Senior Director - LVA Immunology Market Access, Strategy & Special Projects
Eli Lilly and Company
Summary
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, covering launch operations, channel strategy, affordability solutions, and provider access tools and system innovations.
Job description
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, covering launch operations, channel strategy, affordability solutions, and provider access tools and system innovations.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of PRA, US Commercial Strategy, Channel, or Patient Reimbursement experience
- Deep knowledge of specialty pharmacy, hub, payer and health system channels
- Launch experience leading market access work
- Ability to influence without authority across brand, HCO, field and vendor leaders
- Data and gross-to-net fluency
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Pension
- Vacation benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Prescription drug benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Death benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness benefits
- Employee clubs and activities
- Company bonus
Company overview
Eli Lilly and Company, commonly known as Lilly, is a leading American multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly, the company has grown into one of the world's most valuable pharmaceutical enterprises, with operations in approximately 125 countries. Lilly specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative medicines across multiple therapeutic areas, including diabetes, oncology, neuroscience, immunology, and cardiometabolic diseases. The company is renowned for its groundbreaking work in insulin production, having been the first to mass-produce insulin and later developing the first commercially available insulin product in the U.S. Lilly's current portfolio includes blockbuster medications such as Mounjaro and Zepbound (tirzepatide) for diabetes and obesity, Trulicity (dulaglutide) for type 2 diabetes, Verzenio (abemaciclib) for breast cancer, and Taltz (ixekizumab) for autoimmune conditions. With approximately 47,000 employees worldwide, Lilly maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing heavily in scientific innovation to address some of the world's most significant health challenges. The company operates with a mission to make life better for people around the world through the discovery and delivery of innovative medicines.