Senior Director-State Government Affairs

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.

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 more than 45,000 employees 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.

The Senior Director is responsible for the development and implementation of Lilly’s government affairs strategy with tight alignment with Lilly’s Business Units – Cardiometabolic Health, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Oncology. The Senior Director requires a combination of technical expertise and cross-functional leadership ability as a member of a diverse team. The Senior Director must be capable of making technical (business and legislative) decisions within Lilly and with external entities. The Senior Director must have the experience to lead large-scale projects or campaigns with awareness of legislative and business risks. The Senior Director is responsible for Lilly’s relationship with key customers and functions as a principal government affairs representative on behalf of Lilly with civic and community organizations, disease state organizations, governors, their cabinet and executive staff, state legislatures, state regulatory agencies, and local elected officials.
 

• Develop and manage relationships with key advocacy and business organizations that align with Lilly’s business and legislative objectives.

• Support Lilly’s state government affairs team by leveraging relationships with prominent governors, their executive staff, and state legislators.

• Engage with civic and community organizations within the region.

• Secure and strengthen alliances with state-based disease state patient organizations to support Lilly’s business and legislative objectives.

• Support Lilly’s Federal office (in Washington, D.C.) by leveraging relationships with prominent members of the congressional delegation from priority states.

• Influence decisions within the government affairs team and external partners on legislative issues that align with Lilly’s business objectives.  

• Analyze and anticipate changes to public and private business environment in areas of direct responsibility. Identify trends and stay abreast of the external environment for issues and actions that could affect present and future business opportunities. 

• Manage a budget and the activities of consultants.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in political science or related fields

• 10+ years of experience in government affairs or related lobbying experience

• Specialized knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process in multiple geographies

• 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

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Business acumen

• Ability to work across boundaries and networks

• Ability to lead in a complex environment and to solve complex problems with broad impact on legislation and Lilly’s business

• Ability to lead through controversial issues impacting the business

• Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any legally protected status

• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $160,500 to $235,400 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. 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