Associate Director - Southeast

At 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.  Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company is advancing a portfolio of high conviction programs with strong biological validation.  Our asset-centric model offers a unique R&D logic that has been applied by single asset companies to improve productivity. This operating model has minimal centralized infrastructure, reduced hierarchy, and exclusive focus on data driven capital allocation.    Our teams are uniquely incentivized to expeditiously interrogate key scientific hypotheses. We believe the asset-centric model can lead to improved success rates for programs with greater speed and modest costs.   Description of Role   The MSL will serve as a field-based scientific expert responsible for engaging with healthcare professionals (HCPs), supporting clinical development, and ensuring alignment with Centessa’s strategic medical objectives . This role is critical in translating complex scientific data into meaningful clinical insights and fostering compliant, evidence-based dialogue with thought leaders.

Scientific Expertise & Thought Leader Engagement   Maintain a high level of therapeutic area expertise and scientific knowledge relevant to Centessa’s pipeline and marketed products in alignment with Medical Affairs strategic objectives   Engage in compliant, non-promotional scientific exchange with key opinion leaders (KOLs), investigators, and other HCPs   Serve as a trusted scientific resource to external stakeholders, providing accurate and balanced medical information   Deliver company-approved, high-quality medical/scientific presentations to a variety of audiences including formulary committees and healthcare professionals.   Provide medical/scientific support for critical Centessa activities including speaker training, advisory boards, and sales training as appropriate   Ensure accurate , timely , and compliant documentation of field-based activities in accordance with MSL organization guidelines   Clinical Trials Support   Collaborate with Clinical Operations to identify and evaluate potential clinical trial sites and investigators based on scientific expertise , patient population, and alignment with study objectives   Provide scientific education and protocol-specific training to investigators and site staff during site initiation visits, ensuring thorough understanding of study rationale and endpoints   Maintain ongoing engagement with trial sites and investigators to facilitate successful execution of clinical trial objectives , provide ongoing scientific support, address protocol-related inquiries, and ensure high-quality data generation   Medical Conference Attendance & Coverage   Attend relevant scientific and medical congresses to stay current with emerging data and trends   Provide real-time insights and post-conference reports to internal teams   Support Centessa’s presence at congresses through development of pre-conference plans, booth coverage, symposia participation, and KOL engagement   Scientific Materials Development   Contribute to the development of scientific slide decks, FAQs, and educational materials   Writing and editing Medical Information response letters   Ensure all materials are medically accurate , evidence-based, and compliant with regulatory standards   Collaborate