Senior Director Government Affairs and Communications - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Lilly

Description

We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Senior Director Government Affairs and Communications leads the Lilly Public Affairs strategy and team for the Northern European Hub, (UK, Nordic affiliates and Ireland) working in close partnership with business leaders to deliver an integrated, multi-stakeholder strategy that drives business goals.

The role is accountable for shaping and defending Lilly's licence to operate, advancing the Lilly brand and creating opportunities for Lilly's current and future portfolio via strategic relationship building; including trade association engagement, government relations, media relations, advocacy and integrated campaign development, ensuring all activities are conducted in line with market regulations and Codes of Practice. The role is split between leadership/ Corporate Affairs governance and individual contribution as a SME in both communications/advocacy and government relations/policy.

Key responsibilities:

Leadership. Leading a diverse and high performing team of subject experts, ensuring cross-functioning working and delivery of integrated, prioritised Public Affairs programme and projects. Must bring demonstrable experience of leading stakeholder strategies with UK government and top tier media. Responsible for team resourcing and recruitment, budget and compliance.

Government Relations. Deliver best-in-class government relations, in partnership with Lilly's Global Public Policy and European policy teams. Design and deliver targeted stakeholder mapping to build and maintain key relationships with parliamentarians and government departments. Define the political engagement agenda for Lilly and prioritise topics that enable Lilly to differentiate from industry to create a unique voice.

Policy. Lead development of evidence-based policy positions, consistent with Lilly's global policy positions and tailored to local environmental needs, including leading steering groups on national pricing negotiations (eg VPAG). Drive alignment with global public policy on key issues. Responsible for all Lilly consultation responses (government and trade association) and direct engagement to shape future health policy. Lead work on long-term planning to support future policy working.

Trade Association Strategy – Drive trade association strategy across Northern Europe, ensuring Lilly has an industry leading voice in priority countries, equipping the GM and other leadership and personally representing Lilly at trade association meetings. Influence trade association strategy in line with Lilly and industry goals. Ensure Lilly voice is amplified on key issues to protect licence to operate.

Communications. Accountable for Lilly UK's media strategy across corporate, product, and crisis communications, ensuring priorities are aligned to global Corporate and business unit goals. Accountable for all product communications. Act as company spokesperson and relationship lead for top tier media/journalists/outlets based in the UK. Corporate channels governance and management. Responsible for appropriate media training of senior leaders (routine and issue based).

Crisis and Reputation Management: Key strategic advisor in the event of a business or reputation issue or crisis; with responsibility across all northern European sites.

Advocacy. Advance Lilly's reputation in prioritised therapy area via strategic collaborations and relationships with Patient Organisations to support country innovation readiness, leading delivery against a clear and strategy and priorities. Provide governance and solutions for Lilly's partnering activities across the NE Hub and global teams working with Hub-based organisations.

Internal Communications. Developing and delivering the Northern European Hub internal communications strategy in alignment with the local leadership team.

Governance: Act as SME and decision maker on compliance for all Public Affairs-related activities, including consultancy for IBU/global colleagues regarding local regulations and Codes of Practice to enable international programme delivery and multi-market campaign rollouts. Responsible for function business planning and budget management, setting and driving delivery against strategic goals. Accountability for all Corporate Affairs owned procedures and job aids and identifying and driving process improvements to improve clarity and productivity and drive high standards. Materials approver for Corporate Affairs in the UK. Provide consultancy. Ensure team activities comply with local codes of practice and that Lilly upholds industry standards.

Required Experience

Essential Skills

Desirable Skills

Embracing diversity is at the core of our long-held value of respect for people. It is the lens through which we understand and respond to the unique needs of the millions of individuals who depend on our medicines. For us, embracing diversity means understanding, respecting, and valuing differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. The greatest measure of our diversity efforts is our ability to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in a culture that supports them being themselves.

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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