After climbing through the ranks from sales representative to leading business units at Eli Lilly Canada, François Gilbert took the reins of Eli Lilly’s Puerto Rican affiliate last year. Among other things, he shares the reasons why Eli Lilly invests in strong commercial capabilities and clinical operations on the island, how the company works with all stakeholders to tackle the high prevalence of diabetes among Puerto Ricans, and his priority to bring Eli Lilly’s first-in-class and best-in-class therapies as quickly as possible.
Eli Lilly in Puerto Rico has become a hub where local and international talents come to hone their knowledge and skills in the pharmaceutical industry, both on the commercial and production sides
