Manager / Senior Manager - Medical Science Liaison

Eli Lilly and Company; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly’s India affiliate seeks a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) to engage field-based with scientific experts in cardio-metabolic therapy, providing deep disease knowledge and insights to inform Lilly’s research strategy.

The role emphasizes scientific exchange, high-quality information delivery, and cross-functional collaboration to support strategic medical planning in the affiliate.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health sciences (MBBS, BDS, MD, MDS, PhD) required with preference for Medical Degree and/or previous relevant therapy area experience.
• Previous MSL experience or Field-Based experience of at least 2 years in cardio-metabolic therapy area, building relationships with Scientific Experts and Key Opinion Leaders will be highly desired.
• Experience in servicing customer needs for complex information.
• Significant experience in professional networking with mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Familiarity with health systems, academic communities, medical research, and medical education process highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and effectively communicate deep scientific knowledge in Cardio-metabolic; maintain highest level of technical expertise.
• Excel at customer engagement and support medical/scientific information needs of scientific experts; provide deep and advanced disease state information.
• Strategic vision and leadership; synthesize data to inform Lilly medical planning and strategy.
• Territory ownership; plan and prioritize activities to maximize efficiency and ensure compliant execution.

Skills

Cardio-metabolic knowledge

Field-based engagement

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

MBBS/MD/PhD in health sciences

Tools

Literature identification

Presentation skills

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—and it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

About Lilly

At Lilly, everything we do starts with patients.

We unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world.

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our global team of over 50,000 employees work with urgency and purpose to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

We bring our best to this work because people depend on it.

If you’re driven by purpose and determined to make a meaningful difference for patients, we invite you to bring your skill and your commitment to Lilly.

About Lilly’s India Affiliate

Few careers offer the opportunity to work directly for the people your work is ultimately meant to serve.

Lilly’s India affiliate is one of them.

Whether you are building brand strategies, developing sales capabilities, creating market access, or enabling the teams that do— the work you do here ensures that Lilly’s medicines reach the people who need them.

Job Purpose

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field‑based medical professional with deep content knowledge about specific disease states, Lilly and competitor compounds and current issues in the Cardio‑metabolic therapy area. MSLs recognize and communicate feedback and insights of strategic importance from their interactions with scientific experts, to better inform Lilly’s strategic direction for research. By facilitating scientific exchange between industry and the scientific community, MSLs have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by providing needed information that addresses important clinical and scientific questions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and effectively communicate deep scientific knowledge. The MSL will be required to engage in continuous learning to maintain the highest level of technical expertise within the Cardio‑metabolic therapeutic area. This will enable the MSL to answer deep scientific questions and be sought after by their customers based on peer‑credible knowledge and expertise, hence establishing themselves as a reliable, trusted, resource of unbiased, accurate, up‑to‑date, medical and scientific knowledge requested and desired by their customers.
• Excel at customer engagement and support medical/scientific information needs of scientific experts. The MSL will spend the majority of their time field based and customer‑facing engaging in mutually beneficial 2‑way dialogues with scientific experts. Through the application of emotional intelligence and a deep understanding of their customers, the MSL will act as one of the primary interfaces between Lilly medical and scientific experts to deliver the best in class customer experiences. Core to the role is to answer customer questions by providing deep and advanced disease state and product information. Additionally, the MSL connects scientific experts with other Lilly resources or internal business partners as appropriate and identifies possible collaborative research or external collaborations.
• Strategic vision and leadership. The MSL synthesizes complex data and effectively communicates meaningful clinical insights and unanswered customer questions they receive from scientific experts to Lilly medical and cross‑functional teams. They use creative problem‑solving skills and utilize internal resources effectively to execute solutions. The MSL uses a principle‑based decision‑making approach to make decisions independently or to escape them appropriately. They cultivate internal networks and collaborate effectively across functions with an active contribution to medical planning and strategy in the affiliate.
• Territory ownership. The MSL will be expected to demonstrate strategic analysis, planning, and prioritization to maximize efficiency. They will implement and evaluate a strategic territory plan prioritizing core activity and take personal accountability for results. The MSL will execute the role in a compliant manner, adhering to all governing internal and external requirements, procedures, and laws, demonstrating good judgment at all times.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Advanced degree in health sciences (MBBS, BDS, MD, MDS, PhD in a medically related field) required with preference for Medical Degree and/or previous relevant therapy area experience.
• Previous MSL experience or Field‑Based experience of at least 2 years in the cardio‑metabolic therapy area, building relationships with Scientific Experts and Key Opinion Leaders will be highly desired.
• Experience in servicing customer needs for complex information.
• Significant experience in professional networking with mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Familiarity with health systems, academic communities, medical research, and medical education process highly valued.

Desired Skills

• Ability to travel up to 80% of the time in the assigned geography — work on some weekends is anticipated.
• Intellectual curiosity about the field of science/medicine for which they are responsible.
• Learning agility to comprehend and effectively communicate large amounts of complex scientific content in a clear and concise fashion.
• Self‑directed and able to work alone in the field effectively managing multiple priorities.
• Advanced presentation and computer skills with expertise in literature identification.
• Effective strategic and critical thinking in order to analyze, assess and evaluate information and interpret impact or relevance to future states.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Resiliency in managing complex challenges.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including high emotional intelligence and the ability to engage in professional relationship building and networking.

At Lilly, caring is not only what we do for patients.

It is how we work.

We believe the people who dedicate themselves to making medicines better deserve an environment that makes their lives better too, one where they are supported, respected, and given the space to do their best work.

This is not just a policy.

It is who we are.

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