Obesity Medical Education Associate Team Lead

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Job title: Obesity Medical Education Associate Team Lead

Location: UK (field based)

Reports to: Diabetes & Obesity Field Lead

ABOUT LILLY:

Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, 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 and volunteerism.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Your role as the Obesity Medical Education Associate (MEA) Leader will be divided 50% as the manager of the team and 50% performing the MEA role. You will be a therapeutically aligned clinical expert, excited to be utilizing your experience to deliver best in class disease state and therapy related medical education while playing a key role within the Obesity Organization.

As the MEA lead you will provide leadership, direction and coaching to MEA’s along with responsibility for the strategic execution of best-in-class medical education delivered to Health Care Professionals. This will involve close collaboration and direct liaison with the Medical and Commercial teams at Lilly.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Customer Support and Experience

• Develop and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and relevant professional societies
• Deliver best in class medical education on both disease state and pharmacological interventions

Effective People Management and Development

• Supervise your team, including administration of performance management and individual development plans
• Coaching your team through frequent interactions and coaching in the field settings and other contexts
• Recruit for MEA positions as appropriate

Maximise MEA Operational Effectiveness

• Review activity reports/dashboards to monitor and maximise appropriate performance metrics.
• Contribute to the coordination of activities and engagement with therapy related Key Opinion Leaders and relevant professional societies

Design and Implement Strategic Initiatives to Optimise Team Performance

• Create and execute strategic plans to maximise MEA team’s performance in delivering best in class local education to HCPs through a variety of channels and tactics
• Contribute clinical, scientific and strategic input to support the cross functional team in development of affiliate level medical and brand plans
• Contribute to the development of educational materials.
• Effectively communicate and transfer knowledge of the disease state and clinical insights with the medical and brand teams

Scientific and Technical Expertise

• Maintain the functional expertise necessary to appropriately lead the MEA team, monitor performance individually and coach individuals. This includes deep knowledge of appropriate external regulations and internal standards and procedures
• Develop the level of scientific expertise necessary to effectively engage with internal partners and appropriately supervise the MEA team

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Advanced degree (Phd, MD, PharmD, etc) in health sciences plus few years of relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in Obesity. You must be a registered dietitian at Band 6 or above/G grade or above if working within the NHS, and you must be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). If you are a nurse, you must currently be registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) and have obesity clinical nursing experience, ideally as a specialist. If you are a pharmacist, you must be currently registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC) and have obesity clinical experience.  

OR

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree (RN, PA, NP, etc) in health sciences considered with few years of relevant scientific industry experience

• Deep clinical knowledge of obesity pathophysiology and treatment landscape. Clinical experience managing people living with obesity within NHS specialist services or private weight management services is highly desirable.  
• Experience in delivering quality obesity education 
• Experience in using data to make impactful strategic decisions  
• Strong leadership, management, interpersonal, problem-solving, motivational, project management and coaching skills
• Working knowledge of compliance issues and regulatory requirements

OTHER INFORMATION / ADDITIONAL PREFERENCES:

• Experience in coaching and developing scientific / technical personnel
• Expertise in field-based environment
• This is a field based role. On average, 50% of the time should focus on coaching interactions with the team which covers UK and RoI and 50% of your time should focus on delivering education.

EMBRACING DIVERSITY:

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.

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