Medical Excellence Resident

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.

Medical Affairs, Medical Excellence Resident – Canada

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Duration: 12 months
Start Date: January 2027
Function: Medical Affairs, Medical Excellence

The Opportunity

The Medical Excellence Residency is a one-year developmental opportunity within Lilly Canada Medical Affairs for a recent Health Sciences or Life Sciences graduate interested in the pharmaceutical industry and the evolving role of Medical Affairs.

As part of the Medical Excellence team, you will gain hands-on experience supporting the capabilities, data, technology and governance that enable Medical Affairs to deliver greater impact. You will contribute to projects across capability enablement, metrics and analytics, content transformation, digital rights management, medical grants and research, and process improvement.

What You’ll Do

• Enable new capabilities: Support the implementation and adoption of new Medical Affairs capabilities, tools and ways of working, including training, communications, testing and change management.
• Generate insights: Develop dashboards and reports, analyze Medical Affairs data and help translate metrics into insights and impact stories.
• Advance content transformation: Support evolving Medical Affairs content supply chain capabilities, including digital tools, processes and Digital Rights Management.
• Support grants and research: Help coordinate Medical Affairs grants, Investigator-Initiated Research and other research activities through tracking, documentation, governance support and portfolio reporting.
• Improve how we work: Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate processes using tools such as Excel, Power BI, SharePoint and Power Automate.
• Build your experience: Work across Medical Affairs and with cross-functional and global partners while developing skills in analytics, project management, digital transformation, governance and stakeholder engagement.

What We’re Looking For

• Recently completed, or expecting to complete before January 2027, a Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Public Health, Health Administration or a related field.
• Strong interest in Medical Affairs, healthcare innovation and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Interest in data, digital technologies and learning new tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively while independently managing assigned work.
• Curiosity, learning agility and a commitment to quality.

Assets

• Academic, research, co-op, internship or work experience in healthcare, research, data analysis, project management or process improvement.
• Experience with Power BI, SharePoint, Power Automate or similar tools.
• Interest or experience in digital health, artificial intelligence or data analytics.
• Previous pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience is an asset, but not required.

What You’ll Gain

Over the 12-month residency, you will gain broad exposure to Medical Affairs and Medical Excellence within a global pharmaceutical organization, including:

• Emerging Medical Affairs capabilities and digital transformation
• Data analytics, dashboards and impact measurement
• Medical content and digital rights management
• Medical grants, research and governance
• Cross-functional and global collaboration
• Mentorship and professional development
• Ownership of a meaningful Medical Excellence project

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Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

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Full-time equivalent employees may also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including 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; and 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.

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