Associate Vice President - Scientific Innovation Communications
About The Position
At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. Responsibilities The Associate Vice President - Discovery and Innovation Communications is responsible for developing and delivering global external communications to promote Lilly's scientific innovation story in support of Lilly's corporate narrative. This role will leverage strategic communications to enhance visibility and understanding of the company's commitment to discovering and advancing innovative medicines with external stakeholders working with Lilly's R&D leadership team. Reporting to the Global Chief Communications Officer, this role will lead a team of strategic communicators within the Lilly Corporate Affairs department. The Advisor will strategically look across the work of the Therapeutic Area Communications leads and identify areas that cut across therapeutic areas. Where cross-TA narratives and themes emerge, this person will own and lead those integrated communications narratives. Team Leadership As a member of the Global Communications Leadership Team (GCLT), accountable for ensuring integration within Global Communications and continuous improvement across the function Critical to the role’s success will be close collaboration with counterparts in Content, Creative and Digital Channel communications, Enterprise communications, Public Affairs communications and BUCA communications.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 10 years of diverse communications experience within corporate or public relations agency environments
- Strong media relations and issues management
Nice To Haves
- Pharmaceutical or healthcare experience and expertise
- Experience managing teams and cross-company initiatives
- Ability to identify patterns and connections across diverse therapeutic areas and synthesize cross-cutting narratives
- Strategic thinking to connect dots across multiple TA communications strategies and identify enterprise-level stories
- Ability to think strategically and broadly, focus on key priorities and translate strategy into action
- Proven ability to effectively counsel senior management on communications strategies and ideas in verbal and written formats
- Travel (domestic) is expected
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Cross-TA Integration Strategically analyze the work across Therapeutic Area Communications leads to identify cross-cutting themes, narratives, and opportunities
- Own and lead the development and execution of integrated communications narratives that span multiple therapeutic areas
- Support the development and lead implementation of a comprehensive discovery and innovation communications strategy that drives home a critical component of the Lilly narrative, including scientific milestones and technology advancements
- Executive Communications & Counsel Serve as a trusted advisor to Chief Scientific Officer and other R&D executives while collaborating closely with colleagues across global communications to support an enterprise focus.
- Team Leadership & Development Coach and develop a team of communications professionals who will implement communications initiatives to support global communications objectives
- Monitor the effectiveness of external suppliers of public relations activities
Benefits
- 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).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
