Marketing Intern – Cardiometabolic Health

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

At Lilly, we’re inspired to make a difference in people’s lives every day – through the discovery of life-changing medicines, better understanding of disease management and support for people living with illness and their families and friends. You have an opportunity to bring your energy, innovative approach and creativity to help bring important medicines to patients.

Our work today – from our research programs to our volunteer initiatives – is a reflection of our heritage of uniting caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world.

Our team is focused, open, and collaborative. We aim to provide a start-up culture environment, within the larger umbrella of a global pharmaceutical company. We will work collaboratively and quickly to innovate in our way of working. You will have broad exposure to different business areas within Lilly and will gain a rich experience in the pharma industry.

Job Description

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely within the marketing team to help execute key defined marketing projects. These projects will be to support the launch of new medicines and development of launch plans for pipeline medicines. Supporting bringing new medicines to Canadian patients, the tasks may include but are not limited to, development of marketing tactics, delivering internal communication campaigns, materials approval process, supporting consultancy meeting management and collaborating with multiple functional areas to contribute to the marketing plan. This position will support the Cardiometabolic Health portfolio.

Lilly wants to be the leader in this new approach, and we know you can play a big part in this change. Our team is small, open and collaborative. We aim to provide a start-up culture environment, within the larger umbrella of a global pharmaceutical company. We will work collaboratively and quickly to innovate in our way of working. You will have broad exposure to different business areas within Lilly and will gain a rich experience in the Pharma industry. If you are considering a career in Pharma, this is the perfect opportunity to position yourself as a competitive candidate once you complete your degree.

What you can expect:

Developing novel marketing solutions to support in-line medicines and the launch of new medicines to Canadian patients. Areas of focus may include Diabetes and Obesity.

Opportunity to work with multiple functional areas, including senior leadership, and gain a broad understanding of roles within the pharmaceutical industry

Contributing to our digital communications activities with internal and external audiences

Leading and participating in company-wide team building activities for Lilly

Who we are looking for:

Education and qualifications: ongoing Master’s degree

Learning agility, collaborative approach, team player attitude

Flexibility to work in different teams and across functions

Ability to manage multiple projects

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Start and end dates: January 4th, 2027 to December 23rd, 2027

Potential for an earlier start in December 2026 in a part-time and remote model for proactive onboarding, after which resuming to a full-time hybrid model January 2027. Subject to the needs of the team, and availability.

Supervisor name: Jessica Lauren McKinney

Salary: 29$/hour

This is a hybrid role – onsite presence at our downtown Toronto office will be at least 10 days per month, determined in collaboration with your manager and based on business needs. You will be eligible to receive a per diem for each day you work on site.

Interns are eligible for paid vacation and sick days.

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 does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$29/hour

Full-time equivalent employees may also 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 pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) 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.

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