Director / Senior Director / Executive Director – Medical Affairs, Cardiometabolic Health (CMH), United States
Eli Lilly and Company
2 hours ago
Remote friendly (Indianapolis, IN)
United States
$198,000 - $389,400 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Position Summary
The Medical Affairs leader for Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) in the United States shapes and executes the medical and scientific strategy as a senior medical partner to the business, ensuring activities are patient-centered, evidence-based, compliant, and aligned with organizational purpose.
Key Responsibilities
- Medical Strategy & Evidence Generation
- Lead execution of the US Medical Affairs strategy for CMH.
- Provide medical input into evidence generation plans, including clinical endpoints, real-world evidence, and patient-reported outcomes.
- Act as a patient advocate and medical expert across the patient journey.
- Scientific Exchange & External Engagement
- Lead scientific exchange with key experts, healthcare professionals, and external stakeholders.
- Plan and participate in advisory boards, investigator meetings, congresses, and scientific symposia.
- Build and maintain relationships with professional societies and scientific organizations.
- Publications & Scientific Communications
- Support publication strategy and review of abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and scientific slide decks.
- Ensure timely and accurate dissemination of clinical and real-world data.
- Represent Medical Affairs at major scientific congresses.
- Medical Education & IME
- Define medical education priorities and support independent medical education initiatives.
- Provide compliant disease state and data training for Field Medical, Sales, and Market Access teams.
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as a strategic medical partner to Marketing, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory, and Patient Safety.
- Participate in governance, review committees, and extended brand teams.
- Clinical Research & Trials
- Provide medical oversight and review of clinical trial protocols and investigator-sponsored research.
- Ensure patient safety, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance.
- People Leadership (level dependent)
- Lead, coach, and develop medical team members.
- Drive capability building, succession planning, and performance management.
Qualifications
Required
- Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy; board eligible/certified in the appropriate specialty/subspecialty or completed comparable post-medical school clinical training for the country of hiring. US-trained physicians must have achieved board eligibility/certification.
- Non-US trained physicians: completed education/training at a medical school meeting LCME requirements.
- Minimum 5 years working in the US healthcare system in customer-facing roles.
- Minimum 8 years in Medical Affairs, clinical research, or pharmaceutical development.
Preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Deep understanding of cardiometabolic diseases and clinical evidence.
- Experience in obesity, diabetes, or cardiometabolic therapeutic areas.
- Proven track record in publications, advisory boards, and scientific engagement.
- Experience working in a complex, matrixed global organization.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated)
- Anticipated wage: $198,000 - $389,400.
- Full-time equivalent employees may be eligible for a company bonus (depending on company and individual performance).
- Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees, including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription benefits, flexible benefits, life insurance/death benefits, time off and leave of absence benefits, and well-being benefits.
Application Instructions
- If you require accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation.
The Medical Affairs leader for Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) in the United States shapes and executes the medical and scientific strategy as a senior medical partner to the business, ensuring activities are patient-centered, evidence-based, compliant, and aligned with organizational purpose.
Key Responsibilities
- Medical Strategy & Evidence Generation
- Lead execution of the US Medical Affairs strategy for CMH.
- Provide medical input into evidence generation plans, including clinical endpoints, real-world evidence, and patient-reported outcomes.
- Act as a patient advocate and medical expert across the patient journey.
- Scientific Exchange & External Engagement
- Lead scientific exchange with key experts, healthcare professionals, and external stakeholders.
- Plan and participate in advisory boards, investigator meetings, congresses, and scientific symposia.
- Build and maintain relationships with professional societies and scientific organizations.
- Publications & Scientific Communications
- Support publication strategy and review of abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and scientific slide decks.
- Ensure timely and accurate dissemination of clinical and real-world data.
- Represent Medical Affairs at major scientific congresses.
- Medical Education & IME
- Define medical education priorities and support independent medical education initiatives.
- Provide compliant disease state and data training for Field Medical, Sales, and Market Access teams.
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as a strategic medical partner to Marketing, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory, and Patient Safety.
- Participate in governance, review committees, and extended brand teams.
- Clinical Research & Trials
- Provide medical oversight and review of clinical trial protocols and investigator-sponsored research.
- Ensure patient safety, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance.
- People Leadership (level dependent)
- Lead, coach, and develop medical team members.
- Drive capability building, succession planning, and performance management.
Qualifications
Required
- Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy; board eligible/certified in the appropriate specialty/subspecialty or completed comparable post-medical school clinical training for the country of hiring. US-trained physicians must have achieved board eligibility/certification.
- Non-US trained physicians: completed education/training at a medical school meeting LCME requirements.
- Minimum 5 years working in the US healthcare system in customer-facing roles.
- Minimum 8 years in Medical Affairs, clinical research, or pharmaceutical development.
Preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Deep understanding of cardiometabolic diseases and clinical evidence.
- Experience in obesity, diabetes, or cardiometabolic therapeutic areas.
- Proven track record in publications, advisory boards, and scientific engagement.
- Experience working in a complex, matrixed global organization.
Compensation & Benefits (as stated)
- Anticipated wage: $198,000 - $389,400.
- Full-time equivalent employees may be eligible for a company bonus (depending on company and individual performance).
- Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees, including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription benefits, flexible benefits, life insurance/death benefits, time off and leave of absence benefits, and well-being benefits.
Application Instructions
- If you require accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation.