Snr Associate / Manager - Pharmaceutical Project Manager (PPM)

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.

Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 2000 employees across 60 nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials and more. Eli Lilly Cork offers a premium workspace across our campus in Little Island, complete with flexible hybrid working options, healthcare, pension and life assurance benefits, subsidised canteen, onsite gym, travel subsidies and on-site parking. Inhouse People Development services, Educational Assistance, and our ‘Live Your BEST Life’ wellbeing initiatives are just some of the holistic benefits that enhance the career experience for our colleagues.

Eli Lilly Cork is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We cater for all dimensions ensuring inclusion of all ethnicities, nationalities, cultural backgrounds, generations, sexuality, visible and invisible disabilities and gender, with four pillars: EnAble, Age & Culture, LGBTQ+ and GIN-Gender Inclusion Network. EnAble, our pillar for people with disabilities and those that care for them, partners with the Access Lilly initiative to make our physical and digital environment accessible and inclusive for all. Together they are committed to promoting awareness to create a disability confident culture both at Eli Lilly Cork and beyond.

Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself!

Purpose Of Job

Pharmaceutical Project Management (PPM) provides strategic and operational drug development leadership across the Research and Development portfolio, integrating drug development across all functions and translating strategy into execution to deliver medicines to patients.

Responsibilities

Responsible for Facilitating and Supporting Asset Strategy and Portfolio Delivery (85%):

• Responsible for managing scope and supporting creation of a global integrated development plan that articulates the strategy for the molecule and provides the foundation for operational objectives.
• Work with Teams to create and execute project plans and delivery of project milestones
• Develop and implement team communication plans and drive communication of key decisions/results to stakeholders
• Drive development of a global integrated project budget that ensures alignment with functional representatives and leadership
• Proficient in self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal and team priorities and adjust as needed
• Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse styles
• Deliver effective coaching and feedback
• Lead development teams with judgment-based decisions
• Project Management Tools/IT Management:
• Provide quality and timely content using project management tools
• Monitor and prioritize team risks to suggest ways to avoid/mitigate risks and initiate contingency plans as needed
  

Application/Improvement of Processes (Shared Learning) (10%):

• Leads through shared learning, process improvement, and identification of special/complex needs
• Share learnings and retrospectively review lessons learned
• Bring forward areas for continual process improvement to decrease drug development cycle times and cost
• Liaise with Project Management Office (PMO), Resource Modeling and Forecasting (RMF) and Portfolio Systems and Business Integration (PSBI) teams to identify, share, and incorporate best practices into future processes, tools and training
  
  
  

People (5%):

• Demonstrate the four Team Lilly behaviors of Include, Innovate, Accelerate and Deliver
• Contribute to the development of others by being an active source of coaching and feedback to coworkers
  
  
  

Educational Requirements

• Four-year degree preferably in a health-related, scientific or engineering field with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, or project management and/or product development.
  
  
  

Additional Preferences

• Higher degrees or certifications (e.g. MS., MBA, Master’s degree in Project Management or PMP)
• Demonstrated direct leadership in cross functional environment
• Knowledge of or previous experience with drug development processes and application of project management tools and processes in cross-functional settings
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project (or related tools) and capable of maintaining appropriate project documentation
  
  
  

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.

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