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Senior Director Global Medical Affairs (Cardiovascular/Cardiometabolic Health)

2+ years
USD 198,000 – USD 356,400
10 Nov. 27, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs (Cardiovascular/Cardiometabolic Health)

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Category: Medical
Job Type: Full-Time, Regular
Job ID: R-94294

About Lilly

Lilly is a global healthcare leader dedicated to improving lives through scientific innovation and patient-centered care. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lilly focuses on discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing medicines across diverse therapeutic areas. With a strong culture of integrity, research excellence, and global collaboration, Lilly continues to advance medical science while supporting communities worldwide through philanthropy and volunteer initiatives.

Role Overview

The Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs (Cardiovascular/Cardiometabolic Health) provides advanced scientific and clinical leadership to support global medical strategy, late-phase development, post-marketing initiatives, and data dissemination for cardiovascular and cardiometabolic products.

This role requires strong medical expertise, strategic planning capabilities, and the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams including Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial functions.

The position serves as a global medical leader responsible for shaping clinical strategy, supporting product launches, driving scientific communication, engaging with key opinion leaders, and influencing evidence-generation initiatives including Phase 3b/4 studies and real-world evidence programs.


Key Responsibilities

Medical Affairs Leadership

  • Lead strategic planning for global and regional medical affairs activities across cardiometabolic therapeutic areas.

  • Support launch readiness and lifecycle management by shaping the medical strategy and patient journey.

  • Oversee scientific content development for educational initiatives, congress activities, advisory boards, and field medical training.

  • Provide scientific review of publications, abstracts, posters, and medical materials.

  • Engage with global thought leaders, scientific societies, and external medical communities.

Clinical & Evidence Generation Activities

  • Collaborate with Clinical Research Scientists and study teams to develop protocols, endpoints, and evidence-generation plans.

  • Lead Phase 3b/4 clinical programs, real-world evidence strategies, and observational research activities.

  • Participate in data analysis, interpretation, publication planning, and dissemination of scientific results.

  • Support study startup, site selection, protocol training, and GCP compliance.

Regulatory & Safety Support

  • Provide medical input for regulatory submissions, label updates, safety reporting, and interactions with health authorities.

  • Stay current with competitive scientific trends, emerging clinical data, and evolving practice standards in cardiovascular medicine.

  • Ensure compliance with global regulations including FDA, ICH, GCP, and corporate patient safety requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Pricing, Reimbursement, and Access (PRA) teams to support payer strategy and evidence needs.

  • Support medical information teams with scientific guidance and review of medical responses.

  • Provide leadership and training to internal medical teams and cross-functional collaborators.

  • Represent Lilly at global congresses, scientific meetings, and customer engagements.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO).

  • Board eligible or board certified in an appropriate medical specialty.

  • For non-US physicians: education must be from an LCME-recognized medical institution.

  • Minimum 2 years clinical experience in cardiovascular medicine.

  • Fluent in English (written and verbal).


Preferred Qualifications

  • Board eligible or certified in Cardiology strongly preferred.

  • Prior experience in pharmaceutical Medical Affairs or Clinical Development.

  • Understanding of global drug development pathways and regulatory processes.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage scientific priorities within complex business environments.

  • Strong leadership, communication, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.


Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary Range: USD 198,000 – USD 356,400 (dependent on experience, skills, and location).

  • Eligibility for company bonus programs.

  • Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), pension, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, well-being programs, and employee clubs.

  • Lilly reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits based on company policies.


Diversity, Inclusion & Equal Opportunity

Lilly is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that respects diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The company does not discriminate based on race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any legally protected category.

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) include global communities such as WILL, PRIDE, OLA, Lilly India Network, Veterans Leadership Network, and others.

Accommodation support for applicants with disabilities is available through Lilly’s accommodation request process.


How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply directly through the official career portal. Applicants who may not meet every requirement but possess transferable skills are encouraged to apply.