Associate Director, Field Medical Operations and Capabilities

Eli Lilly and Company

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About The Position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. Associate Director, Field Medical Operations and Capabilities Organization Overview: Global Field Medical Strategy & Operations serves to maximize the impact of the Field Medical community through standardized tools, innovation, and processes, with a goal of improving patient outcomes around the globe. As a function within Global Medical Affairs Capabilities and Innovation, operationalizing the Medical Affairs strategy to the personal channel is our purpose. MSL customers include Scientific and Clinical Experts. These are HCPs (Health Care Professional) with noted expertise and needs for in-depth and cutting-edge information. The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) program is designed to meet these needs through field-based medical professionals. The Associate Director – Field Medical Operations and Capabilities role will partner across teams to lead operational & capability implementation. The Associate Director will play a central role in executing and operationalizing Medical Affairs initiatives to optimize global MSL impact through technology enablement. At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. The Field Medical Operations and Capabilities role is within the Field Medical Strategy & Operations (FMSO) team, a centralized Global Medical Affairs capability building team aiming to maximize the impact of Lilly’s Field Medical (FM) community through standardized tools, innovation, and processes at scale. This position reports to the Senior Director - Global Field Medical Operations and Capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of direct experience supporting field operations (i.e., field structure operations, engagement planning, reporting, etc.)
• Previous experience working with Field Medical platforms, processes, and data products (i.e., CRM, Field Insights, H1, AI integration, etc.)
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated success in influencing without authority and achieving results through others
• Demonstrated ability to develop and apply innovative solutions
• MBA
• Strong learning agility
• Previous successful field operations experience
• Previous experience providing operations and alignment support to field teams
• Strong analytical mindset
• Business enabling approach to work
• Proven ability to communicate effectively & work with a variety of stakeholders
• High level of motivation and a strong desire to find creative solutions to challenging situations
• Proven ability to experiment, iterate, and innovate
• Demonstrated broad and deep technology learning agility
• Strong process and operational mindset

Responsibilities

• Field Medical Operations and Capabilities Drive the advancement of Field Medical capabilities, platforms, and processes. Examples include virtual capabilities, imbedding AI within capabilities, Engagement Planning, CRM management, global data enablement, content management, and reporting.
• Lead FMSO India team to deliver world-class operations.
• Monitor current technologies, data, processes, and industry insights to identify opportunities that optimize field operations strategy.
• Partner with field medical teams to operationalize therapeutic area focus and lead territory sizing/structural needs aligned with priorities across BUs and/or global affiliates.
• Maintain service levels in timeliness, performance and quality to support ongoing business needs.
• Partner across Field Operations and lead through the execution of projects.
• Answerable to the performance and results of FMSO capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and local laws and regulations for Field Medical.
• Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) Responsible for delivering and enabling innovative technologies and capabilities of current and future field operations capabilities, with a focus on imbedding AI across work streams.
• Responsible for prioritization and agile delivery of aligned platform roadmaps, articulating requirements, and performing business user testing of releases of assigned platforms.
• Perform duties as System Owner and business subject matter expert on Field Medical platforms enabling and accelerating reach and scale by the Global Medical Affairs function.
• Provide knowledge and training support for all users of designated platforms.
• Represent business in system governance and prioritization meetings.
• Involve users and their feedback in development and implementation of tools and services.
• Assure assigned platforms are operationally stable, and continuously improved based on data in partnership with Tech@Lilly.

Benefits

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• In addition, 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees