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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowEli Lilly and Co. said today it has hired Alex M. Azar II as senior vice president of corporate affairs and communications.
Azar comes to Lilly from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he was a deputy overseeing the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Prior to his deputy position, he was Health and Human Services general counsel.
At Lilly, Azar’s responsibilities include lobbying, public policy and planning, external and internal communications and fighting counterfeit medications.
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