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POSITION PURPOSE

Lilly is recruiting to a Haematology Senior Brand Manager to lead new product launch Australia and New Zealand in the Haematology therapy area.

Reporting to the Oncology Business Unit Leader, for Australia and New Zealand,  this role will be responsible for leading and championing the brand and launch readiness process for Lilly’s new Haematology product launch in 2026.

Given the importance of this new launch, this role will have high visibility with the Australian and New Zealand, affiliate, but also globally. This role will maximise the value that this new product can bring to patients, HCPs, and Lilly, through building a Team Lilly culture of trust, empowerment, and accountability.

The Haematology Brand Manager will be instrumental in driving the success of our brands launch, contributing to the overall mission of improving patient outcomes in the Oncology and Haematology space.

If you are passionate about making a difference and possess a winning mindset and the skills outlined below, we encourage you to apply.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com.au

POSITION RESPONSIBILTIES

Brand Leadership: Lead the launch readiness process and customer plan development for brand to ensure a launch success in Australia and New Zealand’s, Haematology market. To be completed in line with global brand strategy and as part of the annual Integrated Planning Approach Framework

Cross Functional Leadership:

Be a strong leader of the brand team and act an internal champion, advocating for the brand’s success.

Model leadership, and build a team, in line with the Team Lilly Framework and mindset, with a particular focus on the common purpose and expectations - Include, Innovative, Accelerate, Deliver.

Become an integral part of the cross-functional Oncology Team:  Help to shape the culture and success of the Oncology Business Unit in 2026 and beyond.

Lead With Integrity: ensure adherence all local and company compliance policy and process. ensure all materials and initiatives are aligned to Good Promotional Practices.

Forecasting: In collaboration with Market Research, Finance, and the Oncology BUD, build forecasts for the brand with clear, robust assumptions.

Ensure execution excellence:

Develop and lead the execution of the Customer Plan/Operational Plan, both with in the marketing team but also with your cross-functional partners, including, medical, PRA sales, and OCE

Maximise Reuse of Central Developed Materials: Model engagement with and utilisation of the IBU content factory, and ensure your team are utilising ready-made tactics and solutions from Global and the IBU in line with a Create Once, Maximise Reuse, Search and Discover First mindset and mentality.

Seek commonalities and opportunities for synergy across the hub, to help reduce volume of work and maximise efficiencies.

Track and monitor performance: in line with key milestones and adjust course in a timely and assertive manner if necessary to be on track for success.

Focus on the customer experiences we create and the trust we build over time with true value-added service and support and establish a culture of measurement, learning and rapidly adjusting across all functional customer touchpoints.

Be brand point of contact for the International and Global Teams for the affiliate.

KEY COMPETENCIES & SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualifications:

Tertiary qualification

Medicines Australia Certificate.

Most Critical Skills & Attributes:

Thought leader management.

Leadership skills (particularly in cross functional collaboration, decision making and leading without authority).

Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, listening) and an ability to develop important relationships with key stakeholders across the cross-functional Oncology team.

Demonstrate effective cross functional partnership to ensure launch excellence with Sales, PRA/Market Access and Medical.

Appreciation of the Field Team’s needs – Develop own relationships with each TBM to create a trust and collaborative approach between the field and the office.

Ability to inspire, clearly articulate and generate momentum behind strategy and key goals for the cross-functional team.

Self-motivated and able to prioritise - Ability to thrive in an high pressure and ambiguous environment.

Resilience, can cope with barriers and seeks alternative solutions to overcome barriers.

A solid compliance mindset and demonstrated integrity on the job.

Winning Mindset: ability to energise and motivate others, by creating a winning midset

Solution focused – positive attitude to overcome barriers.

Superior analytical, planning and organising skills. Must have demonstrated the ability to develop long term strategic plans from vision to implementation with success, ensuring timely execution and meeting OPEX constants.

Continual learning and improvement mindset.

Skills/Attributes which would make the successful candidate more effective:

Winning mindset

Demonstrated track record of success with clear demonstration of results

Expertise in influencing and negotiation.

Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.

Financial analysis and forecasting expertise.

Stakeholder management.

Prior Knowledge or Experience:

Essential

Knowledge of the Haematology marketplace in Australia.

Significant pharmaceutical brand marketing experience (3-5 years).

Pharmaceutical sales experience.

Pharmaceutical marketing Launch experience at local, regional, or global level.

Clear understanding of the promotional rules of engagement and how we communicate with our customers.

Experience in utilising multiple channels to deliver customer solutions.

Understanding and experience of strategic planning (customer insights, patient journey, segmentation, positioning, branding, messaging, results monitoring).

Proven cross-functional partnering capabilities, particularly with Sales, Medical and PRA.

Skills/Attributes which would make the successful candidate more effective:

Innovation readiness: demonstrated experience in, planning, executing, and measuring environmental shaping activities.

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