Associate Design Director

About the role

LillyDirect connects people to Lilly’s medicines, care programs, and support services in one seamless experience. We work at the intersection of healthcare, commerce, and human need, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard of clarity, accessibility, and care in every interaction we design.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead with craft. You are expected to contribute directly to the quality of the work, not just review it from a distance.
• Establish and communicate creative vision that gives your team the strategic clarity to execute with confidence.
• Mentor and develop designers across levels, owning growth conversations, work quality, and day-to-day direction.
• Operate as a trusted strategic partner to product, engineering, and business stakeholders, positioning design as a strategic function, not a service.
• Evaluate and raise the bar on both UX and UI/Visual deliverables across your team’s work.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or high school diploma/GED with 7+ years of equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in design, including 2+ years in a design leadership or management role.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating personal craft depth alongside evidence of team leadership and quality elevation.

Additional Preferences

• Hybrid craft capability: the ability to evaluate and give meaningful critique on both UX and UI/Visual work.
• A track record of mentoring and developing designers, with evidence of growth in the people you have managed.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to represent design at senior levels of the organization.