Associate Vice President Global & US Medical Affairs - Rheumatology, Respiratory, & Emerging Immuno-Metabolism

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.The Associate VP, Global Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immuno-Metabolism) role provides leadership, supervision, coordination, mentoring, career development, and performance management for all activities and individuals that directly report to them within the business unit, country(ies) or geographic hubs. The Associate VP, Global Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immuno-Metabolism) has review responsibilities and approval authority for grants and contracts, label changes, protocols and protocol amendments, informed consent documents, travel authorizations, expense reports, and other documents related to the work of the therapeutic area group. The Associate VP, Global Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immunology-Metabolism) may delegate some of his/her duties to a Director- Medical. In addition to his/her management and administrative responsibilities, the Associate VP, Global Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immuno-Metabolism) drives strategic planning and, through clinical plans managers, team leaders, and close collaboration with the other functional teams within the area, oversee the clinical research and overall medical support activities of the group. The Associate VP, Global  &US Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immuno-Metabolism) is responsible for assuring that the group's activities are clearly aligned with the strategic priorities of the respective business unit global Medical Affairs team(s), brand team(s), and global Development team(s), and Therapeutic Area Program Phase, Early Phase I Clinical Pharmacology, and Translational Medicine team(s). In this role, the Associate VP, Global & US Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immuno-Metabolism) maintains open, collaborative contact and relationships with global and affiliate clinical research, partnerships or collaborations, global Development team(s), and marketing management and staff.The Associate VP, Global & US Medical Affairs – Immunology (Rheumatology, Respiratory & Emerging Immunology-Metabolism) is aware of and ensures that all activities of the medical team are in compliance with current local and international regulations, laws, guidance (e.g. FDA, ICH, and CPMP etc.), Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), company standards, Lilly policies and procedures, company integrity agreements and the Principles of Medical Research and are aligned with the medical vision.Primary Responsibilities: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared.  The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description.  Consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.The core job responsibilities may include those listed below as deemed appropriate by line management, as well as other duties as assigned.Career Development and Performance Management of direct reportsWorks closely with direct reports to develop their performance management plans (objectives) and development plans, and documentation of their expertise.Keeps all performance and career related documents and plans for direct reports up to date.Meets regularly with each direct report to coach, mentor, evaluate progress toward objective fulfillment, evaluate training and development needs, and monitor career development goals.Maximizes each individual direct report's career potential, maximizing the value to the organization.Accountable for CRP/S/other reports capacity planning and work allocation.Responsible for retaining talented people for the long term.Responsible for presenting the activities, desires, capabilities, and achievements of direct reports to the business unit medical management and leaders, HR, and Global Medical Capabilities and Development department for talent assessment, performance evaluation, and timely promotion consideration.Participates in succession planning for the area.Recognizes and appropriately rewards exceptional performance, talent, and/or contribution.Ensures that CRP/Ss, other direct reports are adequately qualified and trained in the tasks they are required to perform. Includes accountability and compliance for maintaining a current curriculum training map for self and direct reports.Oversight of clinical planning, budgeting, and executionResponsible for affiliate evaluation and input into clinical planning and contribution to clinical trials across the asset lifecycle (Phase 1/2 through Phase 4), and communicates research needs to global Development team, Global Patient Outcomes/Real World Evidence, and Pricing, Reimbursement & Access (PRA) teams to ensure clinical programs meet the needs of patients, prescribers, and payers in both global and US markets.Responsible for the local/regional clinical planning process including external research where applicable for each brand team associated with the business unit/therapeutic area, to assure that plans are appropriately aligned with and support brand, affiliate, business unit, and company strategies and are completed on time for the annual business planning process.Ensures that local/regional clinical plans are coherent and no