Sr. Director - Global Health Policy

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.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$177,750 - $260,700

Develop and drive Lilly’s global health policy priorities and company positions at the multilateral organization (MLO) level, in partnership with International Government Affairs (IGA) and effectively represent Lilly’s business needs on key issues (e.g., insulin access) through relationships with MLOs (e.g., B7/B20, COP26, G7/G20, OECD, UN, WHO, WIPO, WTO, APEC) and other external organizations (e.g., International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), country diplomatic missions).

• Effectively represent Lilly to industry (e.g., IFPMA), leading coordination of activities, including contributing to executive briefings as well as staffing of relevant committees.
• Engage and coordinate with global government affairs, the International Corporate Affairs Team (ICAT) and Lilly Legal to coordinate IFPMA and MLO outreach on high priority global policies.
• Coordinate with industry groups on global response to increasing political debate
• Support/Lead Lilly coalition building efforts – including 30x30 partnerships in close collaboration with the Lilly 30x30 lead and other multi-stakeholder action in the global health space, working closely with Lilly’s Social Impact office.
• Internal collaboration and coordination with Lilly Business Units (BUs), Corporate Affairs functions (e.g., Pricing, Reimbursement, and Access (PRA), GPP, GH, IGA), and affiliates to shape MLO level policy positions. Coordinate with internal stakeholders (BUs, PRA, Social Impact, IGA and affiliates) to develop and drive policy, pricing and programmatic recommendations to help expand access to better care in LMICs. E.g., close collaboration with business units on product access challenges such as global insulin access and supply debate; 30x30 lead on strengthening health systems and improved access to Lilly medicines.
• Act as a single point of contact / input for BUs, Regulatory/Quality and Manufacturing into global health policy. E.g., help BUs navigate, inform and shape WHO ATP classification system to create new classes of medicines given Lilly’s robust breakthrough pipeline; act as a coordination point for Regulatory and help BUs navigate changes to the WHO Essential Medicine List.
• Close collaboration with GPP and IGA team to align on policy needs to engage DC-based MLO and US government engagement activities.
• Work with Social Impact and Lilly’s 30x30 lead to develop an integrated thought leader / communications / executive outreach public health policy campaign supporting Lilly’s global health / 30x30 objectives.
• Build an external thought leader community with like-minded organizations (e.g., industry, NGOs, academia, UN agencies, government bodies) that have the influence to help advance Lilly global health goals and ultimately improve outcomes for people affected by NCDs in resource-limited settings.
• Partner with Social Impact and IBU teams to advance 30x30 market access campaigns to advance access and affordability to current and pipeline medications in LMICs (e.g., insulin, obesity medications)
• Identify senior leadership 30x30 engagement opportunities aligned with business priorities.
• Work with global Communications and IGA to support government and media outreach to highlight public health/30x30 achievements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in public policy, public health, political science, global health, or business related field.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience with public policy / government affairs / global health.
• 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/or visas for this role.

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Experience engaging with / working in MLOs, international think-tanks, or relevant national level organizations.
• Understandi