Associate Director - Employment Compliance and Advocacy

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.

It's never been a better time to be a part of Lilly. We’re seeking candidates with substantial experience directing multi‑jurisdictional compliance programs and projects and advocating the company’s position in agency processes. This non-attorney role on our Labor and Employment (L&E) Legal Team offers the chance to apply your expertise in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We can't wait to meet you!

What we're looking for:

This position will design, implement, and manage required employment-related compliance programs and filings and coordinate company responses to agency requests, including EEOC position statements. They should possess strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated project management abilities, and expertise in building cross-functional partnerships.

What you'll do:

• Develop, enhance, and lead state and federal employment compliance programs, including preparation of affirmative action plans, EEO-1 reporting, and state pay data reporting.

• Design and lead global employment projects such as standardizing investigation protocols or implementing contingent staffing programs across regions.

• Direct internal fact-finding for state and federal employment-related agency audits and investigations.

• Conduct legal analyses and compose persuasive position statements in response to administrative charges of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and related allegations.

• Create and maintain internal reports pertaining to employment programs and administrative charges.

• Monitor trends, best practices, and changes in relevant laws and regulations to maintain subject matter expertise.

• Partner with legal operations to evaluate and implement technology solutions that improve efficiency.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.

• At least 5 years of professional experience in HR, legal, or compliance roles managing employment compliance programs (AAPs, EEO-1, pay equity reporting, or similar).

• 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.

Preferred Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience drafting position statements in response to EEOC/state agency charges.

• Experience leading cross‑jurisdictional, cross‑functional projects that translate legal requirements into practical, scalable business operations.

• Investigation experience including planning, document requests, and witness interviews

• Strong understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations, including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and FLSA.

• Experience working with in-house and external counsel.

• Demonstrated success independently planning and executing work to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven ability to interpret complex data and legal information and convey it clearly and concisely.

Additional Information:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

• This position is eligible for remote work within the United States.

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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

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.

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