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. Purpose Associate Director – Corporate Affairs & Government Affairs, META & MEA will be responsible for developing and implementing public policy and external engagement strategies to support the META business objectives and patient access across our portfolio. Qualification & Experience Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in political science, health economics, law, communications or related fields 5+ years of experience in government affairs or related lobbying experience Skills/Preferences: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Intuition for business Ability to work across boundaries and networks Capability to lead in a dynamic environment and to solve complex problems with broad impact on public policy and Lilly’s business Ability to lead through critical issues impacting the business Demonstrated success developing and implementing communication and/or environment shaping campaigns Proven success understanding, interacting with, partnering and influencing decisions of external stakeholders Experience working with or on behalf of professional, advocacy, government or payer organizations or similar stakeholders. Experience supporting a business unit and supporting crucial communications goals Ability to understand the business need and use ES levers to drive the business forward Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to lead strategy projects, engage others and translate strategy into implementation tactics and capabilities Confirmed ability to influence others and lead without authority Excellent communication and relational skills across functional and geographic boundaries as well as across, up, and down the organizational ladder Comfort operating within ‘white-space’ and within a dynamic and shifting landscape Strong problem-solving and relationship building skills. Ability to prioritize and make good trade-off decisions. Ability to work effectively in a highly regulated and politically sensitive environment Additional Preferences: Experience working in the pharmaceutical/ healthcare industry Arabic is a plus Key Responsibilities Government Affairs responsibilities: Responsible for Gulf 70% with a focus on UAE and Saudi 30%. Manages the META/MEA Communication Manager directly and dotted line KSA and Turkey Communication Managers. Driving local lobbying by leveraging relationships with payers from the different countries. Capable of providing and influencing decisions between Lilly and external partners on public policy issues that align with Lilly’s business objectives. Serve as the primary company representative regarding all company issues. Engage and influence biopharma industry trade associations. Lead the activities of contract lobbying firms and/or public relations firms within the region. Develop and maintain relationships with key advocacy and business organizations that align with Lilly’s business and public policy objectives. Engage with civic and community organizations in the region. Analyze and anticipate changes to public and private business environment in areas of direct responsibility for multiple geographies. Identify trends and stay abreast of the external environment for issues and actions that could affect present and future business opportunities. Drives Holistic approach aligning Lilly’s objectives to the national objectives and creating opportunities to partner focusing on key strategic areas (obesity, Alzheimer focus) Clear understanding of external priorities and enablers to inform short- and long-term strategy for affiliates Ensure constant interaction and interlocution on key topics and with targeted stakeholders to influence prioritization in specific pathologies or policy priorities Ensures GA/Policy/PA strategy and programs aligned with PRA & Business needs Corporate Affairs responsibilities: Leading the development and implementation of Environmental Shaping initiatives supporting the launch and uptake of our portfolio in collaboration with the PRA and cross-functional team and in alignment with corporate and brand strategies. Ensure a coordinated, focused and synergistic ES approach Create a market environment in which the benefits of our innovative products are recognized and these are made available to affected patients as quickly as possible Expand the external perception of Lilly's commitment in the area of indications to various stakeholders in the public, social, medical and political sectors in a targeted manner Create a resilient network of socially relevant groups Represent Lilly's positions effectively and clearly engaging in strong long-term relationships with key external partners and represent Lilly in associations and working groups at regional and national level to meet Lilly environment shaping objectives. Enhance the Lilly brands by exemplifying Lilly values and brand characteristics. Work with Legal and Compliance functions to outline appropriate guardrails related to influencing the external environment. 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