Business Unit/communications Senior Director／部長＜コミュニケーション部/communications＞

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Kobe, Japan

Senior Director of Communications for Eli Lilly Japan, responsible for guiding and leading all product and environmental shaping communications efforts. This role involves developing disease state and consumer communications, supporting data and regulatory milestones, coordinating with global teams, and managing relationships with internal and external partners. The position also includes leading, coaching, and developing a team of communicators, providing media training, and managing issues preparedness.

What you'd actually do

  1. Guide and direct all products and environmental shaping communications efforts for the entire products that Lilly Japan holds.
  2. Develop and lead disease state and consumer communications for patients, caregivers, and health care teams that ladder back to business strategic objectives.
  3. Provide support of data and regulatory milestones for Lilly’s work in the area that Lilly Japan offers products.
  4. Coordinate effectively with global BU Comm teams to ensure consistent, global implementation of Lilly’s communications.
  5. Maintain strong working relationships with cross-functional internal and external partners, including Senior and Executive Leaders.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of communications experience (journalism, public relations, other communications roles, etc.) with a strong understanding of both traditional and social media and a vision for new innovative ways of communicating.
  • Experience supporting a business unit – demonstrated ability to develop deep understanding of brand, medical and business objectives and develop communications solutions that deliver on Lilly’s marketed products strategic goals.
  • Experience leading and developing a team of direct reports.
  • Japanese Native (preferred) or very fluent and English Fluent
  • Proven experience in the development and execution of strategic and creative communications plans, including digital and social media.
  • Demonstrated influence with business partners including Senior Leaders and Executives.
  • Experience dealing with national and local media, trade, and social media, and/or professional/trade and third-party organizations required, including interacting with A-list media and serving as a spokesperson.
  • Exceptional writing and communication skills required both in English and Japanese, including executive communications and speechwriting.
  • Expert judgment in critical decision-making on issues impacting reputation and is sought after as a trusted advisor.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of diabetes, obesity and related metabolic diseases, as well as Lilly’s products and pipeline is a plus.
  • Successful experience working with cross-functional teams, including collaboration and consensus building.
  • Experience in collaborating with and effectively guiding third-party vendors, including PR agencies.
  • Experience in global communications programming and coordination.
  • Experience in crisis communications.

What the JD emphasized

  • Japanese Native (preferred) or very fluent and English Fluent