Lilly Posted August 31, 2026

Advisor- HEOR Oncology Research Scientist and Analyst

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs Oncology Associate
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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.

Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world, and Lilly Oncology has been delivering life-changing cancer medicines for more than 50 years. Our oncology pipeline is one of the largest in Lilly's history and spans targeted therapies, immunology, radioligand platforms, and cell therapy.

Position Summary:

The demand for high quality health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) and real-world evidence (RWE) to support drug development, health technology assessment/access decisions, product differentiation, and clinical decision making continues to grow. The purpose of the Lilly Health Economic and Outcome Research team is to accelerate equitable patient access and transform healthcare delivery through the execution and communication of bold, high impact science.

The HEOR research scientist will provide strategic insight/leadership into the health outcomes (HO) evidence needs (e.g., health economics, patient reported outcomes, real world evidence, access and reimbursement) for Lilly’s portfolio.

The scientist will use their knowledge of health outcomes disciplines, therapeutic area knowledge of disease states in the Lilly portfolio, understanding of drug development and commercialization, and geographic market knowledge in the role. Research project ownership and execution is required. The scientist may have duties ranging from developing and articulating product value propositions, patient reported outcomes strategies, real world evidence generation, and differentiation strategies using HO research depending on the individual assignment.

Note- the hiring manager can customize this job description for the level and desired assignment. It is not to be changed more than 30% for the role.

Responsibilities:

Strategy

Drives sustained integration of HEOR from early clinical development through commercialization depending on focus of role.

Develops and oversees HO research strategy for compounds in the Lilly portfolio in the relevant therapeutic area(s).

Serves as an HEOR strategic partner on lead/core teams throughout development and/or commercialization

Formulates and drives Patient Focused Outcome (PFO), Real World Evidence, and/or economic value strategies for priority products and geographies.

Establishes consistent yet agile HEOR standards across the oncology portfolio, enabling evidence generation to scale as the pipeline evolves.

Study Development and Execution

Develops bold high impact science for products across the lifecycle, to influence and support evidence needs for Lilly products in support of improving patient outcomes.

Applies technical expertise appropriate for the role (e.g., scope or depth in statistical analysis, economic modeling, clinical trials, PFO development, observational/ epidemiologic research, and health technology or other value assessment) within a therapeutic area.

Applies disease state knowledge and research methods to solve HO issues associated with registration, pricing, reimbursement, and access initiatives.

Organizational Leadership and Influence

Communicates technical expertise with business acumen in a simple, succinct way.

Leads HO evidence planning and implementation in collaboration with cross-functional teams across the development and commercialization lifecycle.

Integrates and influences key business partners around HEOR prioritization, trade-offs, and recommendations to achieve strategic goals.

Provides consultation, input, and strategic direction about how to leverage HEOR to the enterprise

Triages business partners’ requests with excellent prioritization and timeliness.

Information Dissemination

Effectively communicates HO information to internal business partners, the scientific community, and customers.

Drives research dissemination strategies and leads research communication efforts including abstracts, posters, podium presentations, promotional materials, and manuscripts.

Plan for, align, and drive application of results/deliverables to increase the impact of HO work

Environmental Awareness

Maintains awareness of significant developments in disease states in the Lilly portfolio and HO field including current HO methodologies and applications and other issues as appropriate for the position.

Anticipates and evaluates future market needs and trends for HO information within pertinent therapeutic area and geography of interest, including planning HEOR capacity and strategy for an expanding oncology pipeline

Monitors and influences internal and external environmental factors that shape and impact generation and use of HO research.

Project Management

Ensures HO projects meet timelines, budget, and scope by coordinating research efforts with cross-functional Lilly business partners and external collaborators as appropriate.

Basic Requirements:

Doctorate (PhD, MD) with 3-5 years OR PharmD/MS degree with 3-5 years of experience in creating, executing, and delivering outcomes strategies/projects.

Demonstrated 3-5 years of hands-on experience with Real World Data including, but not limited to, high proficiency in the use of statistical language and software (e.g., R, SAS, Python) to efficiently manage, harmonize, and analyze large scale electronic health and/or administrative medical, pharmacy claims data and translation of research questions into program specifications.

Additional Preferences:

Strong comprehension and communication skills including the ability to translate and disseminate complex scientific information in a clear and concise manner

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate within and across teams

Demonstrated experience setting and leading HEOR strategy across a portfolio or therapeutic area

Demonstrated ability to drive research agendas to completion and dissemination.

Ability to think and act globally with a customer focus and a solution orientation.

Additional Information:

Travel: 10–25% domestic and international.

Full-time position

Locations: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis IN. US-Remote

R-path designation (R5–R6) is determined at hire based on qualifications and demonstrated capability; promotion within the tier follows standard R-path expectations for technical contribution, capability demonstration, and leadership and influence.

Internal candidates currently on a technical path outside the posting band may apply and will be hired at their current level.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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 (BE@Lilly), 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

$141,000 - $250,800

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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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 233 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 71 biopharma companies.

233Comparable roles tracked
196Currently active
71Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

17 of 233 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $141,000/yr – $250,800/yr
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Research Associate · Pfizer $68,600/yr – $114,300/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Manager, Medical Affairs- Shockwave Medical · Johnson & Johnson $157,000/yr – $271,400/yr
Peer group range $91,450 – $214,200 (median $169,300)

Where these roles are based

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Japan27
United States27
India21
China's Mainland19
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Seniority mix

233 of 233 peers have a known seniority level

Manager160
Associate69
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc4

Therapeutic area mix

66 of 233 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology29
Immunology8
Respiratory6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease5
Cardiovascular / CVRM4
Rare Disease4
Neuroscience4
Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Gastroenterology3

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