Medical Affairs Professional

Job ID: R-108392Company: LillyLocation: BRUSSELS, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumJob Type: Full TimeCategory: MedicalPosted Date: 2026-07-10At 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—but 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. We are looking for an experienced Medical Affairs Professional who is complementary to the current team with strong strategic, cross-functional teamwork and leadership skills to translate science into real impact for patients and HCPs. Responsibility for specific activities will be agreed within the team and include collaboration in the development and execution of the medical plan in line with product/disease state strategy, project/budget management, thought leader engagement, identifying data gaps for getting or maintaining product access, training of sales force.
In this role, you will join the Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) Medical Affairs Team and report to the Therapeutic Area Lead CMH. You will collaborate closely with other Medical Affairs Professionals responsible for diabetes and weight management.
RESPONSIBILITIESIn this role, you will put General Practitioners (GPs) at the center, as GPs play a pivotal role in the care of people living with cardiometabolic health conditions. Your main responsibility will be to strengthen collaboration within the cardiometabolic health cross-functional team by aligning strategic and medical content, ensuring GPs are engaged as true partners — actively involving them in medical projects, gathering their insights, and supporting their continuous education.
You will lead specific projects from concept to completion, keeping the broader team informed on progress and objectives along the way. Beyond GP engagement, you will also support pharmacist engagement and patient-centered education initiatives.
In addition, you will disseminate local scientific data by presenting at Lilly-organized meetings, independent national and regional conferences, and internal staff meetings.
You also provide expert medical support to all aspects of the local business, to ultimately enhance the customers' experience in interacting with the company, contribute to the development and review of promotional material, training of the sales force.
Business/customer support (pre and post launch support)In depth product knowledge and knowledge of therapeutic area and the treatment armamentariumUnderstand and anticipate the scientific information needs of all local/regional customersContribute to the development of medical strategies to support brand commercialization activities by working closely with the global Medical Affairs and brand teams, Global and local Real-World Evidence (RWE), Corporate Affairs and Clinical Trial Management personnelContribute actively on an ongoing basis to the strategic planning for currently marketed brandsBy offering scientific and creative input, contribute to the development, review, and approval of promotional materials for the brand teamSupport training for sales representatives, and other medical representativesBecome familiar with market evolution and potential influence on the medical interventions for the productScientific Data Dissemination/ExchangeKnowledge of and compliance with local laws and global policies with respect to data dissemination and interactions with external health care professionalsAddress the unsolicited scientific information needs of HCPs (if they cannot be answered by Medinfo service)Data sharing and contribution to educational meetings by providing topics/content, do the speaker briefings or being a speakerOrganize advisory board meetingsDevelopment of slide sets and publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts)Establish and maintain appropriate collaborations and relationships with scientific experts and thought leadersDevelop and maintain appropriate collaborations and relationships with relevant professional societiesProvide congress support (for example, availability to answer questions at exhibits, provide oral and poster presentations, staff medical booth, meet thought leaders, and participate in customer events)Clinical ResearchReview strategic alignment of local Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) proposals and guide in submission of the proposalIdentify data gaps and generate RWE for getting or maintaining local accessScientific/Technical Expertise and continued developmentBe aware of current trends and projections for clinical practice and access in the ther