Associate Vice President - Medical Product Leader

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: February 2, 2026

Job Description:

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. Role Purpose: Lead global medical strategy key products, including all Clinical Care Gap work to ensure delivery of high-quality, evidence-based scientific content that supports healthcare professionals, payers and consumers. This role is pivotal in shaping innovation readiness, clinical care gaps and product knowledge gaps across the world by driving scientific engagement and maintaining and building clear governance boundaries between medical education and promotional activities to uphold compliance and organizational integrity. Key Responsibilities: Product • Global Product Strategy: Accountable to the global medical strategy to identify, and close clinical care gaps for a given product including HCP Education and other key initiatives• Content Development & Governance: Oversee creation of scientifically rigorous educational materials, ensuring clear separation from marketing content to mitigate compliance risk and maintain scientific integrity.• Affiliate Engagement: Partner with affiliates to adapt global medical programs to local needs while preserving consistency and compliance.• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Leaders, Medical Affairs, and Marketing teams to ensure alignment on strategy while respecting boundaries between scientific and promotional content.• Thought Leader & Congress Engagement: Drive participation in global and regional congresses, support disclosures build content necessary for the strategy to execution team People: • Team Leadership & Development: Manage and mentor teams focused on disease state education across relevant disease state, fostering a culture of scientific excellence and compliance. Performance • Performance Oversight: Establish KPIs for education programs, monitor execution, and adapt strategies to maximize impact in closing clinical care and / or product knowledge gaps. Qualifications: •Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or related field.•8 years of experience in medical education, scientific communications, or medical affairs. Preferences: •Strong understanding of compliance principles and governance in medical content development. Skills & Competencies: •Expertise in scientific rigor and evidence-based content development .•Ability to build strong organization approach to mitigate compliance risk.•Demonstrated agility and learning agility•Desire to coach, lead and develop talent both within function and across functions•Proactive program management, leading and understanding external environment.•Effective collaboration with medical, marketing, and brand leadership teams.•Advanced presentation and educational delivery skills.•Stakeholder engagement experience (congresses, thought leaders, scientific forums). 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 Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $243,000 - $356,400 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. WeAreLilly

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