Snr Associate/Manager - External R&D, Clinical Project Manager

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.

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Organization Overview

The ExploR&D Pharmaceutical Project Manager (PPM) will provide operational drug development leadership across the External Innovation R&D portfolio. This includes partnering with ExploR&D Program Leads to ensure implementation readiness, program oversight and support external partnerships for collaboration projects including both clinical and preclinical deliverables. As necessary, this role will also liaise with ExploR&D Business Development and Discovery Program Leads to enable seamless program transitions.

Responsibilities

Facilitating and Supporting ExploR&D Collaboration Portfolio Delivery:

Support ExploR&D Program Leads Through Planning, Execution And Oversight Including Identification And Removal Of Internal Barriers For Scientific Teams And External Partners

• Plan, direct and lead cross-functional team meetings including agendas, minutes and necessary follow-up actions.
• Communicate with external partners to drive alignment and action items to progress program deliverables.
• Provide quality and timely content (i.e. agendas, meeting minutes) by partnering with ExploR&D Program Lead and functional team members while leveraging project management tools (e.g.,. PRISM, SmartSheet, PowerBI, internal financial systems) and ensuring all team members have appropriate access to information.
• Monitor and prioritize program risks, contribute to mitigation strategies and initiate contingency plans as needed.
• Ensure change management processes in place to manage the project and reconcile with project commitments made with partner on scope, cost, schedule, and value.
• Develop integrated project plans aligned with the obligations of the collaboration agreements and oversee delivery of project milestones
• Monitor programs and milestones to ensure achievement of key project deliverables in alignment with the integrated development project plan and in compliance with quality standards.
• Drive financial accounting (direct and indirect) across programs, providing internal reports (actual vs. planned, etc.), lead discrepancy resolution, and partner with finance to ensure accuracy of partner invoicing as needed.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams to deliver on project commitments
• Execute with proficiency in self-management and organizational skills; able to self-manage time and workload, set personal and team priorities and adjust as needed.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; develop effective teamwork between team members and external partners with diverse styles.
• Exhibit curiosity and creative problem solving.
  
  
  

Application/Improvement Of Processes (Shared Learning)

• 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 increase efficiency and success Liaise with Project Management Office (PMO), Resource Modeling and Forecasting (RMF) and Portfolio Operations and Business Planning (POBP) teams to identify, share, and incorporate best practices into future processes, tools and training to support both External and Internal R&D
  
  
  

People

• Consistently 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
  
  
  

Basic Requirements

• Four-year degree preferably in a health-related, scientific or engineering field
• 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 scientific and technical leadership in cross functional environment
• Knowledge of the external environment, including VC and biotech landscape
• 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
  
  
  

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