Executive Director – Medical Affairs, Cardiometabolic Health (CMH)

Eli Lilly and Company

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The U.S. Medical Affairs Cardiometabolic Health organization provides scientific leadership to support Lilly’s cardiometabolic portfolio across launch and lifecycle. The team partners closely with global and U.S. Medical, Clinical Development, Commercial, Regulatory, and Patient Safety colleagues to generate evidence, translate science, and enable compliant scientific exchange with external stakeholders. This role reports through the Associate VP – U.S. Medical Strategy & Integration – Cardiometabolic Health organization and contributes to execution of the U.S. medical strategy. You will execute defined components of the U.S. medical strategy by owning assigned Medical Affairs activities across evidence generation, scientific communication, and external engagement. Acting within an integrated brand and portfolio framework, you will translate scientific data into actionable insights, support high-quality scientific exchange, and ensure deliverables meet governance and compliance standards.

Requirements

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy.
• Must be board eligible or certified in related specialty 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

• 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.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep understanding of cardiometabolic diseases and clinical evidence

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned components of the U.S. medical strategy in alignment with brand and portfolio priorities.
• Contribute to evidence generation initiatives by leading assigned workstreams or analyses and translating data into Medical Affairs insights.
• Develop, update, and deliver high-quality scientific communications with accountability for content accuracy and rigor.
• Engage externally with healthcare professionals and scientific stakeholders to conduct compliant scientific exchange and capture insights.
• Plan and deliver Advisory Boards and scientific interactions, including content development and synthesis of outcomes.
• Own assigned Medical Affairs materials through Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR) review and ensure compliance with governance requirements.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• 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
• 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: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree