Senior Medical Director – Accelerated R&D Leadership Program

Eli Lilly and Company • Indianapolis, IN

80d • $219,000 - $321,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Lilly is pursuing physicians and scientists who are innovative thinkers and have an entrepreneurial mindset for their Accelerated R&D Leadership Program. This program is designed to provide meaningful experiences across the drug development continuum, allowing participants to work across multiple cross-functional areas and make strategic and innovative contributions. The program invests in the development of leaders within Lilly, preparing them for future leadership opportunities with enterprise-wide influence. Participants will gain experience in key areas of drug development over a two-year period, including rotations in various functions such as Business Development, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Affairs, Global Patient Safety, Regulatory Decision Sciences, Pricing, Reimbursement, & Access, Global Health Outcomes & Real World Evidence, Clinical Development, Clinical Design, New Product Planning, Portfolio Strategy, Program Management, and AI Strategy & Innovation. A key aspect of the program involves leveraging AI-powered tools and platforms to enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and generate novel insights, including working with generative AI applications, predictive modeling outputs, and AI-enabled data analysis. Upon completion, participants may pursue various key R&D leadership roles within Lilly.

Requirements

• Broad work experience that includes 3–5 years in any of the following: Clinical Academic or research, Consulting firm, Venture capital and/or small bio-tech.
• Medical Doctor must be board eligible or certified in a medical specialty relevant to the role or have completed the comparable level of post-medical school clinical training relevant to the country of hiring.
• U.S. trained physicians must have achieved board eligibility or certification.
• Foreign medical graduates in U.S. based jobs, who are not U.S. board eligible or certified may be hired directly for employment in the U.S. at the discretion of the Chief Medical Officer.
• Non-U.S. trained physicians must have completed education and training at a medical school that meets the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
• Highly motivated and driven physician/scientist leaders with a passion for combining the science of medicine with business strategy and innovation.
• Individuals with integrity, excellence, and respect for people.
• Individuals who want to expand their ability to make a difference in someone else's life.
• Leaders who embrace emerging technologies as tools to accelerate scientific discovery and improve patient outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or non-MBA with experiences in VC, consulting, small biotech, drug development, investment banking.
• Unique and ambitious business leadership.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and innovative thinker.
• Demonstrated leadership.
• Strong learning agility, including ability to create and implement new ideas.
• Track record of significant contributions to the advancement of science (through publication record, etc.).
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their application in drug development or clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams delivering new medicines to patients around the world.
• Make meaningful strategic and innovative contributions across multiple cross-functional areas.
• Build strong connections across Lilly.
• Deliver meaningful results through challenging, business-critical projects and assignments spanning across multiple functions.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and platforms to enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and generate novel insights.
• Work with generative AI applications, predictive modeling outputs, and AI-enabled data analysis in partnership with Lilly's data science teams.
• Gain expertise in biopharmaceutical drug development, portfolio strategy, and commercialization through rotations.
• Engage in activities such as Business Development, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Affairs, Global Patient Safety, Regulatory Decision Sciences, Pricing, Reimbursement, & Access, Global Health Outcomes & Real World Evidence, Clinical Development, Clinical Design, New Product Planning, Portfolio Strategy, Program Management, and AI Strategy & Innovation.

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