Senior Director, CMH Communications

Lilly•Indianapolis, IN

26d•$154,500 - $226,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director leads external communications for Lilly's on-market cardiometabolic medicines — currently Mounjaro (tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes), Zepbound (tirzepatide for obesity), and Foundayo (orforglipron for obesity) — as well as new indications and label expansions as they are approved. This role owns the consumer obesity communications strategy, which is a defining capability of the CMH Communications team, and leads global communications for all approved products, including coordination with international affiliates across 40+ markets. This is a high-visibility, high-velocity role that requires both strategic vision and the ability to move fast. The Senior Director must be as comfortable shaping a long-term consumer narrative as they are managing an emerging media issue — and must actively contribute across the broader CMH Communications team as priorities shift.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
8+ years of communications experience with a strong background in consumer health, brand communications, and earned media.
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

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing critical communications plans across traditional, digital, and social media.
Experience supporting a business unit and developing deep understanding of brand, medical, and commercial objectives.
Knowledge of diabetes, obesity, and related metabolic diseases is strongly preferred.
Experience in global communications and coordinating with international affiliates.
Strong issues management and crisis communications experience.
PR agency management experience.
Exceptional writing and storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

Own the external communications strategy for all approved CMH products, including earned media, thought leadership, advocacy partnerships, and consumer campaigns.
Lead consumer obesity communications and develop innovative integrated campaigns that engage diverse audiences.
Develop and maintain brand narratives for Mounjaro, Zepbound, and Foundayo, ensuring consistency across all channels and geographies.
Support new indication launches and label expansions as they come through regulatory review, owning the communications strategy from pre-approval in partnership with Scientific Innovation team through post-launch.
Lead the global communications strategy for approved products, ensuring consistent messaging and coordinated execution across international affiliates.
Partner with affiliates to provide materials, messaging frameworks, and strategic guidance — enabling local market execution while maintaining global narrative integrity.
Coordinate with the Scientific Innovation team to ensure smooth handoff of global communications as products move from regulatory approval into commercialization.
Lead communications strategy and execution for priority CMH medical meetings — including ADA, EASD, ACC, and AHA — in partnership with Scientific Innovation, and other cross-functional comms partners.
Develop materials including press releases, media backgrounders, data summaries, and HCP-facing content timed to scientific presentations.
Anticipate and lead communications challenges related to on-market products — including pricing and access, competitive dynamics, compounding, and safety.
Partner with Issues and Crisis Communications Team and Enterprise Communications to maintain and develop relationships with A-list media; serve as spokesperson and support internal spokespeople with counsel and media preparation.
Oversee on-market PR agency relationships, ensuring high-quality output and strategic alignment.
Operate as an active and flexible member of the broader CMH Communications team and Global Corporate Communications team contributing to pipeline, internal, and enterprise projects as the workload demands.
Partner closely with marketing, medical affairs, regulatory, legal, and investor relations teams to align communications with business objectives.