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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$145,500 - $213,400

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the global 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.

Health care professionals design and implement novel research and educate colleagues and students. Lilly Oncology has established a field based Medical Science Liaison (MSL) program to aid these Scientific Experts (SEs) in their pursuit for deep knowledge of current scientific and clinical information. The Lilly Oncology MSL program accomplishes this support for SE’s by maintaining deep therapeutic knowledge about Lilly and competitor products and current issues in the oncology therapeutic areas they represent. In this role you will gather feedback and insights from SEs to better inform Lilly’s research and to be able to inform the overall strategic direction of the Oncology Business Unit. By providing answers that matter and facilitating scientific exchange between industry and the SE community, you will have the opportunity to craft the future of healthcare with information that addresses meaningful clinical and scientific questions.

The primary therapeutic focus of this MSL role will be Hematologic Malignancies.

The responsibilities of the Hematologic Malignancy MSL team include scientific and clinical support of community and academic scientific experts with unsolicited requests for information on late and early phase agents being developed for Hematologic Malignancies.

Developing mutually beneficial relationships with external clients and internal business partners

You will dedicate between 70-80% of your time developing relationships and working with external clients: SEs, educators and investigators within a defined geography. You will serve as a major representative of Lilly for health care professionals, providing deep and advanced disease state and product information as well as facilitating the work of the SE when it aligns with Lilly's mission. When appropriate, a critical aspect of this role will be to connect the SE with internal Lilly resources (e.g., Discovery Scientists, Outcomes Research, Clinical Development Consultants, and Clinical Research Physicians…). You will be the primary point person liaising between Lilly resources or internal business partners (e.g., Medical Affairs Clinical Research Physicians and teams and Clinical Development Research Physicians and teams as well as others). You will also be responsible for reporting clinical insights and unanswered customer questions you receive from external SEs to the medical affairs, clinical development and brand teams.

Understanding and effectively communicating current scientific knowledge

It is critical that you maintain technical expertise within a therapeutically aligned tumor team to be able to participate in deep scientific discussions with SEs. You will need to engage in continuous learning within the therapeutic area you represent. In addition, you will have opportunities to learn by attending scientific meetings and conducting routine literature searches. It is essential and a core expectation that you communicate regularly with your peers to ensure that the entire group benefits from any relevant learning. As a result, you will establish yourself as a reliable, trusted, resource of accurate, up-to-date, medical and scientific knowledge requested and desired by your clients. You will respond in a timely manner to personal or electronic inquiries with any available information which may include reprints of posters or publications, medical letters, literature citations and any other relevant peer reviewed sources.

Effective implementation of administrative activities

This role entails not only scientific and customer expertise, but also requires the ability to comprehend and effectively utilize approved resources to fulfill administrative, procedural, and legal requirements in order to address the customer needs. These activities may include proficiency in computer skills and database entry (VEEVA, Sharepoint, Microsoft Office, Pub Med, expense reports, etc.), continual compliance of all procedural requirements of the role (i.e. good documentation practices, standards and procedures) and appropriate utilization and sharing of available resources.

• An advanced degree in health sciences (PharmD, M.D., Ph.D. in a medically related field) is required with 2-3 years of clinical, relevant experience.

• Masters or bachelor's level degree in health sciences (e.g. RN, RPh, PA, NP, etc.) would be considered if the candidate has 5 or more years of clinical and/or medical information experience in oncology

• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record is required

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

Clinical oncology experience, including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists with experience working with patients in a hospital or outpatient clinical setting

Intellectual curiosity and intelligence about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible

Previous experience in malignant hematology +/- radioligand/theranostics is preferred

Highly motivated and capable of comprehending large amounts of scientific content and communicate it in a clear, concise fashion

Significant direct experience in servicing customer needs for complex information

Demonstrated ability to work with often demanding or difficult clients

Significant experience and success in self-managing priorities and multi-tasking projects

Strong teamwork/interpersonal skills

Advanced presentation and computer skills with expertise in literature identification and evaluation

Significant experience in professional networking with positive mutually meaningful outcomes Experience in field-based environments highly valued

Familiarity with the academic community and the medical research and medical education process highly valued

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills, including capability to partake in professional relationship building and networking

Employee ideally should be geographically located near major airport.

The geography includes Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Illinois

Additional Information:

The position is field based with roughly 60% required overnight travel to manage the assigned geography

Ability to use field-based electronic or other communication tools for all aspects of job is critical

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 an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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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.

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