Senior Director - LVA Immunology Market Access, Strategy & Special Projects

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work, but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Lilly Value & Access (LVA) overview

LVA plays a key role in Lilly’s mission to help more people get better, faster. We remove barriers to access and affordability so people can benefit from Lilly medicines. We work to understand customer needs and the health care system. We find and remove obstacles early so people have a smooth experience. Our team works together, thinks strategically and embraces change and new technology for better outcomes.

Role purpose

This role is critical to making sure patients can get and stay on their Immunology medicines. The leader builds new market access capabilities and innovations that help the Immunology portfolio grow over time.

The Market Access Special Project Leader owns complex, high-impact access work across the Immunology portfolio. This work covers launch operations, channel strategy, affordability solutions, and provider access tools and system innovations. Together, these build the channels, services and tools that remove barriers from the first prescription through ongoing therapy.

For each workstream, the leader scopes the problem, builds the solution and runs it until it delivers results. They then hand it off or take on the next priority, within or outside the business unit. They apply PRA expertise across channel, contracting, pricing, affordability, patient support, reimbursement and customer engagement. They lead through matrix teams across brand, HCO marketing, field, vendor and central teams.

Role responsibilities

Support launch operations across the Immunology portfolio

Build channel strategy for new indications, age groups and dose forms across specialty pharmacy, hub and health system channels.

Design first-dose access and product stocking programs with Affordability, Trade and vendor partners.

Set clear solutions for denied or blocked claims with internal Lilly partners so people can start therapy without delay.

Partner with brand, HCO marketing and field teams to focus on high-priority accounts.

Drive launch readiness steps, including governance, legal and medical review, and vendor build timelines.

Improve the start-and-stay experience and enhanced channel services

Find and remove friction from prescription to first fill to refill in partnership with Immunology Consumer and Central Teams.

Own enhanced specialty pharmacy service strategy for the portfolio, such as adherence, liaison and patient transfer programs.

Track partner performance against program rules and goals, and act on gaps to better support patients and protect gross-to-net value.

Partner with cross-functional teams to help redesign provider portals and enrollment tools so starts are faster and easier and are aligned with the immunology patient needs.

Shape access strategy for Immunology innovation and future portfolio

Lead US payer strategy and engagement for emerging portfolio opportunities, including cross-portfolio and direct-to-patient models.

Assess payer, channel and affordability impacts and bring clear recommendations to brand and LVA leaders.

Lead special projects from scope to results

Align with leaders on the scope, team, timeline and approach for US Market Access Special Projects, and secure approval.

Deliver defined results within the agreed timeline, with speed and quality.

Partner across LVA, LUSA functions and global PRA and marketing to build solutions and lead launch or handoff.

Give strategic input on which projects to take on next.

Work closely with Brand Market Access and HCO Marketing Sr. Directors to align with brand strategy.

Basic requirements

Bachelor’s degree

5+ years of PRA, US Commercial Strategy, Channel, or Patient Reimbursement experience

Additional skills and preferences

PRA and channel expertise: Deep knowledge of specialty pharmacy, hub, payer and health system channels, and how they affect coverage and pull-through.

Launch experience: Has led market access work for a launch, ideally with PRA launch teams.

Influence without authority: Aligns brand, HCO, field and vendor leaders to drive decisions in one-on-one and group settings.

Bias for action: Delivers results quickly and removes friction for customers and teams.

Data and gross-to-net fluency: Uses data to track channel, contract and affordability results and to protect gross-to-net value.

Agility and sound judgment: Learns fast, leads change and makes sound calls where there is no playbook.

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Proven record of great customer experiences.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional information

5–10% travel, based on business needs

Location: Indianapolis, IN

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

$166,500 - $244,200

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers 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).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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