Associate Director - Medical Science Liaison Oncology (Breast/Gyn) Mid-South TN, GA, NC, SC

Medical Science Liaison, Oncology (Breast/Gyn Focus) Mid-South (TN/GA/NC/SC)

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 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.

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) program is specifically designed to meet the needs of scientific and clinical experts in therapeutic areas through a field-based group of medical professionals with deep content knowledge about specific disease states, Lilly and competitive compounds and landscape in the therapeutic areas they represent. MSLs recognize and communicate feedback and insights of strategic importance from their interactions with SEs and CEs, to better inform Lilly's strategic direction for research and commercialization. By facilitating scientific exchange between industry and the scientific community, MSLs have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by providing needed information that addresses important clinical and scientific questions.

MSLs will be required to engage in continuous learning to maintain the highest level of technical expertise within the therapeutic area they represent. This will enable the MSLs engagement in scientific exchange to respond to the diverse medical information needs based on customer requests. As a result, the MSL will establish themself as a reliable, trusted, resource of unbiased, accurate, up-to-date, medical and scientific information requested by their customers.

MSLs will spend the majority of their time on customer facing activities. Through the application of emotional intelligence, strategic thinking and a deep understanding of their customers, MSLs will act as one of the primary interfaces between Lilly medical and SEs/CEs to deliver a positive customer experience and utilize MSL capabilities that enhance customer engagement. Additionally, MSLs connect SEs/CEs with other Lilly resources or internal business partners as appropriate and facilitate collaborative research and external opportunities.

MSLs will be expected to demonstrate strategic analysis, planning, and prioritization to maximize efficiency. They will implement and evaluate a strategic territory plan prioritizing core MSL activities and take personal accountability for results. There is also an expectation for compliant partnerships across all Lilly field roles sharing customers to create an appropriately coordinated experience. MSL will effectively utilize territory analytics for customer identification and routing prioritization.

MSLs effectively synthesize and communicate actionable customer/clinical insights to internal Lilly medical and cross functional teams. MSLs use good judgement in decision-making and escalate issues as appropriate. They cultivate internal networks and collaborate effectively across functions including working closely with other field-based colleagues. They embrace change, exercise strategic agility with evolving business needs and utilize innovative resources.

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in health sciences (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD in a medically related field) required with 2-3 years of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience desired.
• Masters or bachelor's level degree in health sciences (e.g. BSN, RPh, PA, NP) considered if 5 or more years clinical, research or industry experience in relevant therapeutic area is present.
• Valid US driver's license and acceptable driving record are required.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Oncology therapeutic area experience in the Breast/Gynecology Oncology space is strongly preferred with experience working with patients in a hospital or outpatient clinical setting.
• Intellectual curiosity and intelligence about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible.
• Highly motivated and capable of comprehending large amounts of scientific content, which is then communicated in a clear, concise fashion.
• Significant direct experience in servicing customer needs for complex information.
• Demonstrated ability to work with often demanding or difficult clients.
• Significant experience and success in self-managing priorities and multi-tasking projects.
• Strong teamwork/interpersonal skills.
• Advanced presentation and computer skills with expertise in literature identification and evaluation.
• Significant experience in professional networking with positive mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Experience in field-based environments highly valued.
• Familiarity with the academic community and the medical research and medical education process highly valued.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including capability to engage in professional relationship building and networking.

Additional Information:

• Ideal candidate would live in Atlanta, Charlotte, or Nashville area with access to large hub airport.
• Position requires ability to travel overnight of up to 50-70%, as well as work 4 to 6 weekends per year.

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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 (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (View email address on click.appcast.io), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $151,500 - $268,400.