Associate - HR - Employee Relations at Eli Lilly

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.

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

An Associate Employee Relations representative is a member of a centralized team that provides employee relations support for US-based employees. This position will answer the needs of our customers by delivering high quality and timely HR services while balancing the needs of the employee, supervisor and company to improve business performance. In addition to the day-to-day responsibilities, this position will serve as a subject matter expert on employee relations processes and participate and/or lead projects and workshops that improve internal HR processes and better enable supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Continually improve team processes and practices to minimize bureaucracy and improve efficiency for HR, employees, and key business partners.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert on ER and investigations processes. This includes owning ER and investigations job aides/guidelines, looking for opportunities to streamline processes, sharing key learnings with team, networking with corporate process owners, and training team members.
• Perform other, related duties, as assigned.

Coach and counsel supervisors in areas such as:

• Leadership/management skills
• Team effectiveness and local organizational issues
• Employee development and retention
• Fair and consistent treatment and application of Lilly policies
• Performance management and discipline
• Internal staffing and other HR processes

Coach and counsel employees in areas such as:

• Workplace issues
• Meeting performance expectations
• Professional and career-related issues
• Personal issues with referrals to appropriate experts

Conduct and manage level one and two HR investigations:

• Plan, conduct, and document investigations
• Communicate and deliver investigations outcomes

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Basic Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• 3 years of experience in Employment Relations or Human Resources in activities such as advising, coaching, conflict resolution, compliance or in conducting investigations.
• 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.

Additional Preferences

• Bachelor's Degree
• ​Track record of consistent, successful performance.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Ability to maintain objectivity and a resilient attitude.
• Critical thinking skills and excellent judgment.
• Ability to coach and influence people at all levels.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in all forums - group presentation, face-to-face meetings, and phone conversations.
• Attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
• Strong computer skills – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Workday
• Self directed with an ownership approach

Additional Information

• Off shift hours, as needed
• This role is not approved for remote work
• Office presence at Indianapolis – Lilly Corporate Center expected a minimum of three (3) days per week

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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

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

$58,500 - $137,500

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.

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