Senior Director - Case Management Medical Review Physician

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

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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. Organization Overview: 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. Purpose: The Director - Case Management Medical Review Physician is responsible for conducting comprehensive medical review of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs), ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of global regulatory reports, and for collaborating cross functionally and providing technical leadership within Case Management and across Global Patient Safety (GPS).

Requirements

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy.
• Must be board eligible or certified in Oncology or Hematology 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).
• For the recognized list of foreign medical schools and the disapproved list, see PLA: Medical Licensing Information and Medical Education | MBC
• 5 years of clinical experience

Nice To Haves

• Clinical development or pharmacovigilance experience preferred.
• Knowledge of drug development process.
• Fluent in English with highly effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong clinical/diagnostic skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and function effectively in a fast-paced matrixed environment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and shift priorities rapidly to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to influence others (both cross-functionally and within the function) in order to create a positive working environment.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Willing to engage in domestic and international travel to the degree appropriate to support the business of the team.
• Strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated success in implementing projects and/or innovating.
• Receptive, engaging, and impactful contributor.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive ICSR medical reviews across all therapeutic areas, ensuring high-quality outcomes and adherence to regulatory timelines. Including: Ensuring medical validity of ICSRs; Accountable for the review and accuracy of narratives, coding, and assessments of seriousness, expectedness, and company causality; Complete medical review and follow-up of ICSRs per SOPs for CT and MP cases.
• Promptly escalate significant cases and safety issues, while closely identifying and monitoring ICSRs that could indicate potential emerging safety concerns.
• Identify or support evaluation of potential quality issues with Lilly products that may adversely affect patient safety.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams on topics including case management, audit and inspection readiness, regulatory responses, and causality assessments.
• Liaise with GPS teams to monitor and remain updated on surveillance terms for marketed products.
• Develop cross-functional foundations (e.g., aggregate review and signal detection, Safety Topic Reports, regulatory requests due diligence, protocol authoring, etc.).
• Influence others (both cross-functionally and within the function) to meet business objectives and safeguard patient safety while maintaining a positive working environment.
• Provide medical and regulatory guidance to cross-functional teams to enable completion of case management and medical review work.
• Provide training, coaching and mentorship to GPS scientists and physicians with respect to clinical and safety science.
• Identify areas of gaps and retraining needs as appropriate.
• Remain informed and up to date up to date on marketed portfolio and development pipeline.
• Drive scientific and process improvements and contribute to organizational change
• Coordinate and monitor workflows to ensure timely, compliant case reviews.
• Track capacity and KPIs, analyze trends, identify risks, and propose solutions for senior leadership decisions.
• Drive meeting agendas, manage action items, and ensure effective follow-up.
• Support prioritization and resource optimization through financial and capacity analysis.
• Enhance processes, ensure audit readiness, and enable training for qualified medical reviewers.
• Author, review, and approve SOPs and support/lead activities for the training and implementation of updated or new processes.
• Be point of contact for Health Authority Inspection or Internal Process Audits and ability to participate in back and front rooms, prepare responses (written/verbal), and lead corrective actions and preventive measures.
• Understand the roles and responsibility of the European Union Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV).
• Ensure support is provided to enable the QPPV to fulfil the QP legal responsibilities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of medical guidelines, regulations, and industry best practices that inform Medical Review work.
• Present strong understanding of pharmacovigilance and clinical research principles, regulations, and be able to interpret complex situations and assess impact of evolving regulatory environment to case management and medical review practices.
• Understand and comply with all compliance policies, laws, regulations, and the Red Book.
• Adapt to the changing global regulatory environment.
• Perform other duties related to the position as necessary as defined in SOPs or as work evolves.
• A Case Management Medical Review Physician is expected to meet the criteria as outlined in the global path job criteria for the appropriate R path levels. For each level on every global path, there is a consistent set of job criteria which includes functional and technical expertise, decision making, influence, and problem solving.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• 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
• 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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees