Public Affairs Manager Nordics – Diabetes & Obesity

at  Lilly

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.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in developing integrated public affairs campaigns and policy positions.
• A passion for public affairs/media relations and the difference that the life sciences industry can make.
• Excellent Danish and English communications skills; especially written and presentation skills.
• Experience working in communications and senior advocacy/government/government relations/Media relations.
• A demonstrated interest in diabetes/obesity policy

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/PREFERENCES:

• Experience working in a global organization or within a matrixed structure.
• A real team player with the ability to interact and collaborate well with people from all business teams.
• Ability to build a business case to attract internal funding for projects.
• Good analytical skills.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Lilly’s Public Affairs team is responsible for all Company interactions with the media, parliamentarians, government officials and community stakeholders.
As a Public Affairs Manager you will be shaping the external commercial environment in Denmark and preparing for the launch of Lilly’s innovative new medicines for Diabetes and Obesity in the Nordic countries. You will lead on specific projects and workstreams to support Lilly’s UK business and to best position existing and new products to gain market access, working in partnership with the wider Public Affairs and PRA teams and with regional and global colleagues. Your responsibilities will span across internal and external communications and policy work.