Principal Visual Designer

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.

Eli Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We’re leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative platforms to develop next-generation therapeutic ecosystems, connected devices, data, and analytics to transform patient experiences and improve treatment outcomes.

As a member of Design at Lilly, you'll be at the forefront of Eli Lilly’s commitment to crafting intuitive, accessible, and impactful digital experiences. We work across all functions of the organization, applying design thinking to solve complex challenges and create high-quality digital solutions that improve the lives of patients who use our medications. Our team combines user insight with design expertise to ensure the human element is at the core of our digital solutions.

About the Role

We’re looking for an exceptional Principal Visual Designer who will help define and elevate our visual design standards. In this role, you’ll partner with teams across the organization to create world-class patient experiences through your contributions of high-quality visual assets, design systems, and creative ideas. Your expertise in typography, layout, color, and visual storytelling will ensure that our digital solutions are not only functional but beautifully crafted and engaging.
 

As a Principal Visual Designer, you will help shape the culture of Design at Lilly by contributing innovative thinking, inspiring others, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You’ll be an advocate for design excellence and help establish a visual language that makes complex healthcare experiences feel simple and human.

Responsibilities

Set the visual direction—Define the mood, tone, look, and feel of future products and services, and translate this vision into high-fidelity design prototypes and engaging visual assets.
 

Elevate our visual standards—Maintain and refine our design language across a wide range of projects, from consumer apps to immersive patient journey storytelling.

Mentor & inspire—Provide thoughtful direction, critique, and mentorship to other designers, ensuring elegance and innovation in all aspects of our work.

Champion design craft—Bring a deep knowledge of typography, color, grid systems, motion, and visual hierarchy to create pixel-perfect, polished digital experiences.

Drive strategic impact—Contribute thought leadership to ensure our design practice remains at the forefront of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies.
 

Communicate & collaborate—Present design rationale persuasively across teams, stakeholders, and leadership, translating complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.

What You'll Bring

10+ years of experience in visual design, UI design, or digital product design, with experience working in an agile or digital product development environment.
 

A stellar portfolio showcasing best-in-class design work across interface and screen-based experiences, demonstrating mastery of typography, grid, layout, and color theory.
 

Strong experience in designing for digital products (web, mobile, and beyond), with a focus on scalable design systems and component-based workflows.
 

Track record of shipping high-impact digital experiences with proven expertise in balancing business, brand, and user needs.
 

Excellent communication skills—You can articulate complex design concepts in a clear, concise, and inspiring way.
 

Strong collaboration mindset—You enjoy working cross-functionally and thrive in a team-oriented environment.
 

Creative leadership experience—Mentorship, critique, and a passion for elevating design teams.

Basic Qualifications/ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, such as Digital Design, Interaction Design, Visual Communication Design or a similar field.
• Or High School Diploma/GED with 6-10+ years of equivalent practical experience.
• 6-10+ years of professional design experience with demonstrable history leading design for digital products.
• 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.

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

$135,000 - $213,400

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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