Position Summary

Eli Lilly Canada is currently searching for a Medical Director for the Oncology Business Unit to lead the lung cancer and emerging solid tumour portfolio.

As the Medical Director, Oncology, you will serve as a core scientific expert on the Canadian Medical Affairs team, playing an integral role across launch readiness strategic planning, launch activities, stakeholder engagement, and evidence generation.

You will bridge medical strategy and local execution, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure patients, healthcare providers (HCPs), and payers receive accurate, timely, and high-quality scientific information.

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.

Compensation

- Sr Advisor: $124,500 - $182,600
- Director: $137,250 - $201,300

This role is eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as participation in the Lilly Bonus Program.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.

The anticipated wage for this position is $124,500 - $220,000.

Full-time equivalent employees may also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).

Perks

- Eligibility to participate in a pension plan
- Vacation benefits
- Eligibility for healthcare benefits
- Flexible benefits (if applicable)
- Life insurance and death benefits
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)





Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

Medical & Scientific Leadership

- Own and lead the development of the Canadian oncology medical strategy for lung cancer and emerging solid tumours, translating global medical plans into locally relevant priorities that address the needs of patients, HCPs, and payers.
- Develop, execute, and continuously optimize the annual medical tactical plan, setting clear objectives, milestones, and success metrics in alignment with the brand and Medical Affairs teams.
- Manage the brand medical affairs budget, including projected budget needs, and diligent tracking of expenditures to ensure activities are delivered on time and within approved financial parameters.
- Act as the Canadian medical expert for the oncology product portfolio, providing evidence-based input to support brand strategy, product launches, and lifecycle management for both marketed brands and pipeline assets.
- Contribute medical and clinical insight to the development and review of promotional materials, medical information letters, slide decks, abstracts, and publications.




- Provide medical education and training to cross-functional internal partners, including sales representatives and medical science liaisons (MSLs).
- Represent the Canadian medical perspective in Global, International Business Unit, and Medical Affairs planning forums, and communicate local research needs to global Development, Medical Affairs, Real World Evidence, and Early Phase/Translational Medicine teams.
- Keep current with the pre-clinical and clinical data relevant to each molecule, and represent the clinical needs of Canada in the development of clinical strategies, development plans, and study protocol design.

Stakeholder Engagement

- Understand and anticipate the scientific information needs of Canadian stakeholders (patients, HCPs, and payers), and address their questions in a timely fashion.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Thought Leaders (TLs), academic centers, patient advocacy groups, and relevant professional societies across Canada.
- Lead advisory board meetings, symposia, and support other scientific exchange forums with HCPs.
- Support congress activities including attendance, scientific booth staffing, oral and poster presentations, and thought leader engagement.
- Contribute to defining the patient journey in lung cancer and other solid tumours, acting as a patient advocate as well as a medical expert, and provide medical insight and training to patient support programs.

Payer & Market Access Support

- Contribute clinical and health outcomes expertise to the Pricing and Reimbursement Affairs (PRA) team in support of CDA-AMC/INESSS submissions and payer partnership programs.
- Provide scientifi

📌 Medical Director (Canada)
🏢 429 Eli Lilly Canada
📍 Canada