Medical Director: Neurology, Immunology, Oncology -IBU Alliance Markets in Hampshire

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.

Overall Job Purpose

As a Clinical Research Physician (CRP), this person will be the therapeutically aligned scientist who will play a key role within the Medical Affairs organization. The primary focus of the CRP is to use their knowledge of the specific disease states within immunology, oncology and neurology, available treatments, and investigational compounds to help deliver strategic/tactical medical planning. The CRP plays an important role in the cross-functional partnership, participating and presenting at meetings with government regulatory agencies, medical support for pricing, reimbursement and access (PRA) by providing medical guidance on the PRA plan and interacting with government PRA agencies as needed and leading in local scientific data dissemination.

Key Responsibilities

• Business/Customer Support
  • Understand and anticipate the scientific information needs of all local/regional customers (payers, patients, health care providers) and actively address their questions in a timely fashion by leading data analyses and new clinical or health outcomes research efforts.
  • Contribute to the development of medical strategies to support brand commercialization activities by working closely with the global Medical Affairs and brand teams, Global Patient Outcomes/Real World Evidence and global PRA, clinical management or personnel and other cross‑functional management during the development of the local business plan.
  • Support business‑to‑business and business‑to‑government activities as medical expert.
  • Become familiar with market archetypes and potential influence on the medical interventions for the product.
  • Understand and apply knowledge of customer insights to all customer‑related activities.
• Scientific Data Dissemination/Exchange
  • Establish and maintain appropriate collaborations and relationships with external scientific experts, thought leaders, and the general medical community on a local, national, regional, and possibly international basis.
  • Be the scientific expert on Lilly compounds in immunology, oncology and neurology and share this knowledge across partners and Lilly internal team.
  • Support medical information associates in preparation and review of medical letters and other medical information materials.
  • Understand and actively address the unsolicited scientific information needs of external health care professionals according to guidelines above.
  • Provide congress support (for example, availability to answer questions at exhibits, provide oral and poster presentations, staff medical booth, meet thought leaders, and participate in customer events).
• Clinical Planning
  • Know the status and data from competitive products; and keep updated with medical and other scientific developments relevant to the products.
  • Act as scientific consultant and protocol expert for clinical study team members and others in medical.

Qualification

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy/ MBChB/MBBS with national‑council registration.
• Must be board‑eligible or certified in a specialty or specialty relevant to immunology, oncology or neurology or have completed the comparable level of post‑medical school clinical training relevant to the country of hiring.
• Must have completed education and training at a medical school recognised by the relevant national medical authority and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (or equivalent).
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written; Fluent in Spanish, both verbal and written; fluency in additional local or regional languages an advantage.
• Clinical and/or research experience in immunology, oncology or neurology — with the ability to provide medical support across all three therapeutic areas — strongly preferred.
• Strong communication, organizational and negotiation skills.

Key Job Requirements

• Previous TA leadership across geographies.
• Able to lead and provide clear direction to internal and external teams.
• Strong planning and execution skills.
• People management skills.
• Comfortable in interpreting technical scientific/medical data/research and communicating with credibility, with good presentation skills.
• Able to effectively and efficiently manage medical budget.
• Willingness to travel to customers, meetings, and congresses within the Alliances and international (more than 30% of travel time could be required).

Working Arrangement

This role is open to candidates in EMEA locations aligned with Alliances operating hours. Hybrid working may be possible, depending on location needs and local arrangements.