Workplace Strategist - FDE

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: February 15, 2026

Job Description:

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. This position is part of the Facilities Management and Workplace Services (FM&WS) organization and is responsible for building relationships/partnerships with key stakeholders and customer groups housed within our North American offices. The Workplace Strategist will work closely with the FM&WS Regional FM team, regional site operations team, and business units at each location to balance the needs of the occupants with strategic and tactical workplace plans. Key Objectives/Deliverables: Establish links with customers and key stakeholder counterparts. Serve as liaison to the regional site teams and act as a conduit into the Facility Services and Workplace Strategy organization. Translate business issues, strategic objectives, and end-user requirements into effective facility/work environment responses. Understand customers’ mission, vision, and business drivers to influence asset reinvestment strategies. Establish and maintain on-going communication with Workplace Strategy, Facility Management, Global Real Estate, Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) and primary contacts within Administrative, Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing within regional sites. Establish and maintain key relationships with corporate and site support groups including Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE), Fire, Safety and Security. Occupancy Management: Organize customer information on headcount projections, organizational structure, and workplace requirements. Use created summaries to communicate needs with Facilities and customer component leadership. Introduce, rollout and guide usage of our standard occupancy management database for reporting. Work with partners to ensure appropriate delivery of technology software. Identify need with FM&WS Regional Associate Directors to determine what sites will incorporate which process for workplace change request systems and engage as necessary with CBRE Team that manages the WPC implemented process. Engaged as to the site requests and balance those against our standards, guidelines and processes. Gather and analyze work environment related data and translate that information into 0–3-year occupancy strategy to support the Strategic Master Planning Process. Drive workplace occupancy rates and follow Lilly’s standard design and utilization standards. Utilize Lilly’s CAFM System and AutoCAD for scenario planning options for sites. Develop user requirements for lab and administrative spaces within regional sites that incorporate into site occupancy strategy. SME who will provide input during design process to ensure adherence to corporate standards with regards to workstations, offices, labs, meeting space, amenities, as well as direct occupancy facilities via leveraged resources (Lilly Corporate Architect, design partners, etc.). Partner with Lilly Amenities Associate Director on any amenity modifications to space. Adhere to the Enclosed Office Process and ensure exemptions are in place. Communications: Be engaged as resource regarding various facilities and infrastructure activities that occur at sites during site redevelopment. Communicate to site/component leadership and contacts as necessary. Participate in FM&WS site strategic master planning processes. Network with corporate counterparts to maintain appropriate focus on workplace/facilities needs and issues as they relate to the sites. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Interior design, Architecture, Engineering, Science, Business, or other technical discipline required. 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. Other Qualifications: Experience with AutoCAD or Revit. Must possess strong interpersonal skills, be relentless in the drive for results and be willing to advocate positions with limited support. Ability to work either independently or with groups with minimal direction. Experience in multi-project and multi-customer environments is highly valued. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with senior leadership (ability to create and present reports, set up and facilitate meetings, etc.). Excellent analytical skills and demonstrated ability to analyze data and summarize results. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products. Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships between internal and external functional groups with competing and changing priorities and with limited direct authority. Experience in a workplace strategy/occupancy planning role. Must be able to speak, read and write English to a level to communicate technical and business information effectively. Additional Information: Shift: Monday – Friday, normal business hours. This position will be classified as a Lilly@Work Flexible role and may not have a dedicated office or cubicle. Candidate must be comfortable working in this type of flexible environment. Travel is required to sites quarterly for conducting business (Travel target is 50-75%). Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. 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 $58,500 - $150,700 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. WeAreLilly

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