CMH Medical Affairs Intern

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.

At Lilly, we're inspired to make a difference in people's lives every day – through the discovery of life-changing medicines, better understanding of disease management and support for people living with illness and their families and friends. 

Our work today – from our research programs to our volunteer initiatives – is a reflection of our heritage of uniting caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. 

We invite you to explore internship opportunities with Eli Lilly Canada, where we work together to make life better for Canadian patients. 

You have an opportunity to bring your energy, innovative approach and creativity to help bring important medicines to patients. You will also be able to learn more about the exciting and dynamic world of the pharmaceutical industry.

Lilly Canada is pleased to provide a one-year Medical Affairs Cardiometabolic internship.

This opportunity is open to recent graduates with an interest in Medical Affairs who wish to explore the pharmaceutical industry with a focus on the Cardiometabolic Health therapeutic area specifically.

As a member of the CMH Business Unit, the candidate would work with the Sr. Medical Director of CMH to support the development and execution of tasks in line with the Medical Strategic Plan, which aims to maximize the beneficial impact of Lilly's CMH medicines for patients.

Objectives and Primary Responsibilities:

• Building of partnerships with Medical Advisors, MSLs, Medical Information and Medical Education to support the evidence-based use of Lilly's CMH medicines and the development and implementation of tactics of strategic importance to the medical plan
• Collaboration with the MSLs to interpret field insights and to capture and communicate competitive intelligence with relevant cross functional partners
• Contribution to the development and communication of the MSL field plan, the medical plan, the business plan and the thought leader engagement plan
• Provision of cross-functional support to internal stakeholders (e.g. marketing, pricing reimbursement and access, clinical operations and regulatory affairs)
• Contribution to pre-launch planning efforts for upcoming assets including gaining of understanding of patients' unmet needs and medical journeys in relevant therapeutic areas

Who we are looking for: 

• Education and qualifications: University degree – ongoing and/or defined post-graduate internship as defined by academic program.
• Learning agility, collaborative approach, team player attitude 
• Flexibility to work in different teams and across functions  
• Ability to manage multiple projects  

Location: 

This is a hybrid role – onsite presence at our Toronto office will be 10 days or more per month (or at least 50% of the time), determined in collaboration with your manager and based on business needs.

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