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

2 years
USD 198,000 – 356,400 per year
10 Nov. 26, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ 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 committed to improving lives by advancing innovative medicines, strengthening scientific understanding, and supporting communities worldwide. With a strong foundation in research, medical excellence, and patient-centric values, Lilly continues to drive advancements across therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular and cardiometabolic health.


Position Overview

The Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs (Cardiovascular/Cardiometabolic Health) plays a strategic leadership role in global medical planning, product launch support, clinical development, and scientific communication. This position combines scientific expertise, medical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to advance global initiatives in cardiometabolic health.

The role involves direct collaboration with global and regional development teams, clinical research physicians, translational medicine experts, regulatory teams, and healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive medical guidance throughout the product lifecycle.


Key Responsibilities

Strategic Medical Leadership

  • Lead global medical affairs strategy for cardiovascular and cardiometabolic portfolios, ensuring alignment with patient needs and business objectives.

  • Support launch planning, commercialization initiatives, and development of patient-journey frameworks.

  • Contribute to global and regional clinical/medical plans across all phases of drug development, including early-phase and late-phase studies.

Clinical Research & Trial Support

  • Support the design, execution, monitoring, and reporting of Phase 3b/4 studies and real-world evidence initiatives.

  • Collaborate with clinical research scientists, statisticians, health outcomes teams, and investigators to develop study protocols and data collection requirements.

  • Provide scientific training to clinical teams and ensure compliance with GCP, regulatory requirements, and company policies.

  • Monitor patient safety, adverse events, and clinical trial conduct in alignment with corporate patient safety standards.

Scientific Data Dissemination & Communication

  • Lead scientific content development for conferences, advisory boards, and educational programs.

  • Oversee publication planning, abstract preparation, poster development, and manuscript review.

  • Engage with healthcare professionals, thought leaders, and scientific societies at national and international levels.

Regulatory, Medical, and Commercial Support

  • Provide medical guidance for regulatory submissions, label development, and interactions with regulatory agencies.

  • Support pricing, reimbursement, and access (PRA) strategies by offering medical insights on payer and access needs.

  • Participate in symposia planning, training of medical personnel, and development of medical information materials.

  • Review investigator-initiated research proposals and ensure scientific alignment.

Business and Customer Support

  • Act as a medical expert supporting internal teams across clinical development, commercial, and policy functions.

  • Contribute to medical information reviews, customer research design, and responses to scientific inquiries.

  • Represent medical leadership at congresses, research events, and scientific meetings.


Minimum Qualification Requirements

  • Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) with board eligibility or certification in a relevant specialty/subspecialty.

  • For non-US trained physicians: completion of medical education at an LCME-recognized institution.

  • Minimum 2 years of clinical experience in cardiovascular medicine.


Experience Required

  • Extensive experience in cardiovascular or cardiometabolic clinical practice, supported by strong therapeutic knowledge.

  • Prior experience in medical affairs, clinical development, or pharmaceutical industry roles strongly preferred.

  • Proven experience working across global or regional teams in a matrixed healthcare or life sciences organization.

  • Experience with clinical trial oversight, study protocol development, scientific data interpretation, and regulatory processes.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead scientific communication, KOL engagement, and medical strategy development.

  • Strong record of scientific presentations, publication review, and engagement with medical societies.

  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 30–40%) as required.


Preferred Skills and Competencies

  • Board eligibility/certification in cardiology strongly preferred.

  • Ability to interpret evolving clinical practice trends and therapeutic advancements.

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English.

  • Strong organizational, negotiation, and project-management capabilities.

  • Understanding of drug development processes, evidence generation, and real-world data applications.


Compensation & Benefits

Anticipated Salary Range: USD 198,000 – 356,400 per year
Eligible for annual performance-based bonus.

Comprehensive benefits include:

  • 401(k) and pension programs

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits

  • Paid vacation and leave programs

  • Life insurance and disability benefits

  • Employee well-being programs, assistance services, and fitness initiatives


Equal Opportunity Commitment

Lilly provides equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any legally protected category.