Metabolic Account manager-

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Sales
Employment type
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27 Jun 2026
Experience level
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About Eli Lilly and Company

Lilly is a global healthcare leader dedicated to discovering and bringing life-changing medicines to people worldwide.

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AI Summary

This role is for a Cardiometabolic Account Manager at Eli Lilly, a global healthcare leader. The position is field-based in Copenhagen, managing Lilly's obesity and diabetes business. Responsibilities include territory management, customer engagement, and acting as a player-coach to boost team effectiveness. The ideal candidate has a growth mindset, strong sales acumen, and at least 3 years of pharmaceutical experience. The role offers a pathway to leadership opportunities.

Role DNA

Job Complexity
Easy Hard
Pace & Pressure
Relaxed Fast-paced
Autonomy Level
Guided Full Ownership
Communication Load
Independent Highly Collaborative
AI Insight This role requires a blend of sales expertise, coaching responsibilities, and deep therapeutic knowledge, making it challenging. The competitive pharmaceutical environment and need for strategic account planning contribute to the difficulty.

Salary Analysis

Median Market Rate
$130,000
US Market
$100k – $180k
0 $198k
AI Insight The salary for this role is not specified, but based on US market data for pharmaceutical account managers, the median is around $130,000. This is a competitive range for a senior-level position with coaching responsibilities.

Key Skills

Pharmaceutical Sales Account Management Cardiometabolic Territory Management Customer Engagement Coaching Data Analysis Strategic Planning Cross-functional Collaboration Sales Leadership

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to express my strong interest in the Cardiometabolic Account Manager position at Eli Lilly. With over five years of experience in pharmaceutical sales and a proven track record of exceeding targets, I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to Lilly's mission of making life better for people worldwide.

In my previous role, I successfully managed key accounts in the cardiometabolic space, leveraging data-driven insights to develop and execute strategic account plans. I am particularly drawn to the player-coach aspect of this role, as I have a passion for mentoring peers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

I am confident that my sales excellence, scientific credibility, and collaborative mindset align perfectly with the requirements of this position. I look forward to the possibility of discussing how I can add value to your team.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Can you describe your experience in managing key accounts in the pharmaceutical industry?
In my previous role, I managed a portfolio of 20+ key accounts, including hospitals and large GP practices. I developed account plans based on data insights, set clear objectives, and regularly reviewed performance metrics. This resulted in a 15% increase in sales over two years.
How do you approach coaching and developing team members?
I believe in leading by example and providing constructive feedback. I conduct regular one-on-one sessions, observe field activities, and use role-playing to improve selling skills. I also share best practices and celebrate successes to motivate the team.
Describe a time when you had to adapt your sales strategy to a changing market or competitive landscape.
When a competitor launched a new product, I quickly analyzed its strengths and weaknesses relative to ours. I then adjusted my messaging to highlight our unique value proposition and retrained my team on objection handling. As a result, we maintained our market share.
How do you use data and insights to drive your sales strategy?
I leverage CRM data, market analytics, and customer feedback to identify opportunities and prioritize accounts. For example, I use prescription data to target high-potential physicians and tailor my engagement based on their preferences and behaviors.
What do you consider the most important qualities for success in a player-coach role?
I believe a player-coach must have strong personal accountability, excellent communication skills, and the ability to balance individual performance with team development. Being a role model and fostering a collaborative environment are also crucial.

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.

About Lilly 

Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

About the Role

We are looking for a Cardiometabolic Account Manager with opportunity for Player Coach responsibility to combine territory ownership, exceptional customer engagement with coaching responsibilities to boost team effectiveness.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work within the cardiometabolic therapeutic area and introduction of new groundbreaking innovations in Denmark.

You will be part of a strong and diverse team united by the ambition to be industry‑leading and deliver exceptional customer experience for health care providers and patients. The role requires an individual who is passionate about sales excellence, consistently sets the standard for high‑quality customer interactions, and will be driven by elevating the team advancements through role‑model behavior, peer influence and best‑practice sharing. This position offers a pathway to future career growth and leadership opportunities for qualified candidates.

Job Description

The Cardiometabolic Account Manager is a field-based role, responsible for managing Lilly’s obesity and diabetes business in an important territory in Copenhagen region.

You will be accountable for maximizing business potential across priority GPs and hospital accounts. This includes using data, AI, customer and account insights to execute account planning in alignment with brand strategy. You will act as account owner and point of contact and in collaboration with cross‑functional partners gain access through innovative multichannel engagements such as peer‑to‑peer concepts.

Through the player‑coach responsibility, you will partner closely with the Sales Manager and Hub capability leader to optimize capabilities and ensure flawless implementation of new hub initiatives that will support Lilly selling model and in call- effectiveness. You will play a key role in elevating team performance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement

Key Objectives: Territory Management & Team Impact on Sales Capabilities:

  • Acts as a role model for sales effectiveness, call quality, and customer‑centric engagement.
  • Own territory: Based on data and insights develop and execute account planning.
  • Achieve or exceed sales targets
  • Actively supports team capability development on Lilly selling model through peer coaching, training and role plays. Lead through best practices.
  • Demonstrates strong disease‑area knowledge and a deep understanding of treatment options, including Lilly and competitor products
  • Engage customers with scientific credibility and fair balance through effective face‑to‑face, p2p and other digital channels.
  • Operate as one team by building strong partnerships with peers and cross functional team
  • Demonstrates high integrity and full compliance at all times

Minimum Requirements:

  • Desire to be leading in a highly competitive environment with personal accountability and growth mindset.
  • Minimum 3 years’ pharma experience and proven track record in converting business opportunities into growth in the GP sector.
  • Excellent key capabilities such as in call selling skills and key account management
  • Skilled communicator, presenter, ability to build relations as well as effective in stakeholder management.
  • Ability and willingness to work in an environment with individual sales & productivity metrics and reviews
  • Candidates must be comfortable adapting to new technologies and platforms, such as various forms of AI, Microsoft package including Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Co-Pilot and Veeva Salesforce.
  • Field based position, candidate must live in Sjælland and be available for flexible working pattern and travel as needed.
  • Driver’s license.

Additional Preferences

  • Diabetes or obesity experience

Education Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or equivalent degree required.
  • Danish LIF Exam

Other Information

Embracing diversity is at the core of our long-held value of respect for people. It is the lens through which we understand and respond to the unique needs of the millions of individuals who depend on our medicines. For us, embracing diversity means understanding, respecting, and valuing differences. The greatest measure of our diversity efforts is our ability to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in a culture that supports them being themselves.

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

#WeAreLilly

This job specification 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 specification. 

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

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.

#WeAreLillyUKandIreland

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