Senior Director

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.

Lilly strives to make life better for people everywhere. It's important we do the same for our employees. Through a diverse collection of pay and benefits programs - many at the forefront of what's offered in and beyond our industry - we empower our Team Lilly colleagues to live their best life.

Lilly's employee benefits team is responsible for the strategic design and delivery of employee benefit programs and services. We actively engage in the external marketplace to ensure we are bringing innovative thought leadership to the benefits we design and deliver and the experience we create for our employees, retirees and families. We coordinate with multiple partners internally including treasury, accounting, legal, privacy, and our technology partners. Externally, we manage relationships with service providers, actuaries, legal counsel, accounting firms, consulting partners, and regulatory agencies as applicable. As the complexity of Lilly's business and the external market continue to evolve at a rapid pace, we are committed to working with agility, speed and with an innovative mentality to deliver affordable, compliant and best-in-class employee benefits and services for Team Lilly.

We are seeking a highly collaborative experienced employee benefits leader to drive Lilly's U.S. health and welfare benefit plan operations, reporting to the Vice President of U.S. Health and Welfare benefits. This position will supervise, coach and develop 1-2 health plan associate(s) who are responsible for aspects of health and welfare plan operations including compliance and financial management.

• Lead, develop, and influence the relationships for Lilly's large network of health and welfare supplier partners to provide best-in-class delivery of services for Team Lilly. Contribute in supplier sourcing strategy and RFP activities.
• Provide strategic direction for health and welfare plan reporting and build capability to optimize health outcomes/ROI by using data analytics and AI.
• Manage financial outcomes ensuring accurate accounting and integrity of payments.
• Provide leadership oversight for annual health plan premium setting and inform strategy.
• Provide leadership of internal and external audit activities.
• Monitor the external marketplace and drive recommendations to ensure our benefits and service delivery experience remain innovative and best-in-class.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders including legal, privacy, finance, and external experts to ensure Lilly's programs remain compliant with all local, state and federal (DOL, IRS, HHS, ERISA) requirements.
• Ensure our health and welfare practices remain aligned with Lilly's privacy and security protocols.
• Enhance the employee experience through technology and enhanced communications.
• Deliver key initiatives and projects with care and excellence.
• Cultivate a learning culture that is bold, fast, and clear.

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, math, human resources, healthcare or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience leading health and welfare benefits for a large multi-state U.S. employer
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience
• 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 and/or visas for this role

• A solid track record of negotiating, contracting, and achieving successful outcomes through external partnerships
• Prior experience leveraging data analytics to drive health and financial outcomes
• Strong financial and analytical skills and the ability to navigate and communicate complex information
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to prioritize and act with speed to drive day-to-day problem solving
• Ability to educate and influence through excellent verbal and written communication
• Executive presence to represent Lilly in a highly professional manner externally
• Supervisory experience demonstrating effective coaching and development of people
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in highly integrated cross functional teams

Travel: up to 10% domestic U.S.

Location: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

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

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.