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- For two consecutive years (2021 and 2022), Lilly Australia has been recognised as one of the best places to work at the Australian HR Awards.
- For two consecutive years (2021 and 2022) Lilly has been a finalist at the PRIME Awards.
- For the sixth year in a row, Lilly has been recognised as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.
- Fortune and IDEA Pharma has recognised Lilly as Number 1 in the Pharmaceutical Innovation Index.
- Diversity Inc. has recognised Lilly as number three in Top 50 Companies for diversity.
Lilly currently has one of the strongest mid-to-late stage pipelines in our history, creating greater excitement and bigger and better career opportunities throughout our organization. Join us and develop your career through a variety of powerful learning and growth experiences — and enjoy considerable perks and benefits including a variety of health and wellness programs.
Whoever you are, wherever you're from, if you want to make life better for people around the world, you belong at Lilly.
**PURPOSE OF ROLE**:
The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) - Diabetes is a field-based medical professional with deep content knowledge about the cardio metabolic system, Lilly and competitor compounds and current issues in this therapeutic area. The MSL recognises and communicates feedback and insights of strategic importance from their interactions with scientific experts to better inform Lilly's strategic direction for research and commercialisation. By facilitating scientific exchange between industry and the scientific community, the MSL has the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by providing needed information that addresses important clinical and scientific questions.
**TERRITORRY**
VIC. As a Field-based position, this role requires ability to travel up to 80% and work up to 4 to 6 weekends a year**.**
**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- ** Maintain and effectively communicate deep scientific knowledge**:Engage in continuous learning to maintain the highest level of technical expertise. This will enable the MSL to answer deep scientific questions and be sought after by their customers: _(Endocrinologists, Cardiologists, Nephrologists, General Medicine physicians)_ based on peer-credible knowledge and expertise. As a result, the MSL will establish themselves as a reliable, trusted resource of unbiased, accurate, up-to-date medical and scientific knowledge.
- ** Strategic vision and leadership**:Synthesize complex data and effectively communicate meaningful clinical insights and unanswered customer questions they receive from scientific experts to Lilly medical and cross-functional teams. The MSL will use creative problem-solving skills and utilize internal resources effectively to execute upon solutions. The MSL will use a principle-based approach to make decisions independently or escalate them appropriately. They cultivate internal networks and collaborate effectively across functions with an active contribution to medical planning and strategy in Lilly Australia.
- ** 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 MSL activities 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.
**REQUIREMENTS**:
- Previous Medical Science Liaison experience or Field-Based experience building relationships with Scientific Experts and Key Opinion Leaders will be highly regarded.
- Advanced degree in health sciences (PharmD, MD, PhD in a medically related field) required with 2-3 years of relevant clinical or therapeutic area experience desired. Masters or Bachelors level degree in health sciences considered if 5 or more years clinical, research or industry (medical/scientific role) experience in relevant therapeutic area is present.
- 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 priorit