Director, RWE, CMH

Lilly • Toronto, ON

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The RWE Director is responsible for driving the Real-World Evidence strategy and execution within Medical Affairs in collaboration with the therapeutic area. This role will ensure that robust, high-quality evidence is generated and communicated to inform clinical practice, regulatory/payer decisions, and healthcare policy, while addressing critical data gaps across the product lifecycle. The RWE Lead partners cross-functionally with Medical, Clinical Development, HEOR, Market Access, and external stakeholders to position the company as a scientific leader and trusted partner in improving patient outcomes.
This is a hybrid role – onsite presence at our Toronto office will be 10 days or more per month (or at least 50% of the time), determined in collaboration with your manager and based on business needs.
At Lilly Canada, we have three levels for this position based on the candidate’s experience, background, and qualifications. The expected compensation is:
Advisor: $117,750 – $172,700
Senior Advisor: $129,750 – $190,300
Director: $142,500 - $209,000
This role is eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as participation in the Lilly Bonus Program.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in epidemiology, health economics, outcomes research, biostatistics, medicine, or related discipline (PhD, MD, PharmD, or MPH with strong RWE experience).
• 8+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech industry, CRO, or academia with direct RWE/observational research leadership.
• Demonstrated expertise in study design, epidemiologic/statistical methods, and working with RWD assets.
• Strong understanding of payer/HTA requirements, regulatory frameworks, and GPP/GCP compliance.
• Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications, congress presentations, and cross-functional leadership.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to influence internal and external stakeholders at senior levels.
• Experience managing vendors, RWE budgets, and complex project portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and align with Sr. Medical Director/Director/Medical Advisor to develop the integrated evidence generation strategy for assigned therapeutic area(s), aligned with global/regional medical plans and corporate priorities.
• Prioritize and address evidence gaps related to disease burden, treatment patterns, patient outcomes, safety, and comparative effectiveness.
• Ensure evidence plans meet the needs of regulators, payers/HTA, healthcare professionals, and patients.
• Lead the design development, execution, and oversight of observational studies, registries, pragmatic trials, external control arms, database studies, and patient-reported outcome research.
• Manage vendor/CRO partnerships for study execution, ensuring quality, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Oversee due diligence and utilization of real-world data (RWD) assets including EMR, claims, registries, and digital health data.
• Partner closely with HEOR, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, and Commercial Insights to ensure evidence addresses cross-functional needs.
• Serve as the Medical Affairs RWE point of contact for internal stakeholders, training teams on RWE interpretation and application.
• Support Sr. Medical Director/Director/Medical Advisor in engagements and interactions with KOLs, academic collaborators, patient registries, and external data consortia.
• In collaboration with Sr. Medical Director/Director/Medical Advisor drive dissemination of RWE through publications, congress presentations, dossiers, and educational activities per overall therapeutic area congress strategy.
• Ensure scientific integrity, compliance (GPP, GCP, SOPs), and transparency in all outputs.
• Provide RWE insights to inform medical education, payer submissions, label expansion, and health policy discussions.
• Provide mentorship to junior RWE scientists and medical team members.
• Champion innovation in data science, analytics platforms, and digital RWE solutions.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide RWE governance, standards, and capability building.

Benefits

• company bonus
• pension plan
• vacation benefits
• healthcare benefits
• flexible benefits
• life insurance
• death benefits
• time off and leave of absence benefits
• 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: Director