Medical Science Liaison (MSL)

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

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.

Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) are field-based medical professionals with deep content knowledge about specific disease states, Lilly and competitor compounds, along with knowledge of current issues in the therapeutic areas they represent. MSLs recognize and communicate feedback and insights of strategic importance from their interactions with Scientific Experts, 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.

Educational Qualifications

Core:

• PharmD, BPharm, MD, or PhD in a medically related field
• OR Master’s or Bachelor’s level degree in health sciences (e.g., BSN, RPh, PA, NP) with a minimum of 1 or more years of clinical, research, or industry (medical/scientific role) experience, preferably in Diabetes.

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in health sciences
• Preference will be given to candidates with MD or PhD.

Knowledge and Experience

Core:

• Minimum 1 year of experience in the pharma field or Medical Education field.
• Proven experience to work as an individual and team contributor.
• Proven experience to engage medical professionals.

Desirable:

• Previous scientific experience in diabetes or chronic weight management.
• Previous experience as a Medical Science Liaison.
• Experience with academic communities, medical research, and the medical education process.

Main Accountability/Responsibility:

Maintain and Effectively Communicate Deep Scientific Knowledge:

• Engage and ensure continuous learning to maintain the highest level of technical expertise within their respective therapeutic area. This will equip the MSL to be sought after by customers based on peer-credible knowledge and expertise.
• Establish oneself as a reliable, trusted resource of unbiased, accurate, up-to-date medical and scientific knowledge requested and desired by customers.

Excellence at Customer Engagement and Support Medical/Scientific Information Needs of Scientific Experts:

• Ensure customer-facing engagement through mutually beneficial, two-way dialogues with scientific experts.
• Act as the primary interface between Lilly medical and scientific experts to deliver the best-in-class customer experience through the application of effective emotional intelligence and a deep understanding of customer needs.
• Connect scientific experts with Lilly resources or internal business partners as appropriate and identify possible collaborative research or external collaborations.

Strategic Vision and Leadership:

• Synthesize complex data and effectively communicate meaningful clinical insights and unanswered customer questions received from Scientific Experts to Lilly medical and cross-functional teams (CFT).
• Use reactive problem-solving skills and utilize internal resources effectively to execute upon solutions.
• Use a principle-based decision-making approach to make decisions independently or escalate them appropriately.
• Cultivate internal networks and collaborate effectively across functions with an active contribution to medical planning and strategy in the affiliate.

Territory Ownership:

• Demonstrate strategic analysis, planning, and prioritization to maximize efficiency.
• Implement and evaluate a strategic territory plan prioritizing core...

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