Post-Doctoral Scientist

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

1d • $58,000 - $123,200

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. O rganization Overview At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the glob e 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. Are you motivated to improve patient health? Do you have a passion for generating evidence to better understand the value of treatments? Do you seek advanced training that combines the two? The Health Outcomes Post-Doctoral program in Lilly’s HEOR Oncology team within Medical Affairs will develop your scientific expertise to create health outcomes research for patients, payers and providers. Projects will focus on disease states of interest to Lilly or treatments that Lilly is developing and may span the entire lifecycle of clinical development and drug commercialization. You will work with experienced health outcomes scientists to develop research strategies, so patients, payers, and healthcare providers understand when and how to use the medicines and the expected patient benefits. Responsibilities include the conduct, quality, and integrity of health outcomes studies. Through your work on these studies, you will demonstrate understanding of clinical, economic, and/or patient reported outcomes methodologies. You will communicate study findings to internal audiences and take a leadership role in the dissemination to the scientific community. The candidate will also work extensively with therapeutic area medical and commercial teams and HEOR colleagues.

Requirements

• An advanced degree, including Masters, Ph.D. or MD degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g., economics, epidemiology, health services, pharmacoeconomics, psychology, statistics, or other relevant sciences).
• 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 or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• This position is not permanent. It is for a fixed duration of 2 years.
• The candidate may rotate through multiple therapeutic areas (Diabetes, Oncology, Immunology, Pain/Neuroscience).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully in a team-oriented/cross-functional environment.
• Some domestic travel is anticipated.
• Technical and analytic capabilities in one or more areas of economic modeling, economic evaluation, cost-effectiveness evaluation, burden of disease, epidemiology, statistics, health care policy etc.
• The ability to influence individuals.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

Responsibilities

• To support the Lilly portfolio (Cardiometabolic health, Oncology, Immunology, Pain/Neuroscience).
• To increase and develop knowledge and use of: Real world evidence (RWE) such as retrospective and/or prospective observational studies Patient focused outcomes (PFO) such as those used in randomized clinical trials Economic modeling and potentially participate in health technology assessment submissions
• Assist in develop different types (RWE, PFO, economic) of research studies for publication.
• Increase or develop knowledge of health care systems in applicable geographies across the globe.
• Increase or develop understanding of and experience with clinical trials research.
• Increase or develop skills in Environmental Awareness, Strategy, Study Development, Project Management, Organizational Leadership

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree