Public Affairs Manager/Associate

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Lilly Full time

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.

**Overall Job Purpose**:
The Public Affairs Manager/Associate role delivers key initiatives to shape the external environment to deliver optimized patient access to Lilly innovative medicines in Australia and New Zealand and to shape public perception of the company. This includes strategic external communications and media, advocacy, corporate reputation and issues management, and policy shaping initiatives.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Environment shaping
- Implement comprehensive, integrated public affairs strategies to shape the environment and achieve market access and value for Lilly medicines.
- Work cross-functionally at affiliate, regional and global level to ensure a structured, coordinated and synergistic ES approach that aligns with business goals
- Contribute to government engagement strategies and commission research to inform policy shaping and advocacy initiatives.

Stakeholder management
- Build and maintain a stakeholder map and engagement plan in prioritised therapeutic areas, working closely with the cross functional team.
- Establish strong, enduring relationships with key external stakeholders, including scientific societies, patient organisations, key influencers and media.
- Identify and deliver strategic partnership opportunities to strengthen future relationships and deliver on business objectives.

Media & Communications
- Lead external media and communications plan delivery, including readiness for data, regulatory and reimbursement milestones.
- Represent Lilly's positions effectively and clearly in external meetings, industry associations and working groups.
- Contribute to strategic planning and delivery of internal communications to support outreach to therapeutic area communities.

Corporate Reputation
- Design and deliver initiatives to increase awareness and enhance the reputation of Lilly as a company and trusted partner and thought leader in healthcare and more broadly.
- Operate with full understanding and adherence to the highly regulated pharmaceutical environment, including but not limited to Medicines Australia Code of Conduct and Lilly policies.

**Essential Skills and Attributes**:

- Clear focus on results; initiative, speed and good balance between structured approach and creativity
- Communications excellence: ability to successfully execute high-stakes, high impact communications strategies
- High personal integrity: ability to operate in ambiguous settings, maintain values and achieve business outcomes
- Critical strategic thinking: ability to facilitate integrated campaigns and influence planning, and execution of therapeutic access policy programs
- Interpersonal, influence and negotiation skills: strong interpersonal, networking and communication skills
- Collaborative mindset: the ability to place "We" greater than "Me" in the way work is performed and results achieved
- Project management skills: proactive execution, budget management and business planning. Experience dealing with agencies and service providers
- Demonstrable knowledge of the Australian healthcare system, pharmaceutical access environment and key player interests

**Qualifications and experience**:

- University undergraduate or post-graduate degrees in communications, political science or law are desired.
- 5+ years' experience in environment shaping, media/communications or patient advocacy role
- Demonstrated capacity to engage with the patient & professional advocacy customer community
- Knowledge of healthcare policy, pharmaceutical access environment and key player interests
- Experience working in relevant therapeutic area and established relationships with key external stakeholders is desirable.
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional setting and ability to lead & manage a peer team to drive business results is desirable.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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