[Hiring] (Associate) Director, Medical Liaison @Lilly

Role Description

The MSL will serve as a field-based scientific expert responsible for engaging with healthcare professionals (HCPs), supporting clinical development, and ensuring alignment with Centessa’s strategic medical objectives. This role is critical in translating complex scientific data into meaningful clinical insights and fostering compliant, evidence-based dialogue with thought leaders.

Responsibilities

• Scientific Expertise & Thought Leader Engagement
  • Maintain a high level of therapeutic area expertise and scientific knowledge relevant to Centessa’s pipeline and marketed products in alignment with Medical Affairs strategic objectives.
  • Engage in compliant, non-promotional scientific exchange with key opinion leaders (KOLs), investigators, and other HCPs.
  • Serve as a trusted scientific resource to external stakeholders, providing accurate and balanced medical information.
  • Deliver company-approved, high-quality medical/scientific presentations to a variety of audiences including formulary committees and healthcare professionals.
  • Provide medical/scientific support for critical Centessa activities including speaker training, advisory boards, and sales training as appropriate.
  • Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant documentation of field-based activities in accordance with MSL organization guidelines.
• Clinical Trials Support
  • Collaborate with Clinical Operations to identify and evaluate potential clinical trial sites and investigators based on scientific expertise, patient population, and alignment with study objectives.
  • Provide scientific education and protocol-specific training to investigators and site staff during site initiation visits, ensuring thorough understanding of study rationale and endpoints.
  • Maintain ongoing engagement with trial sites and investigators to facilitate successful execution of clinical trial objectives, provide ongoing scientific support, address protocol-related inquiries, and ensure high-quality data generation.
• Medical Conference Attendance & Coverage
  • Attend relevant scientific and medical congresses to stay current with emerging data and trends.
  • Provide real-time insights and post-conference reports to internal teams.
  • Support Centessa’s presence at congresses through development of pre-conference plans, booth coverage, symposia participation, and KOL engagement.
• Scientific Materials Development
  • Contribute to the development of scientific slide decks, FAQs, and educational materials.
  • Writing and editing Medical Information response letters.
  • Ensure all materials are medically accurate, evidence-based, and compliant with regulatory standards.
  • Collaborate with Medical Affairs and Legal teams to ensure scientific content meets internal and external guidelines.
• Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
  • Leading MSL strategic initiatives/projects aligned with Medical Affairs and MSL organization strategy.
  • Develop and implement scientific training plans for the MSL team.
  • Mentorship of MSL peers.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) in life sciences or a related field (from an accredited college or university).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Medical Affairs or MSL role within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Excellent understanding of sleep medicine and associated therapeutic areas strongly preferred.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; ability to tailor scientific messages to diverse audiences and ability to interpret and communicate complex scientific data.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with KOLs, investigators, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, regulatory requirements, and therapeutic area landscape.
• Skilled in developing and delivering scientific presentations in various settings.
• Strong understanding of industry regulations and guidelines governing medical interactions.
• Ability to align field activities with broader medical and corporate strategies.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a driving record that meets company requirements.
• Willing and able to travel frequently throughout the North Central territory, including Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, with primary coverage of major metropolitan and academic medical center markets across the region.
• Must reside in the Chicago metropolitan area or, alternatively, in a major metropolitan area within the North Central territory with convenient access to a major commercial airport to support frequent travel throughout the region.

Requirements

• The Medical Science Liaison, North Central is a remote role based in the US, with up to 60-70% travel and occasional weekends.

Benefits

• Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $156,000 - $275,000.
• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• 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.
  • 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.