Job Description

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.


Reporting to the Sr. Medical Director, this leadership role will accelerate the Medical Affairs Transformation to enable the 'Accelerate Reach and Scale' strategic goals. The role will focus on planning, execution, rapid data driven learning and adjustment and impact measurement capabilities to close the gap in optimal clinical care.


This will involve supporting local Medical Affairs teams to focus on the activities that will have the biggest impact on patient care through reach and scale. The role will be instrumental in establishing the selection, utilization, and integration of multiple channels, both personal and non-personal. Data analytics will be a key enabler and will need to be established as an essential capability within medical affairs.


Given the global with local nature of the Medical Affairs transformation, this role will be essential in ensuring a strong local voice in global processes but also ensuring local readiness to 'catch' and execute initiatives locally.


In addition, the role will also be responsible to drive operational excellence for medical planning and processes, implementation of medical customer plans, identifying needs of new capabilities of medical and execution of identified medical capabilities initiatives


Key Responsibilities:To ensure local medical teams embrace and are inspired by the Accelerate Reach and Scale vision. Working with the International Business Unit (IBU) Medical Leadership team to align behind clear transformation goals for each HUB is understood. To establish an accelerated roadmap including measures to deliver on transformation goals. Work with the medical affairs team to ensure focused plans with clear reach and impact measurement goals. Partners with Global, IBU Central and Local teams to build the essential capabilities to plan and execute programs with significant reach and impact. Lead on partnering with various third parties for independent education, QI initiatives and collaborative approaches to data generation. Take the lead in establishing relevant 'enablement' processes for non-personal channels with E&C and Legal Establish a data driven mindset to rapid learning and adjustment to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of medical programs. Ensure compliant and efficient utilization of the new non-personal channels to expand measurable reach and impact of medical programs using local capabilities groups such as commercial operations, omni channel experts etc. Ensure audit ready status around the execution within key procedures (For example updated Field Medical Procedure working with the MSL Managers). Ensure global and IBU Central program or solution re use with minimal local adaptation for language and or label. Work as a team with other HUB Transformation Lead roles to ensure ongoing shared learning and rapid replication of best practice across the IBU. Work with therapy medical teams to ensure operational excellence for all medical processes at the hub level including budget planning and expense tracking

Dimensions of Responsibilities:

Ability to influence and lead change without direct authority. Ability to resolve challenges with the different resources within and external to the HUB. Ability to facilitate and coach teams and their leadership. Strong communication skills Robust understanding of our planning processes. The ability to make decisions quickly when data is scarce. Ability to coach and guide within the principles laid out in corporate procedures. Ability to work cross functionally and ensure other functions clearly understand where medical operates and why.

Minimum requirements:

(include requirements for education, work experience, and skills)


Bachelor's degree preferably science based, a medical degree is desirable Appropriate experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with specific experience in customer-focused solutions and capabilities. Experience in Medical operations and transformation initiatives in healthcare space and pharmaceutical companies would be an added advantage Demonstrated ability to influence, accelerate and deliver through others without line management authority. Strong communication skills, agile and or essentialism acumen and ability to persuade. Excellent organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills High learning agility Strategic thinking abilities.

Additional Preferences

Advanced degree in medical or related science field Demonstrate understanding Medical Sciences with experience in medical affairs. Attention to detail and proven record of effective cross-functional working. Experience with omnichannel engagement Strong business acumen Highly motivated to explore innovation while balancing opportunity to scale.

Other

International Travel expected to be minimal bar ad hoc meetings / workshops / conferences. Travel within the HUB where needed.


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