Director – Medical Affairs- Cardiometabolic Health (CMH)- US
Eli Lilly and Company
12 hours ago
Remote friendly (Indianapolis, IN)
United States
Medical Affairs
Medical Affairs Executive Director – U.S. Cardiometabolic Health (CMH)
Key Responsibilities
- Shape and lead execution of the U.S. Medical Affairs strategy for CMH, aligned to scientific evidence, unmet medical needs, and patient outcomes.
- Serve as a senior scientific subject matter expert across CMH therapeutic areas; ensure scientific quality and integrity.
- Translate emerging clinical and scientific data into insights for medical strategy, evidence planning, and external engagement.
- Provide senior scientific leadership for evidence generation (clinical endpoints, real-world evidence [RWE], health outcomes, patient-reported outcomes).
- Partner cross-functionally to align U.S. evidence plans with global medical strategy.
- Guide scientific publications, congress strategy, and scientific communications per Medical Affairs standards.
- Provide direct and/or matrix leadership to CRSs, CRPs, and other Medical Affairs contributors across the U.S. CMH portfolio.
- Lead end-to-end Medical Affairs workstreams: strategy, scientific exchange, evidence execution, publications, medical education, and governance.
- Set expectations, prioritize work, and ensure timely, high-quality, compliant scientific outputs.
- Maintain end-to-end accountability from strategy through execution and impact assessment.
- Coach, develop, and mentor scientific talent; support succession planning and capability building.
- Serve as a senior scientific leader in Medical Affairs governance forums.
- Oversee U.S. medical content and strategy through the MLR review process, ensuring compliance with internal/external standards.
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced health/medical/scientific (e.g., pharmacology, physiology, microbiology) or related graduate degree (MD, DVM, PharmD, PhD, MSN) with advanced clinical specialty (Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner) and 10+ years clinical or pharmaceutical experience (preferably Medical Affairs).
- OR BS or master’s in a health/medical/scientific field with 15 years pharmaceutical experience directly related to clinical trial experience relevant to drug discovery/development or direct contribution to medical content.
Additional Preferences
- Significant Medical Affairs, clinical research, pharmaceutical development, or related scientific experience.
- Demonstrated leadership in complex, matrixed environments.
- Strong understanding of cardiometabolic disease; ability to interpret/apply clinical and real-world data to inform strategy.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functionally and act as a trusted scientific partner to senior stakeholders.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated)
- Anticipated wage: $177,000 - $308,000.
- Full-time eligible employees may be eligible for a company bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits include 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, flexible benefits, life insurance, time off/leave, and well-being benefits.
Application Instruction (accommodation)
- If you need accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation
Key Responsibilities
- Shape and lead execution of the U.S. Medical Affairs strategy for CMH, aligned to scientific evidence, unmet medical needs, and patient outcomes.
- Serve as a senior scientific subject matter expert across CMH therapeutic areas; ensure scientific quality and integrity.
- Translate emerging clinical and scientific data into insights for medical strategy, evidence planning, and external engagement.
- Provide senior scientific leadership for evidence generation (clinical endpoints, real-world evidence [RWE], health outcomes, patient-reported outcomes).
- Partner cross-functionally to align U.S. evidence plans with global medical strategy.
- Guide scientific publications, congress strategy, and scientific communications per Medical Affairs standards.
- Provide direct and/or matrix leadership to CRSs, CRPs, and other Medical Affairs contributors across the U.S. CMH portfolio.
- Lead end-to-end Medical Affairs workstreams: strategy, scientific exchange, evidence execution, publications, medical education, and governance.
- Set expectations, prioritize work, and ensure timely, high-quality, compliant scientific outputs.
- Maintain end-to-end accountability from strategy through execution and impact assessment.
- Coach, develop, and mentor scientific talent; support succession planning and capability building.
- Serve as a senior scientific leader in Medical Affairs governance forums.
- Oversee U.S. medical content and strategy through the MLR review process, ensuring compliance with internal/external standards.
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced health/medical/scientific (e.g., pharmacology, physiology, microbiology) or related graduate degree (MD, DVM, PharmD, PhD, MSN) with advanced clinical specialty (Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner) and 10+ years clinical or pharmaceutical experience (preferably Medical Affairs).
- OR BS or master’s in a health/medical/scientific field with 15 years pharmaceutical experience directly related to clinical trial experience relevant to drug discovery/development or direct contribution to medical content.
Additional Preferences
- Significant Medical Affairs, clinical research, pharmaceutical development, or related scientific experience.
- Demonstrated leadership in complex, matrixed environments.
- Strong understanding of cardiometabolic disease; ability to interpret/apply clinical and real-world data to inform strategy.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functionally and act as a trusted scientific partner to senior stakeholders.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated)
- Anticipated wage: $177,000 - $308,000.
- Full-time eligible employees may be eligible for a company bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits include 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, flexible benefits, life insurance, time off/leave, and well-being benefits.
Application Instruction (accommodation)
- If you need accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation