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’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. 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. We invite you to explore internship opportunities with Eli Lilly Canada, where we work together to make life better for people. You have an opportunity. To bring your energy, innovative approach and creativity to help bring important medicines to patients. You will also be able to learn more about the exciting and dynamic world of the pharma industry.

This position will support the Immunology portfolio. 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




- Creation and execution of digital only marketing campaigns
- Collaborating with multiple functional areas to contribute to the marketing plan

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 dynamic, agile 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 the launch of new medicines to Canadian patients
- 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

- University Master’s degree – ongoing
- Learning agility, collaborative approach, team player attitude
- Flexibility to work in different teams and across functions
- Ability to manage multiple projects

Additional Information

Number of vacancies: 1

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

Potential for an earlier start in December 2026 in a part-time and remote/hybrid model for proactive onboarding,



after which resuming to a full-time hybrid mode January 2027. Subject to the needs of the team, and availability.

Supervisor name: Anant Parikh, Associate Director - Immunology Marketing Leader

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.

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).

- Eligibility to participate in a pension plan
- Vacation perks
- Eligibility for healthcare benefits
- Flexible benefits (if applicable)
- Life insurance and death benefits
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

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.

#WeAreLilly At Lilly we strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. How do we do this? We continue to look for ways to include, innovate, accelerate and deliver while maintaining integrity, excellence and respect for people. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe!

📌 Marketing Intern - Immunology (Toronto)
🏢 429 Eli Lilly Canada
📍 Toronto