Eli Lilly and Company

Director – Clinical Research Scientist, Medical Affairs

Eli Lilly and Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $177,000 - $338,800 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Anticipate and respond to scientific and clinical information needs from healthcare providers, payers, and patient groups.
  • Lead data analyses and health outcomes research to address customer questions.
  • Contribute to medical strategy and brand planning in collaboration with global Medical Affairs, GPO/RWE, PRA, and commercial partners.
  • Provide medical expertise for payer partnerships, promotional material review, and business-to-business/government engagements.
  • Support training of sales, medical, and patient support teams.
  • Lead definition of Patient Journey and contribute clinical perspective to patient programs.
  • Ensure compliance with global and local regulations governing scientific communication.
  • Address unsolicited scientific inquiries in alignment with medical governance standards.
  • Support scientific meetings, advisory boards, symposia, and other expert engagements.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders and scientific societies.
  • Participate in relevant professional and industry associations.
  • Align clinical strategies with regional needs by collaborating with Medical Affairs and global development teams.
  • Communicate local research needs to ensure Phase III–IV programs reflect market and customer requirements.
  • Maintain up-to-date understanding of clinical and competitive data.
  • Provide regional clinical insights to inform development plans and study protocols.
  • Review and approve informed consent documents to ensure accurate risk communication.
  • Partner with clinical operations, statisticians, and investigators throughout study design, initiation, conduct, and close-out.
  • Support investigator/site training and address study-related medical questions.
  • Review investigator-initiated trial (IIT) proposals as needed.
  • Ensure global alignment of Phase 3b/4 and applicable early-phase studies.
  • Contribute to development and review of local labeling and labeling changes.
  • Provide medical input for regulatory submissions, advisory committee preparation, and local registration activities.
  • Participate in risk management planning with global and local teams.
  • Stay informed on therapeutic area trends, market changes, and competitive landscape.
  • Provide scientific training to clinical study teams and act as a protocol subject-matter expert.
  • Set and pursue professional development goals and support growth of colleagues and direct reports.
  • Contribute to recruitment, diversity, and retention efforts when applicable.
  • Participate in committees, Six Sigma initiatives, and cross-functional projects.
  • Model leadership behaviors and serve as an ambassador for patients and the company.

Requirements

  • An advanced health/medical/scientific graduate degree such as DVM, PharmD, PhD, MSN with advanced clinical specialty (Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner) with 10+ years of clinical experience or pharmaceutical experience (preferably in Medical Affairs)
  • Have a BS or master's degree in health/medical/scientific or related field and 10+ years of pharmaceutical experience that is directly related to at least one of the following: Clinical trial experience in areas relevant to drug discovery, Drug/clinical development experience (for example, epidemiology, toxicology, pharmacology, regulatory affairs, medical affairs) or direct role and contribution to medical content.
  • Alzheimer’s disease therapeutic area expertise
  • Global Medical Affairs experience
  • Strong stakeholder management
  • Effective communication
  • Organizational excellence
  • Demonstrated ability to balance scientific priorities with business priorities with examples of successful leadership skills
  • Demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal, teamwork, organizational and negotiation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to influence others (both cross-functionally and within the function) in order to create a positive working environment.
  • Ability to engage in domestic and international travel to the degree appropriate to support the business of the team.
  • Fluent in English, verbal and written communication.
Benefits
  • 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
  • Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
clinical trial experiencedrug discoverydrug developmentepidemiologytoxicologypharmacologyregulatory affairsmedical affairsdata analysishealth outcomes research
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementeffective communicationorganizational excellenceleadership skillsinterpersonal skillsteamworknegotiation skillsinfluenceprofessional developmentcollaboration
Certifications
DVMPharmDPhDMSN