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Senior Medical Advisor - Immunology (primarily Rheumatology) UK and Ireland

Primarily responsible for Rheumatology, but also involved in Dermatology and GastroenterologyReporting to – Immunology Lead UK & IrelandLocation - Hybrid (Basingstoke, UK) 3 days per week

Due to a recent promotion within our organisation, we now have an exciting opportunity for you to join Eli Lilly as a Medical Advisor / Clinical Research Physician / Scientist (CRP/S) for Immunology UK and Ireland.

About Eli Lilly

Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy. Lilly UK became our first affiliate business to open outside of the US, with our UK HQ located in Basingstoke. Our UK operations have played a central role in our company’s global development. We have around 550 talented employees across the UK working across functions.

At Lilly, we have strong investments in immunology (rheumatology, dermatology and gastroenterology) where we are setting new expectations and delivering innovative treatment solutions for people living with immune related diseases.

Qualifications and experience:

An advanced medical/scientific or related graduate degree such as MD, PharmD, PhD (qualifications related to Immunology preferred).1+ years experience in Medical Affairs Immunology essential.Medical Advisor experience in immunology preferred, in particular within rheumatology.Final signatory capabilities preferred.

Other Skills

Strong understanding of medical’s role in the cross functional team, and willingness to contribute to the cross-functional work needed to best support our immunology brands.Demonstrated ability to balance scientific priorities with business priorities.Strong communication, interpersonal, teamwork, organizational and negotiation skills.Successful track record of developing and delivering high-quality medical activities via an omni-channel approach.Ability to engage in domestic and international travel to the degree appropriate to support the business and the team.Knowledge and expertise of the UK ABPI code.Fluent in English, verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities:
 

Business / customer support (pre and post launch support)

Understand and anticipate the scientific information needs of all local/regional customers (payers, patients, health care providers).Actively address customer questions in a timely fashion by leading data analyses and new clinical or health outcomes research efforts.Contribute to the development of medical strategies to support brand commercialisation activities.Contribute as a scientific and medical expert to activities and deliverables of the PRA organisation, in particular giving clinical input and insight to develop payer partnership programs and defend the product value.Contribute actively on an ongoing basis to the strategic planning for currently marketed brands.Offer scientific and creative input, contribute to the development, review, and approval of promotional materials for the brand team.Support training of sales representatives, and other medical representatives.

Scientific Data Dissemination / Exchange

Knowledge of compliance with local laws and regulations, and global policies and procedures, compliance guidelines with respect to data dissemination and interactions with external health care professionals.Review and approve promotional and non-promotional materials in line with the local compliance guidelines.Support the planning of symposia, advisory board and medical meetings.Support medical information associates in preparation and review of medical letters and other medical information materials.Support the development of educational programmes and digital omni-channel capabilities.Support training of local medical personnel.Prepare or review scientific information in response to customer questions or media requests.Support data analysis and the development of slide sets.Develop and maintain appropriate collaborations and relationships with relevant professional societies.

Clinical Planning

Communicate and collaborate to ensure life cycle plans for drugs in development address customer needs.Collaborate with other regions and the global teams.

Regulatory Support Activities

Participate in development and review of local labelling and labelling modifications.Provide medical expertise to regulatory scientists.Support / assist in the preparation of regulatory reports.

Scientific / Technical Expertise and continued development

Be aware of current trends and projections for clinical practice.Keep updated with medical and other scientific developments relevant to the product.

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