Director / Senior Director - Medical Affairs - Immunology, Gulf

Lilly; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking a Medical Director in Dubai, UAE. This role requires a Medical Doctor with over 8 years of relevant therapeutic experience. The successful candidate will lead medical strategies for product launches, providing strategic clinical input while engaging with cross-functional teams. The position also demands strong communication skills and the capacity to convey complex scientific information clearly. A commitment to improving healthcare through innovation is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in areas like immunology or dermatology.
• Ability to translate scientific data into clear content for customer engagement.
• Commercial/business acumen and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as medical point of contact for the brand team.
• Contribute strategic clinical input for product launches.
• Communicate the clinical landscape and relevant medical information.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Education

Medical Doctor

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.

Reporting to: Executive Director - Medical Affairs - Immunology, META

Purpose

The Medical Director is a physician who will play a key role within the medical affairs organization. The medical director's primary focus is using knowledge of specific disease states, available treatments, and investigational compounds to help deliver strategic/tactical thinking and lifecycle planning. The Medical Director plays an important role in the cross‑functional partnership with the brand team to meet both external customer and internal business needs.

Qualification & Experience

• Medical Doctor plus ≥8 years of relevant clinical or therapeutic experience (clinical practice broadly, immunology, internal medicine, dermatology, rheumatology, gastroenterology).
• Advanced interpersonal, communication, teamwork, project management and presentation skills.
• Commercial/business acumen and contribution.
• Ability to ‘translate’ scientific data into meaningful, clear and compliant content for customer communications and engagement.
• Knowledge and experience at the customer interface.
• Ability to effectively partner across multiple functions.
• Effective strong leadership and ability to influence.
• High workload capacity including ability to manage and prioritize broad deliverables of a complex nature.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key medical point of contact for the brand team.
• Contribute clinical, scientific, and strategic input to support the cross‑functional team.
• Take a medical leadership role in product launches.
• Contribute to the development of local brand plans & medical strategies by offering scientific and creative input, and contribute to the development (local materials), and/or review (global/regional materials) of promotional materials for the brand teams.
• Effectively communicate and transfer knowledge of the therapeutic available solutions environment, the clinical landscape, and relevant medical and scientific information.
• Support the medical training needs of internal business partners such as sales and marketing.
• Oversee the collation and analysis of customer information to drive understanding and insights.
• Support the planning & implementation of symposia, advisory boards, scientific exchange and educational meetings/events with HCPs.
• Develop and/or contribute to the affiliate / therapeutic area medical plan and strategies.
• Support data analysis and the development of slide sets and publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts).
• Partner with other existing medical affairs roles to create a seamless medical team that delivers exceptional customer experiences.
• Support Scientific Data Disclosure (SDD plans).
• May serve as the affiliate medical/scientific leader including research and regulatory deliverables.
• Critically read and evaluate relevant medical literature to be current in the therapeutic areas.
• Keep up to date with medical and other scientific developments relevant to the product or portfolio.
• Be aware of current trends, issues and projections for clinical practice and access Customer Support & Experience.
• Respond to external customer questions and needs, including escalations by Med Info & sales in accordance with company‑wide requirements for responding to unsolicited requests for information.
• The local coordination of activities and engagement of Thought Leaders and Speaker training.
• Develop and maintain collaborations and relationships with relevant professional societies.
• Deliver scientific, educational, and promotional presentations internally and to customers.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to drive improvement in customer engagement through Digital innovation.
• Take a leadership role in Medical to deliver positive customer experiences.

Other role requirements

• Role is based in Dubai, UAE.
• English language fluency.
• Prior pharmaceutical experience.

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