Associate Vice President, Ethics and Compliance - Consumer, Digital Lilly Direct

Eli Lilly and Company•Indianapolis, IN

1d•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 Lilly Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical leader discovering and delivering life-changing medicines to people around the world. Founded in 1876, Lilly is making transformational investments in direct-to-consumer healthcare delivery through LillyDirect and other digital health initiatives, fundamentally reshaping how patients access care and medicines. The Opportunity We are seeking a strategic, business-minded Ethics & Compliance leader to serve as the embedded E&C partner for Lilly’s Consumer Digital Experience portfolio, including LillyDirect, digital pharmacy operations, third-party platform partnerships, and direct-to-consumer programs. Reporting to the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (CECO), this Associate Vice President will sit on the lead team for LillyDirect and the Digital Legal Office, providing day-to-day compliance leadership to product, commercial, and technology teams building Lilly’s next-generation consumer healthcare platforms. This is a rare opportunity to shape the compliance architecture for one of the most innovative initiatives in the pharmaceutical industry. Operating with significant autonomy, you will design compliance frameworks that enable rapid product innovation while proactively managing regulatory, fraud-and-abuse, and integrity risks unique to the consumer digital health space. You will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior business leaders and work closely with Legal, Regulatory, and Integrated Risk Management partners to ensure LillyDirect operates with the highest standards of integrity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (e.g., J.D., M.B.A., C.P.A.).
10+ years of progressive experience in ethics and compliance, legal, regulatory, or a related risk function, with significant exposure to healthcare or pharmaceutical environments.
Demonstrated expertise in healthcare fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act), and/or consumer protection, telehealth, or digital health regulatory frameworks.
Proven experience designing and implementing compliance programs, controls, and monitoring plans in fast-paced, high-growth, or transformation-oriented environments.
Strong strategic and conceptual thinking with the ability to translate complex compliance risks into actionable business guidance.
Demonstrated ability to communicate, influence without authority, and build trusted advisory relationships with senior leaders.
Significant leadership and management experience with the ability to lead teams, drive change, and develop talent.
Demonstrated history of operating with integrity.

Nice To Haves

In-house experience at a pharmaceutical, digital health, or consumer health technology company, including experience with consumer-facing digital platforms, ecommerce, or marketplace business models.
Experience navigating compliance considerations for AI-enabled healthcare delivery, data analytics, or digital product development.
Familiarity with MSO structures, restrictions on corporate practice of medicine, and pharmacy licensing across multiple jurisdictions.
Background in integrated risk management, including technology-driven compliance monitoring and data analytics.
Experience with change management methodologies and large-scale system or process implementations.
Agile project management experience or familiarity with product-led compliance delivery models.

Responsibilities

Serve as the dedicated Ethics & Compliance leader for LillyDirect’s consumer marketplace, digital pharmacy operations, third-party partnerships, telehealth integrations, and direct-to-consumer platforms.
Provide strategic E&C guidance to senior business leadership on emerging risks, regulatory trends, and novel business models at the intersection of pharmaceutical regulations, healthcare fraud and abuse laws, consumer protection requirements, and ecommerce regulations.
Sit on the LillyDirect lead team, contributing an E&C perspective to business strategy, product roadmaps, and go-to-market decisions.
Develop a deep understanding of the consumer digital health business environment, plans, and strategies, and proactively help colleagues and business partners understand, account for, and mitigate compliance risks.
Design and implement scalable compliance frameworks, playbooks, and risk-based controls tailored to consumer-facing digital health platforms, including Anti-Kickback Statute compliance, corporate practice of medicine considerations, telehealth regulations, pharmacy licensing, and consumer protection requirements across all 50 states.
Embed compliance requirements into digital product development lifecycles and technology systems to enable real-time monitoring, data analytics, and confidence that employees operating within these systems are doing so compliantly.
Assess E&C training and communications needs for the consumer digital businesses supported, and deliver programs aligned with organizational change management goals.
Provide input into corporate compliance policies and procedures that reflect the unique needs of direct-to-consumer healthcare delivery.
Conduct regular E&C risk assessments of consumer digital business practices and partner with business leaders to implement appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
Design and execute monitoring plans to address identified and prioritized risk areas for consumer digital platforms and partnerships.
Leverage E&C data analytics tools and integrated risk management approaches for insights to ensure timely and effective risk identification and mitigation.
Drive application of effective corrective and preventive action plans responsive to monitoring and investigation findings.
Deliver meaningful, data-driven insights to LillyDirect and business unit leadership derived from monitoring and compliance activities.
Partner closely with the Legal, Regulatory, and Privacy teams within the Digital Legal Office to ensure coordinated risk management across healthcare regulatory, data privacy, AI governance, and commercial compliance domains.
Consult on investigations with ethics and compliance implications, always collaborating with HR on speak-up matters and investigations.
Coordinate with other E&C professionals across affiliates and business units to ensure consumer digital controls are aligned with company standards and that affiliate personnel understand the nuances of global digital commerce operations.
Engage with external industry E&C peer groups and organizations to benchmark best practices for consumer digital health compliance.
Build, lead, and develop a small team of E&C professionals dedicated to the consumer digital portfolio, including project management and system standardization capabilities.
Attract, retain, and develop top E&C talent, positioning team members for roles of increased responsibility and complexity.
Foster an open, inclusive team environment that promotes collaboration, open communication, and a culture of integrity and accountability.
Champion Lilly’s values and The Red Book (Code of Conduct), serving as a visible advocate for ethical conduct across the consumer digital organization.

Benefits

Competitive compensation including base salary, performance bonus, and long-term incentives.
Budget authority to build your team and engage external resources.
Access to Lilly’s deep bench of legal, regulatory, clinical, and commercial subject matter experts.
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).