Director / Senior Director / Executive Director – Medical Affairs, Cardiometabolic Health (CMH), United States

Eli Lilly and Company

1d • $198,000 - $389,400

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. We are seeking a medical leader to join and shape a highly collaborative and inclusive team advancing scientific excellence and innovation in U.S. obesity care. This role offers strategic leadership across cross‑functional partners to translate science into meaningful breakthroughs, raise the standard of care, and improve outcomes for people living with obesity. POSITION SUMMARY The Medical Affairs leader for Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) in the United States is responsible for shaping and executing the medical and scientific strategy. This role serves as a senior medical partner to the business, ensuring that all activities are patient-centered, evidence-based, compliant, and aligned with Lilly’s purpose of making life better for people around the world.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy.
• Must be board eligible or certified in appropriate specialty/subspecialty or have completed the comparable level of post-medical school clinical training relevant to the country of hiring. US trained physicians must have achieved board eligibility or certification. Physicians trained outside the US who are not US board eligible or certified may be hired directly for employment in the US at the discretion of the Chief Medical Officer. Non-US trained physicians must have completed education and training at a medical school that meets the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
• A minimum of 5 years experience of working within the US healthcare system in customer facing roles.
• A minimum of 8 years in Medical Affairs, clinical research, or pharmaceutical development.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Lead high-quality scientific exchange with key experts in the field, healthcare professionals, and external stakeholders.
• Plan and participate in advisory boards, investigator meetings, congresses, and scientific symposia.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with professional societies and scientific organizations.
• 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.
• Define medical education priorities and support independent medical education initiatives.
• Provide disease state and data training for Field Medical, Sales, and Market Access teams in a compliant manner.
• Serve as a strategic medical partner to Marketing, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory, and Patient Safety.
• Participate in governance, review committees, and extended brand teams.
• Provide medical oversight and review of clinical trial protocols and investigator-sponsored research.
• Ensure patient safety, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead, coach, and develop medical team members.
• Drive capability building, succession planning, and performance management.

Benefits

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• 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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree