Manager - Medical Science Liaison Cardiometabolic Health
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Medical Science Liaison, Cardiometabolic Health
Eli Lilly Mexico · Medical Affairs · Field-Based, Guadalajara · Full-Time
About Lilly
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, and in Mexico we have been making medicines since 1908. Driven by our enduring values of Integrity, Excellence, and Respect for People, we put people first, in our labs, in our communities, and in our workplaces.
The Opportunity
Cardiometabolic Health is Lilly’s largest therapeutic area and the center of our scientific ambition, to redefine diabetes care, treat obesity, and curtail its most devastating long-term effects across cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and metabolic disease. As a Medical Science Liaison (MSL), you will be a credible, field-based scientific partner: translating complex evidence into clinical practice, building trust-based relationships with healthcare experts, and generating the insights that shape Lilly’s medical strategy in México.
What You Will Do
Scientific Knowledge & Communication
Maintain expert command of the evidence across diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, lipids, and Lilly’s cardiometabolic current molecules and pipeline, engaging on investigational assets only in a reactive, compliant manner.
Translate clinical trial data, real-world evidence, HEOR outputs, and guideline updates (ADA, AACE, ECO, SMNE, etc) into clear, balanced, guideline-aligned scientific narratives.
Respond to unsolicited scientific inquiries with rigorous, non-promotional, evidence-based information.
Customer Engagement & Scientific Exchange
Map, prioritize, and build trust-based partnerships with scientific and clinical experts across endocrinology, cardiology, internal medicine, primary care, obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, nephrology, and allied specialties, reflecting the increasingly cross-specialty nature of cardiometabolic care.
Deliver high-impact scientific presentations to HCPs and multidisciplinary care teams, and provide scientific support at national congresses.
Engage private and public stakeholders (IMSS, ISSSTE, CCINSHAE, COFEPRIS, CENETEC, CSG, SEDENA, SEMAR, PEMEX) in compliant, non-promotional scientific exchange that supports access decisions grounded in evidence.
Territory Ownership & Insight Generation
Own the medical profile of your assigned territory: define engagement priorities, uncover clinical care gaps, and capture actionable insights that inform medical, evidence-generation, and launch plans.
Support investigator-initiated trials, real-world evidence projects, and publication activities in partnership with the broader Medical Affairs team.
Strategic Vision & Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with Access, HEOR, Regulatory, Commercial, Marketing, and Compliance colleagues so Medical Affairs contributes as a strategic, evidence-based voice across the full product lifecycle, pre-launch, launch, and post-launch.
Uphold Lilly’s zero-tolerance ethics culture and ensure every activity meets Lilly global standards.
What You Will Bring
Education & Experience (either path works)
Advanced degree in health sciences (MD, PharmD, PhD, or MSc) with at least 2 years of clinical, research, industry, or Medical Affairs experience, OR
Bachelor’s degree in life sciences with 5+ years of relevant clinical, research, or pharmaceutical industry experience in a therapeutic area related to cardiometabolic care.
Core Capabilities
Fluent English and Spanish, able to present complex scientific data and manage rigorous Q&A in both languages.
Demonstrated ability to communicate scientific evidence clearly to diverse audiences, build trusted multidisciplinary relationships, and translate qualitative field interactions into strategic insights.
Digital fluency, comfort operating within CRM ecosystems (Veeva CRM), literature databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, UpToDate, ClinicalKey), virtual-engagement platforms (MS Teams), and insight/analytics dashboards; openness to AI-enabled internal tools that enhance medical affairs productivity.
Mobility, willing and able to travel approximately 50–60% nationally, including overnight, complemented by a parallel omnichannel engagement model for virtual interactions.
What Will Help You Stand Out
Practical knowledge of COFEPRIS, CSG, and the Compendio Nacional de Insumos para la Salud (CNIS) processes, with contribution to value dossiers or payer-engagement activities.
Hands-on involvement in real-world evidence projects, investigator-initiated trials, or peer-reviewed publications.
Experience with omnichannel and digital engagement (virtual advisory boards, asynchronous expert platforms, analytics dashboards).
Active participation in Mexican scientific societies.
Leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, or peer mentoring within Medical Affairs.
How You Will Grow
Lilly Mexico is deeply committed to developing its people: 90% of leadership positions are filled by colleagues whose careers have been developed internally, and 44% of these leaders are Latin American talent. As an MSL you will have structured development pathways across Medical Affairs, access to Lilly’s global scientific networks, and exposure to one of the most ambitious cardiometabolic pipelines in the industry.
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