Expert Administrative Assistant, Lilly Medicine Foundry

Overview:

Lilly recently announced a$4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

Position Summary:

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to provide critical administrative support to multiple business partners in a dynamic team environment. The position has a primary focus in one or more assigned business areas but must coordinate and operate cohesively with colleagues at various levels across all business units. This position requires coordination with business unit colleagues, the administrative assistant community, internal/external business partners and/or vendors. This position requires an exceptional team player who is proactive, organized, detail‐oriented with a strong sense of urgency to complete tasks and the ability to navigate and solve a variety of challenges.

Responsibilities:

Meeting Coordination

Proactively maintain daily calendars for multiple business partners; initiate contact and establish good working relationships with others outside of the work group to maximize schedule coordination.

Manage large-scale, complex meetings at various locations; assist with planning logistics including: calendaring, identifying/scheduling conference rooms, setting up equipment, ordering materials and/or catering as needed.

Travel and Expenses

Coordinate and arrange travel, including more complex travel (e.g., international, multi‐city travel) for business partners including (but not limited to) air, hotel, and rental car.

Manage business partners’ passport and visa for international travel.

Process complex expense reports (i.e., multi‐currency) including reconciliation of corporate and personal credit accounts used for business purposes in a timely and accurate manner.

Additional Support/Expectations

Adapt quickly to change guidance and tools for streamlining administrative work and business partner alignments as needed.

Provide direction and guidance to non-supported business partners so they can perform administrative tasks on their own (e.g., calendaring, travel, expense reporting, etc.).

Attend various business meetings as needed to understand the business area and priorities.

Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as needed.

Create and maintain group lists, distribution lists, spreadsheets, databases, and collaboration sites.

Assist with administrative tasks for site recruiting as requested by business partners and recruiting.

Assist with administrative tasks in pre‐boarding and onboarding of new employees to the area as requested by business partners and recruiting.

Identify innovative techniques to increase productivity across the team.

Serve as a backup for other administrative assistants in order to meet workload deadlines or during absences from the office.

Handle additional administrative support or special projects as assigned.

Basic Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum of three years of experience in a professional work environment or in administrative/office management/coordinator position.

Proficiency with SharePoint required

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position

Additional Preferences:

BS degree a plus

Strong knowledge and experience with Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Skype, etc.)

Minimum of three years of experience in an administrative environment

Ability to work beyond traditional support tasks and assist with managing a growing internal workload (inclusive of ensuring actions are tracked, managed, and the supporting systems are maintained.

Strong experience with Concur Travel and Expense Reporting

Good and thoughtful listener with strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Ability to embrace change and thrive in a fast paced, evolving environment

Ability to work independently with a high level of self-management in a dynamic work environment

Ability to prioritize and seek guidance when multiple and competing priorities arise

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must be able to maintain confidential information

Fluent in English

Note: Final location for this role is Lebanon, IN but flexibility to work from Indianapolis will be required throughout 2025 and 2026.

Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $48,750 to $71,500 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. 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).Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above. Further, 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.