Director Medical Affairs Slovenia and Croatia
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.
Through the application of scientific and medical training, clinical expertise and relevant experience, the Director – Medical Affairs is an integral member of the Medical Affairs and business unit brand teams. The role provides strategic medical leadership and supports launch and commercialization activities to meet patients’ needs and enhance the experience of patients, healthcare professionals and payers.
The Director – Medical Affairs works closely with local, regional and global teams and provides medical and scientific leadership across clinical planning, evidence generation, scientific exchange and other medical activities within the assigned therapeutic area.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and contribute to local, regional and global clinical and medical plans aligned with business and patient needs.
Provide strategic medical and scientific leadership to brand planning, product launches and commercialization activities.
Lead or support the development, conduct and reporting of local clinical studies and implementation of global clinical trials.
Review and contribute to protocols, study reports, publications, scientific communications, labels and other medical materials.
Ensure accurate, balanced and compliant scientific data dissemination and exchange.
Develop and maintain relationships with scientific experts, thought leaders, investigators, healthcare professionals and other relevant external stakeholders.
Provide medical input to regulatory, patient safety, pricing, reimbursement and access activities.
Maintain up-to-date scientific and clinical expertise within the relevant therapeutic area.
Collaborate effectively across functions and geographies, model leadership behaviours, and contribute to the development and effectiveness of colleagues and teams.
Qualifications
Medical Doctor, Pharmacist, or PhD in a relevant natural science discipline, with appropriate academic and professional expertise relevant to the role.
Knowledge of the medicine commercialization process relevant to the country or region.
Demonstrated ability to balance scientific and business priorities and effectively influence across functions.
Strong communication, interpersonal, teamwork, organizational and negotiation skills.
Fluent written and spoken in Croatian, Slovene and English.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
Clinical research or pharmaceutical medicine experience preferred.
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 does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
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Full-time equivalent employees may also 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 pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) 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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How this role compares
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We currently track 305 comparable Director Medical Affairs roles across 56 biopharma companies.
Salary context
119 of 305 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
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Seniority mix
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Therapeutic area mix
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