Sr. Director - Medical Science Liaison Dermatology West

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, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

The Sr. Director, Medical Science Liaison is responsible for leading and managing the performance of a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs). The Sr. Director provides national field strategic leadership and appropriately leverages the MSL’s scientific and clinical expertise to ensure mutually agreeable and impactful interactions with Scientific and Clinical Experts (SEs/CEs). The Sr. Director will also build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external business partners specific to the therapeutic area.  

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 supervisor regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

Key Responsibilities

People Development (40%)

• Manage the performance and development of team members
• Hold team members accountable to all performance expectations
• Recruit, hire, and onboard MSL roles to appropriately staff the team
• Develop and coach personnel through scheduled interactions (e.g., field visits), providing both scientific and MSL role specific coaching and feedback.
• Contribute to succession planning and talent development activities

Strategy Development and Execution (30%)

• Develop and implement regional field medical strategies aligned with both business unit and medical affairs strategies
• Develop field medical business plan and participate in higher-level business planning process to ensure the medical resource planning is aligned with business unit objectives
• Draft, communicate, and implement strategic plans to align MSLs with organizational clinical and scientific objectives, guiding MSLs to engage and support evidence generation efforts (i.e. registration trials, observational studies, etc.)

Business Partner Interface (15%)

• Partner effectively with all internal medical, development, and commercial partners across therapeutic area
• Collaborate and participate in planning activities and in shared learning with other MSL leadership across the BU and enterprise
• Support medical affairs staffing at congresses and ensure clinical insights are communicated back into Lilly appropriately 

Operational Excellence (15%)

• Oversee quality, compliance, accountability, and effectiveness of team
• Partner with business unit, Ethics & Compliance, Legal, Medical Affairs, and Medical Affairs hosted capabilities to drive operational efficiency, consistency and compliance
• Ensure alignment and compliance with all applicable policies, laws, regulations, and guidelines
• Ensure appropriate documentation processes are employed
• Analyze all data on MSL activities to improve MSL performance  
• Manage and monitor all team finance and HR-related issues appropriately
• Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Scientific, business, and technical acumen:

• Masters or bachelor's level degree in health sciences (e.g., RN, RPh, PA, NP) considered if 5+ years clinical and/or medical or pharma industry experience is present.  
• Prior experience with scientific or field strategy, demonstrating strong business acumen, broad strategic thinking, operational and execution excellence.