Associate - Marketing Project Owner

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: March 19, 2026

Job Description:

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. Organization Overview: At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. Position Description: The purpose of the Marketing Project Owner role is to partner with brands, agencies and internal partners to ensure quality, speed, value, and compliance throughout the Customer Information Materials Lifecycle. The Marketing Project Owner is expected to be a creative problem solver who supports achievement of the brand’s goals. The Marketing Project Owner serves as the main person accountable for insourced projects, bringing accurate, and compliant marketing tactics to market quickly, efficiently, and on schedule. Responsibilities: Know Lilly’s processes, brand strategies and tactics, and support resources Understand Lilly’s culture, organizational structure, roles, and practices Understand outside agency structures and processes Know Lilly’s products and services, associated brand strategies, and disease states Demonstrate working knowledge of Medical, Legal and Regulatory “areas of concern” for each brand/indication Model strong knowledge of tactic lifecycle, from kickoff through withdrawal Demonstrate knowledge of tactic types and associated business rules Have a thorough understanding of Lilly's Quality processes and must be capable of understanding and applying these processes and requirements when implementing their role Show knowledge of systems, software, and tools Ensure quality, speed, value and compliance throughout the Customer Information Materials Lifecycle Work with brands to understand needs, goals, and objectives for insourced tactics and define outcomes Contribute when attending critical brand or Agile Sprint planning meetings with internal and external business partners to ensure tactics are able to meet marketers’ expectations and timelines Troubleshoot barriers and provide solutions to deliver insourced projects on time Identify ways to continuously improve processes by exploring opportunities to reduce costs and by documenting the rationale behind tactic decisions Actively participate in deviation investigations, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts as role decides Demonstrate an agile attitude while collaborating with collaborators Bring accurate and compliant insourced marketing tactics to market quickly, efficiently, and on schedule Develop and maintain detailed timelines/chronologies for insourced tactics Lead and track timelines for insourced tactics and key milestones Collaborate with Content Operations teammates to schedule reviewers of insourced tactics Check work thoroughly between document approval system handoffs for insourced tactics (e.g., changes by IT, Creative Services, or proofreading are made before uploading) Ensure tactics are configured on Approval Management Tool accurately and share deployment information accurately with the collaborators. Track tactic progress on Project Management Tool – ensuring the tactics are completed on time, timelines are up-to-date, and tasks are assigned correctly Understand and apply key content for marketing promotional materials Partner with Content Operations teammates on promotional material approval process (e.g., MLRO) review meetings Run tactic review preparation and take ownership through the approval workflow as a core member of the brand’s Agile team Participate in Agile stand-up meetings, retrospective meetings, etc. Lead annual claims review/assessment and reference monitoring activity for the brand Support Content Operations teammates and marketer during the label change process and resulting actions Anticipate potential problems by proactively communicating with brand teams and reviewers Basic Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and 2 years 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1. Additional Skills/Preferences: Compliant, with shown analysis and problem-solving skills Demonstrated ability to be both accountable and adaptable Confirmed ability to be an agile learner who’s proactive every day Demonstrated ability to be stress tolerant under a variety of work conditions Demonstrated oral and written communication skills Able to influence, collaborate and work effectively on a team Skilled at showing attention to detail, with an eye toward quality and continuous improvement Validated planning, project management and organizational skills Working knowledge of the Agile methodology Familiarity with common industry project management and approval applications (i.e. Wrike and Veeva) Additional Information: This role is based in Indianapolis Some travel required (0-10%) Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 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 $58,500 - $137,500 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. WeAreLilly

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