Director / Senior Director / Executive Director – Medical Affairs, Cardiometabolic Health (CMH), United States

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.

We are seeking a medical leader to join and shape a highly collaborative and inclusive team advancing scientific excellence and innovation in U.S. obesity care. This role offers strategic leadership across cross‑functional partners to translate science into meaningful breakthroughs, raise the standard of care, and improve outcomes for people living with obesity.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Medical Affairs leader for Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) in the United States is responsible for shaping and executing the medical and scientific strategy. This role serves as a senior medical partner to the business, ensuring that all activities are patient-centered, evidence-based, compliant, and aligned with Lilly’s purpose of making life better for people around the world. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Medical Strategy & Evidence Generation:
• Lead execution of the US Medical Affairs strategy for CMH.
• Provide medical input into evidence generation plans, including clinical endpoints, real-world evidence, and patient-reported outcomes.
• Act as a patient advocate and medical expert across the patient journey.

Scientific Exchange & External Engagement:
• Lead high-quality scientific exchange with key experts in the field, healthcare professionals, and external stakeholders.
• Plan and participate in advisory boards, investigator meetings, congresses, and scientific symposia.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with professional societies and scientific organizations.

Publications & Scientific Communications:
• Support publication strategy and review of abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and scientific slide decks.
• Ensure timely and accurate dissemination of clinical and real-world data.
• Represent Medical Affairs at major scientific congresses.

Medical Education & IME:
• Define medical education priorities and support independent medical education initiatives.
• Provide disease state and data training for Field Medical, Sales, and Market Access teams in a compliant manner.

Cross-Functional Leadership:
• Serve as a strategic medical partner to Marketing, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory, and Patient Safety.
• Participate in governance, review committees, and extended brand teams.

Clinical Research & Trials:
• Provide medical oversight and review of clinical trial protocols and investigator-sponsored research.
• Ensure patient safety, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance.

People Leadership (level dependent):
• Lead, coach, and develop medical team members.
• Drive capability building, succession planning, and performance management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy. Must be board eligible or certified in appropriate specialty/subspecialty or have completed the comparable level of post-medical school clinical training relevant to the country of hiring. US trained physicians must have achieved board eligibility or certification. Physicians trained outside the US who are not US board eligible or certified may be hired directly for employment in the US at the discretion of the Chief Medical Officer.

• Non-US trained physicians must have completed education and training at a medical school that meets the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). For the recognized list of foreign medical schools and the disapproved list, see PLA: Medical Licensing Information (https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/medical-physicians-and-osteopathic-physicians-home/medical-licensing-information/#Approved_Disapproved_Foreign_Medical_Schools) and Medical Education | MBC (https://www.mbc.ca.gov/Licensing/Physicians-and-Surgeons/Apply/Physicians-and-Surgeons-License/Medical-Education.aspx).

• A minimum of 5 years experience of working within the US healthcare system in customer facing roles.

• A minimum of 8 years in Medical Affairs, clinical research, or pharmaceutical development.

Preferred:

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Deep understanding of cardiometabolic diseases and clinical evidence.

• Experience in obesity, diabetes, or cardiometabolic therapeutic areas.

• Proven track record in publications, advisory boards, and scientific engagement.

• Experience working in a complex, matrixed global organization.

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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