Associate - Medical Education -Dermatology - East Anglia and South- East

Full 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.

Location: 

• UK and Ireland

• Field Based role: Territory – East Anglia and South East

Manager:  Immunology Field Medical Team Leader UK and Ireland

Description

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to join Eli Lilly and Company as a Medical Education Associate/Consultant for our Immunology Business Unit in the UK and Ireland. We are specifically looking for specialist nursesl with expertise in either clinical dermatology to deliver high quality medical education programmes to a variety of healthcare professionals.

Eli 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 (dermatology, gastroenterology and rheumatology) where we are setting new expectations and delivering innovative treatment solutions for people living with immune related diseases.

Medical Education activities are the cornerstone for continued professional development among healthcare professionals. (HCPs) These learning opportunities serve to enhance HCPs knowledge, competence, interdisciplinary team functioning and adaptive clinical decision-making with the goal of empowering the HCP to improve clinical performance and thereby achieve better patient outcomes at scale.  

The Medical Education Associate/Consultant role at Lilly is a customer facing position primarily facilitating and delivering clinical education to healthcare professionals. 

Core responsibilities

• Develop and deliver exceptional local medical education programmes to health care professionals which support the overarching Lilly portfolio objectives and drive continuous positive customer experiences.

• Provide training to HCP speakers and support the delivery and implementation of a variety of national educational solutions that meet the highest standards for adult education aligning with accrediting body principles and compliant with our internal policies.

• Externally develop and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders and other relevant decision makers/stakeholders to enhance our education offering. This may involve attending major scientific conferences (national or international) as required. You will effectively source and manage third party agencies ensuring outcomes meet quality standard and ensure they are achieved on time and on budget.

• Internally act as a medical education subject matter expert within your respective region working closely with a cross-functional field medical and commercial team. As a part of the broader medical team, you will seek to learn, share and contribute to the capabilities and success of the business unit.

Qualifications and Competencies

• A qualified healthcare professional in the UK / Ireland with significant clinical experience of either dermatology, rheumatology or gastroenterology. Advanced qualifications could include a university degree, nursing degree, PhD or pharmacy degree.  Extensive therapy area knowledge and insights into clinical management within dermatology, rheumatology or gastroenterology is essential.

  • We are ideally looking for a specialist nurse or pharmacist with deep clinical experience and a passion for delivering clinically focused medical education.

• Experience in structured education programme delivery and facilitation skills.

• Experience of working in the pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage but is not essential.

• ABPI representative exam completed or able to complete within their first year at Lilly.

• Full clean driving license.

• This role is field based, and the individual should reside within the geography in which they operate.

• A positive, enthusiastic and collaborative team member who can contribute and work well in very dynamic, fast paced group setting whilst demonstrating creativity, strategy, diplomacy, and accuracy.

Embracing diversity is at the core of our long-held value of respect for people. It is the lens through which we understand and respond to the unique needs of the millions of individuals who depend on our medicines. For us, embracing diversity means understanding, respecting, and valuing differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. The greatest measure of our diversity efforts is our ability to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in a culture that supports them being themselves.

Sound like you? Apply now to be a part of our high performing and diverse team. In return, we’ll give you the opportunity to thrive in the role while bringing your authentic self to work.

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