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in pharmacy operations.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements for online or warehouse-based pharmacies.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with pharmacy management software and automated dispensing systems is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety.
• Experience with a variety of industry parcel systems and their associated tradeoffs/applications.
• Ability to influence and communicate across levels of technical experts and leadership levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation and team support for technical and regulatory knowledge and activity regarding pharmacy.
• Support Lilly commercial oversight and issue resolution.
• When needed, verify accuracy of prescription orders and resolve issues with prescribers and/or patients.
• Work with Quality Assurance in ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations related to pharmacy practice and patient confidentiality.
• Collaborate with internal teams (logistics, commercial operations, customer support, IT) to streamline processes and enhance patient satisfaction.
• Provide guidance and support to external pharmacy staff/operations, addressing any operational challenges, in collaboration with commercial leadership.
• Review and improve workflow processes to optimize efficiency and patient care.
• Stay updated on industry trends and technological advancements related to direct to patient pharmacy operations, translates those into operational changes to facilitate state of the art execution.
• Ability to understand/improve processes and systems to support pharmacy.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager