Associate Director - Medical Science Liaison - Hematology/Oncology (Indiana, Illinois)

Overview

Field-based Medical Science Liaison supporting Scientific and Clinical Experts in the hematology/oncology therapeutic area, covering Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky with primary focus on academic institutions.

What you'll do

• Engage in continuous learning to maintain the highest level of technical expertise in the therapeutic area.
• Establish yourself as a reliable, trusted resource of unbiased, accurate, up-to-date medical and scientific information requested by customers.
• Spend the majority of time on customer-facing activities, acting as one of the primary interfaces between Lilly medical and SEs/CEs.
• Connect SEs/CEs with other Lilly resources or internal business partners and facilitate collaborative research and external opportunities.
• Implement and evaluate a strategic territory plan, prioritizing core MSL activities and taking personal accountability for results.
• Use territory analytics for customer identification and routing prioritization.
• Synthesize and communicate actionable customer and clinical insights to internal Lilly medical and cross-functional teams.
• Execute the role in a compliant manner, adhering to all governing internal and external requirements, procedures and laws.

What you'll need

• Advanced degree in health sciences (e.g., PharmD, MD, PhD in a medically related field) required.
• 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.
• 2-3 years of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience desired.
• Valid US driver's license and acceptable driving record 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.
• Ability to travel up to 80% and work up to 4 to 6 weekends a year.
• Ability to use field-based electronic or other communication tools for all aspects of the job.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Learning agility to comprehend and communicate large amounts of complex scientific content clearly and concisely.
• Self-directed and able to work alone in the field, managing multiple priorities and projects.
• Advanced presentation and computer skills with expertise in literature identification.
• Effective strategic and critical thinking to analyze, assess and evaluate information.
• Resiliency in managing complex challenges.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including high emotional intelligence and professional relationship building and networking.

Nice to have

• Intellectual curiosity about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible.
• Experience servicing customer needs for complex information.
• Significant experience in professional networking with mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Experience in a field-based working environment.
• Familiarity with health systems, academic communities, medical research and medical education processes.
• Hematology therapeutic area experience strongly preferred.

Details

• Territory covers Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
• Employee should be geographically located in or close to Chicago, IL, with access to a transport hub (airport/train station).
• Field-based position with travel up to 80%.
• Full-time position.