Establish Story & Thought Leadership - Build and maintain the overarching neuroscience communications narrative, connecting Lilly's therapeutic focus areas into a coherent, credible platform story across media, patients, HCPs, and the public - Ensure brand narrative credibility for Lilly's approved Alzheimer's treatment and future pipeline assets, keeping the story grounded in science and consistent across audiences - Work alongside the Scientific Communications & Innovation team to shape the scientific narrative architecture underpinning all external neuroscience communications - Shape the external environment ahead of clinical data releases and regulatory events, building stakeholder understanding before the moment arrives - Support the visibility and thought leadership of senior Neuroscience leaders, building Lilly's standing as a credible and trusted voice in brain health and neurological disease - Amplify Business Impact - Build and deliver integrated global communications strategies for the neuroscience portfolio and pipeline, with the US as the primary market - Support brand and treatment communications in close coordination with marketing and cross-functional teams, ensuring programs are coherent and well-amplified - Bring deep expertise in clinical data releases and regulatory communications, working alongside Medical, Scientific Communications, and COE functions to shape rigorous external narratives - Translate neuroscience communications strategy into clear briefs for COE functions — Earned Media, Content, Digital, and Consumer — ensuring integration and accountability across channels - Serve as a trusted communications adviser to senior NBU leadership, supporting their visibility, credibility, and effectiveness in high-stakes situations - Brand Protection - Anticipate and prepare for issues that could affect Lilly's neuroscience portfolio and reputation, spanning competitive dynamics, policy, access, and safety challenges - Develop issues frameworks, holding statements, and rapid-response playbooks well in advance; coordinate across Legal, Regulatory, Government Affairs, and COE functions when issues arise - Build proactive preparedness into all major programs, clinical data releases, and campaigns — getting ahead of risk before it arrives - Workforce Engagement - Work closely with the AVP and the broader Neuroscience Communications team to ensure strategic alignment, coherent execution, and a unified direction across all programs - Coordinate with the Sr. Director, International Neurology & AD Communications to ensure global strategy pulls through consistently across markets - Provide day-to-day direction and performance oversight for PR agencies of record - Cultivate a team environment built on agility, collaboration, and shared commitment to the people this work serves Requirements - Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field - 6 or more years of professional experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or healthcare communications in a corporate, agency, or journalism setting - 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1 Nice to Have - Demonstrated experience supporting external communications around clinical data releases, regulatory submissions, or product approvals - Experience directly handling or leading a communications team or function - Proven track record building and delivering multi-channel, multi-audience communications plans with measurable outcomes - Depth working alongside medical, scientific, and regulatory teams to develop rigorous external narratives around clinical data releases and regulatory events - Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders, produce executive content, and operate with credibility in high-stakes situations including data releases, regulatory events, and executive forums - Experience building proactive frameworks and coordinating active crisis response across Legal, Regulatory, and Government Affairs - Experience shaping communications strategy across multiple markets with a genuine understanding of how US and international execution interconnect - Exceptional writing and storytelling ability across press materials, executive messaging, briefing documents, speeches, digital content, and narrative frameworks — producing polished, publication-ready work on deadline; this is a non-negotiable for the role - Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities without losing quality or coherence; able to change course quickly without needing a fully defined plan to move forward - Demonstrated ability to work across both long-range narrative development and hands-on execution — often at the same time — without sacrificing quality in either. - Benefits - This is a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).