Associate Director - E&C and Legal Training and Messaging

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.

Lilly Ethics and Compliance (E&C) is committed to helping the company deliver high performance with high integrity. 

The Associate Director of E&C and Legal Training and Messaging will lead the creation and implementation of legal and compliance training and communications.

Additionally, this role will design and execute change strategies that enable successful adoption of new legal and compliance processes, technologies, and initiatives.

Training & Communications

• Lead the planning, development, and implementation of training solutions for prioritized legal, compliance, and integrated risk management topics.

• Develop training and communication plans to support the implementation of identified legal, compliance, and integrated risk management initiatives.

• Design and develop microlearning modules tailored to audience segments, ensuring content is engaging, accessible, and aligned with organizational learning objectives.

• Identify simple and creative ways to communicate key messages in a coordinated manner, including support of enterprise-wide communication campaigns, as needed.            

• Analyze available metrics and learner data to assess effectiveness to improve legal and compliance training and communications.

Change Strategy & Planning

• Develop and implement OCM strategies for legal and compliance initiatives.

• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to align change efforts with business objectives.

• Provide regular updates to leadership on progress, risks, and success measures.

Team Player & Continuous Improvement

• Demonstrate a collaborative mindset and work effectively across teams to achieve shared goals.

• Actively contribute to a culture of innovation by identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance efficiency.

• Influence business partners and leadership to adopt optimal learning approaches.

• Embrace feedback and promote continuous learning to strengthen organizational resilience and adaptability.

Basic Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 5+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or related industry.

• 2+ years of experience in training & awareness, communications, and/or Organizational Change Management roles.

• 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 Preferences:

• Strong understanding of legal operations and/or compliance frameworks.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder leadership skills.

• Ability to translate sophisticated legal and compliance concepts into clear, actionable communications.

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Proven experience managing complex, high profile projects.

• Understand and able to apply adult learning principles.

• Demonstrated ability to think creatively, try new ideas, and apply learnings.

• Impeccable attention to detail.

• Excellent organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to form and maintain excellent cross-functional working relationships.

• Demonstrated ability to network and influence at multiple levels and across multiple functions for collaborative solutions.

• Strong learning agility.

• Ability to be a flexible team player with the highest ethical and business standards.

• Global experience.

Additional Information:

Candidates (internal) must not have had any compliance violations within the last 12 months.

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