Lilly Posted September 28, 2026

HEOR Advisor, Methods

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

This role supports evidence generation across the HEOR portfolio, contributing to comparative effectiveness and pharmacoepidemiologic studies, systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses, and cost-effectiveness or budget impact modeling. Working closely with senior methodologists, the successful candidate will help design and execute observational studies, support quantitative evidence synthesis, and contribute to the development or critique of decision-analytic models used in HTA and payer submissions.

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 increase.  The purpose of the HEOR team is to accelerate equitable patient access and transform healthcare delivery through the execution and communication of bold, high impact science.  We are looking for talented, energetic, creative, diverse, influential, and collaborative team members to join the HEOR function and Team Lilly.

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.

Primary Responsibilities: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. Consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

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 a strategic partner on lead/core teams throughout development and/or commercialization

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

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

Links technical expertise with business acumen and establishes and maintains strategic relationships with key internal and external decision makers.

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

Effectively integrates with and influences key business partners and external stakeholders to achieve goals and outcomes

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.

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.

Minimum Qualification 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.

Other Information/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​

Understanding of health care systems in at least one of: US, Europe, Asia​

Understanding of and experience with health care delivery models and clinical research​

Technical and analytic capabilities in one or more of the following areas: economic modeling, economic evaluation, cost-effectiveness evaluation, patient focused outcomes, real world evidence, burden of disease, epidemiology, statistics, health care policy​

Demonstrated ability to drive research agendas to completion and dissemination​

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

Indianapolis-based preferred, remote upon consideration.

Domestic and international travel may be necessary.

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 - $228,800

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
Not listed
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 201 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 70 biopharma companies.

201Comparable roles tracked
195Currently active
70Companies hiring similar roles
40Countries represented

Salary context

23 of 201 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 – $228,800/yr
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Highest disclosed · Field Medical Advisor, Oncology · Moderna Services, Inc. $142,500/yr – $256,500/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $199,500 (median $168,090)

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Seniority mix

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