Digital Accessibility Manager

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 35,000 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.

Lilly's Purpose

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 35,000 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.

Lilly is on an exciting journey to transform Information and Digital Solutions (IDS) into a leading technology organization within a Pharma company. Part of this journey is to become a digital product-based organization. As a result, there is a renewed focus on creating both a world class User Centred Design and Software Product Engineering capability to deliver an exciting portfolio of patient and employee facing solutions to power our business. A core element of this is to deliver accessible solutions that intentionally include a range of human variances to create barrier-free experiences.

What You'll Be Doing

The Digital Accessibility Manager will be a key member of the newly formed Digital Accessibility team. This new role will provide a range of support services and expertise to our Information and Digital Solutions organization and business partners. You will;

• Engage with and help stakeholders understand the potential barriers and how to remove them.
• Equip teams with the knowledge, skills and tools to become self-sufficient.
• Embed accessibility and inclusive design best practices into the way we work.

How You'll Succeed

• Include - We are looking for someone who knows how to listen, empathize and collaborate to produce human-centred solutions.
• Innovate - You will be creative as you discover different approaches to make products both accessible and delightful experiences for all.
• Accelerate - You will define ways to automate and refine processes so that accessibility becomes business-as-usual.
• Deliver - You will be able to articulate the value of accessibility and inclusive design so that teams have the know-how and desire to transform the way they work.

What You Should Bring

• experience with Accessibility, Inclusive Design, Design Thinking, or related disciplines.
• Experience with assessing and auditing digital products against defined standards, eg WCAG 2.1.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting the resolution of accessibility issues.
• Deep understanding and empathy for those with lived experiences of disability.
• Proven track record of high quality, agile focused, team-based solution delivery.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and collaboration skills, working across global and diverse teams.

Your Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field

Or

• High School Diploma/GED with 3+ years of equivalent work experience
• 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.

About the Organization

Lilly IT builds and maintains capabilities using innovative technologies like most prominent tech companies. What differentiates Lilly IT is that we create new possibilities through tech to advance our purpose - creating medicines that make life better for people around the world, like data driven drug discovery and connected clinicals. We hire the best technology professionals from a variety of backgrounds so they can bring an assortment of knowledge, skills, and diverse thinking to deliver innovative solutions in every area of our business.

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