Medical Advisor (CRP/CRS), Cardiometabolic Health - Obesity
About this opportunity
At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work, but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.
The Medical Advisor (Clinical Research Physician/Scientist) is a therapeutically-aligned scientist and a key member of the Medical Affairs, Development, or Brand team for the Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) portfolio. The role contributes to strategic planning and works to meet the needs of patients, healthcare providers (HCPs), and payers, ultimately enhancing their experience. Working closely with Global Development, Therapeutic Area, IBU/GPS Medical, and Translational Medicine teams, the Medical Advisor participates in the full life cycle of CMH activities, from developing clinical/medical strategy for the therapeutic area, planning, conducting, and reporting local clinical studies, implementing global trials locally, reviewing and disseminating scientific content, to engaging with regulatory authorities.
Primary Responsibilities:
Business/Customer Support: Identify and proactively address the scientific information needs of CMH customers (patients, HCPs, payers) providing timely responses through data analysis and clinical/health outcomes research
Medical Strategy & Brand Support: Collaborate with the Brand team to contribute to local medical strategy for CMH products, providing scientific/strategic review and guidance on promotional materials, and supporting training of sales and medical personnel
Scientific Data Dissemination: Respond to unsolicited scientific information requests in line with local and global compliance guidelines, support planning of symposia/advisory boards, develop and review scientific materials, and provide congress support for CMH-related meetings
KOL & Society Engagement: Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Thought Leaders and relevant professional societies, and manage local/international expert networks in cardiometabolic health
Clinical Planning & Trial Support: Communicate local/regional research needs to Global Development and Medical Affairs to ensure Phase 3b/4 (and Phase I/II where applicable) clinical programs meet local customer needs; review and approve informed consent documents and risk assessments; participate in investigator identification and selection; monitor patient safety during study conduct
Regulatory Support: Review local labeling development/revisions, support preparation for regulatory advisory committee meetings and label discussions, and manage regulatory responses
Scientific Expertise: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of clinical trends and competitor product data in CMH, and critically review relevant literature
Qualifications:
Advanced degree in health/medical sciences (MD, PharmD, PhD, etc.) or a related master's/bachelor's degree (e.g., nursing, pharmacy)
3–5 years of clinical experience, or 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, or equivalent evidence of scientific content ownership
Understanding of the drug development process (relevance to local country/region preferred)
Ability to balance scientific priorities with business priorities
Strong communication, interpersonal, teamwork, organizational, and negotiation skills
Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and foster a positive collaborative environment
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
Fluent in English (verbal and written)
Additional Skills/Preferences:
Experience in clinical research or pharmaceutical medicine preferred
Clinical experience in cardiometabolic disease, diabetes, or obesity strongly preferred
Intellectual curiosity in science/medicine and learning agility to communicate complex scientific content clearly and concisely
Self-directed with strong ability to manage multiple priorities and projects
Strong presentation and literature search skills
Strategic and critical thinking skills
Other Information (Key Internal/External Stakeholders):
Internal: Therapeutic area leads, Brand team, clinical research team, scientific communications/medical information associates, MSLs, RA, Global Patient Safety, IBU/GPS Medical counterparts
External: Scientific/clinical experts (Thought Leaders), Lilly clinical investigators, prescribing physicians, regulatory personnel, professional society contacts
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