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Position Description:

As the US Chronic Weight team continues launch preparation to bring therapies to millions of patients living with obesity and overweight in the US, we continue to push forward with new and innovative ways to accelerate reach and scale for a life-changing medicine! The Associate Director – Chronic Weight NILEX and Special Projects will play a meaningful role in driving that push across high priority projects related to innovative customer solutions for the U.S. market. This person will work cross-functionally externally to understand, evaluate, and advance arguments and strategic recommendations. The role will be a unique mix of marketing, business strategy, analytical analysis, and project management which will require ambitious thinking, comfort with ambiguity, and tenacity to drive work forward.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will continue to evolve based on team needs and workstream priorities. However, the focus will be advancing priority long term and launch solutions aimed at achieving the vision of a therapy broadly appealing and widely available. The Associate Director – US Chronic Weight NILEX and Special Projects will be responsible for:

US Chronic Weight Long-term Opportunity Evaluation (~70%):

• Partner with multiple third parties and Lilly Market Research to implement cross-customer learning plan related to product special projects including:
  • Execution of quantitative market research studies with multiple customer groups
  • Planning and execution of advisory board(s) with HCPs to understand customer reactions to proposed solutions and identification of key risks.
  • Planning and execution of advisory engagements with population health decision makers to understand potential and impacts to Lilly’s portfolio.
• Shape quantitative scenario analyses to anticipate financial impacts of creative solutions.
• Identify gaps and propose additional learning objectives / methods as needed.
• Assist in developing and leading cross-functional workshops to advance business case development, aligned recommendations, key assumptions, and risks.
• Develop, maintain, and implement project plans to oversee progress, ensure organizational alignment, identify barriers, and drive on-schedule delivery of key deliverables.
• Collaborate with multiple functional teams including product development, legal, regulatory, medical, marketing, finance, new product planning, LillyDirect, LVA and business development to collect inputs, challenge assumptions, and drive initiatives forward.
• Assist in developing executive-level summaries / communications to synthesize key insights, outline recommendations with supporting rationale, and highlight key assumptions / risks.

US Launch Solution Development and Planning (~30%):

• Support development of US product self-pay strategy, LillyDirect integration, connected solutions strategy, cross-BU executional integration.
• Support the advancement of foundational workstreams for US Chronic Weight NILEX (OSA, Hypertension, etc.)

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 5 years of industry experience
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Eli Lilly and Company does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Preferred Skillsets:

• An agile learner with the ability to quickly digest information, connect dots across a diverse set of inputs, and apply takeaways.
• Strong business insight with demonstrated competencies in business problem definition, analysis, and interpretation.
• Strong analytical skills with proven track record to work with and/or interpret data, recognize key variables, and articulate meaningful assumptions.
• Experience building relationships with external parties (vendors, customers, and potential partners).
• Demonstrated experience building arguments with analytical and strategic elements (e.g., Marketing strategy, LVA, finance, NPP, or related).

Additional Information:

• Indianapolis based; hybrid work schedule allowed.