Associate Director - Medical Science Liaison – Cardiometabolic Health – Los Angeles, CA

About the role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) program at Lilly is designed to meet the specialized needs of Scientific and Clinical Experts (SEs/CEs) in specific therapeutic areas. MSLs are medical professionals with deep content knowledge who facilitate scientific exchange between industry and the scientific and clinical communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leading researchers and practitioners with the scientific and clinical knowledge that most meaningfully and precisely addresses their needs.
• Act as a primary interface between Lilly Medical and SEs/CEs to deliver a positive experience and support HCPs in sharing evidence and addressing clinical care gaps.
• Connect SEs/CEs with other Lilly resources or internal business partners as appropriate and facilitate collaborative research opportunities.
• Partner with clinical development to support studies and investigators, accelerating the pipeline and evidence generation.
• Effectively analyze customer data, plan, and prioritize to engage assigned SEs/CEs most effectively through a combination of face-to-face and virtual engagement.
• Use strategic thinking and emotional intelligence to act as one of the primary interfaces between Lilly Medical and SEs/CEs.
• Communicate actionable customer/clinical insights to internal Lilly Medical and cross-functional teams.
• Work collaboratively with peers and other Lilly colleagues, embracing change and utilizing innovative resources.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in health sciences (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD in a medically related field) with 2-3 years of relevant clinical experience desired.
• Masters or bachelor's level degree in health sciences (e.g., BSN, RPh, PA, NP) considered if 5+ years clinical, research, or industry experience (medical or scientific role) in relevant therapeutic area.

Qualifications

• Experience in cardiometabolic health (i.e., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity) is strongly preferred.
• Experience in field-based working environment highly valued.
• Familiarity with health systems, academic communities, medical research, and medical education process highly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience of digital platform enablers to engage HCPs virtually (e.g., zoom) and excitement to leverage field-based tools highly valued.

Skills

• Advanced presentation and computer skills with expertise in literature identification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-directed and able to work alone in the field effectively managing multiple priorities and projects.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including high emotional intelligence and the ability to engage in professional relationship building and networking.
• Resilience in managing complex challenges.
• Intellectual curiosity about the field of science/medicine of specialization.
• Ability and excitement to leverage field-based tools, adapting as technology advances to increasingly support engagement planning, communication, and many aspects of the job.
• Learning agility to comprehend and effectively communicate large amounts of complex scientific content in a clear and concise fashion.
• Demonstrated experience in effective strategic and critical thinking to analyze, assess, and evaluate information and interpret impact or relevance to future states.

Benefits

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).

Pay

The anticipated wage for this position is $151,500 - $244,200.

Schedule

This is a full-time equivalent position requiring ability to travel up to 80% and including weekend commitments. Geography includes cities in the northern Los Angeles region.