Associate Design Director

Design Better; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 129,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company seeks an Associate Design Director for the Lilly Employer platform. You’ll own design vision across employer and employee journeys, and lead a team of designers within Lilly’s Digital Office.

You’ll collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to transform complex problems into clear design directions. You will guide flagship experiences, dashboards, enrollment flows, and care journeys, while mentoring designers and coordinating a wide network of

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of design experience with at least 3 years leading designers or setting design direction
• Background leading design in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or regulated industries preferred
• Experience delivering digital experiences in native and web applications

Responsibilities

• Set and uphold the design vision and quality across the Lilly Employer platform
• Mentor and grow a design team as the product matures
• Coordinate internal and external design collaborators
• Communicate design decisions to non-technical and executive audiences
• Build relationships with partner functions to foster user-centricity

Skills

Design leadership

Team building

Digital product design

Healthcare design

Education

BA/BS in Human Computer Interaction or design

Tools

Front-end libraries

Job description

# Associate Design DirectorEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, USAHealthcare## Why this work mattersEli Lilly develops medicines for diabetes, obesity, cancer, and other serious diseases, delivering real health benefits globally.View the full listing and apply →Listed 29 Oct 2026Applications are handled by Eli Lilly and Company, not by Hard Problems.## About Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with over 50,000 employees worldwide. The company discovers and delivers medicines that address complex health challenges, including obesity and cardiometabolic conditions, while also working to improve how health is understood and managed more broadly.### The roleThis Associate Design Director position sits within the Commercial Design Team inside Lilly's Digital Office. The team works across Lilly.com, brand websites, consumer applications, and newer platforms, including Lilly Employer, which is one of the newest areas the team supports. The Lilly Employer platform helps employers of any size find, configure, and launch coverage programs for medicines related to obesity and cardiometabolic health, while giving their employees a clear path to care. You would own design for this two-sided platform, covering both the employer journey (comparing coverage options, building a program, implementation, reporting, and renewal) and the employee journey (enrollment, seeing a clinician, filling a prescription, and staying on track with coaching).### What you would do* Set and uphold the design vision and quality bar for the Lilly Employer platform across all product areas.* Design flagship experiences hands-on, including buying tools for benefit leaders, data and reporting dashboards, enrollment flows, care journeys, and marketing surfaces.* Mentor and grow a team of designers as the product matures, providing guidance, critique, and support for their development.* Coordinate a network of internal and external design collaborators to shape experiences that deliver real value to users.* Work with stakeholders across product, engineering, and business to turn complex, ambiguous problems into clear design directions and interactive proof-of-concepts.* Communicate design decisions and rationale clearly to non-technical and executive-level audiences to maintain alignment across programs.* Build and maintain collaborative relationships with partner functions to foster shared user-centricity across the organisation.### What they are looking for* 8 to 10 or more years of design experience, with at least 3 years leading designers or setting design direction for a product or portfolio in complex environments.* High school diploma or GED with 10 or more years of experience in design and/or design research (basic qualification); a BA/BS in Human Computer Interaction, design, or a closely related field is preferred.* Demonstrated expertise delivering digital experiences in native and web applications, balancing iteration against measurable business priorities.* Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to make complex ideas accessible to a wide range of collaborators.* Experience building and growing design teams, including hiring.* Background leading design in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or other highly regulated industries (preferred).* Familiarity with contemporary development processes and modern front-end libraries and frameworks.* Must be authorised to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not sponsor work authorisation or visas for this role.### Working arrangementsThis role is listed as remote, based in Indiana. Candidates must be authorised to work in the USA full-time; visa sponsorship is not available.### Pay and benefitsThe anticipated salary range is $129,000 to $253,000 per year. Full-time employees are also eligible for a company bonus based on company and individual performance. Lilly offers a comprehensive benefits package including a company-sponsored 401(k), pension, medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, paid time off, and well-being benefits such as an employee assistance programme and fitness benefits.## DetailsLocation: Indianapolis, USAOn-site or remote: RemoteSalary: $129,000 - $253,000Sector: HealthcareRole: Product designSeniority: DirectorOrganisation: For-profitThis job is listed on the Hard Problems job board, but details come from the employer’s own listing and may have changed — always check the original posting.