Job Description

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. Were looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Clinical Trial (Trial Capabilities) Manager leads the clinical trial capabilities in support of clinical development. The manager provides leadership, direction and technical support to the Trial Capabilities Associates/Specialists (TCAs/TCSs) in support of clinical development, focusing on results and driving efficiency to achieve goals and objectives. The manager will ensure inspection readiness at all times through a complete, accurate and readily available Trial Master File (TMF) as per defined TMF document ownership.

Clinical Trial Capabilities Responsibilities

• Accountable for meeting and exceeding goals for clinical trial initiation for development programs
• Accountable for ensuring site activation and maintenance activities comply with local/regional requirements, data privacy requirements and Lilly quality standards.
• Manage communications/relationships and serve as the point of contact for the trial capabilities deliverable during site initiation, maintenance, and close out representing progress to business partners.
• Accountable for prioritization of work to meet portfolio needs.
• Ensure flexibility of resources across trial capabilities teams, and geographies (as applicable).
• Ensure inspection readiness through a complete, accurate and readily available Trial Master File.
• Strategic prioritization and use of internal clinical trial systems (e.g. Vault Clinical) to allow tracking, performance metrics reporting and to meet regulatory compliance requirements.
• Accountable to audit and inspection responses and corrective action plans that under affiliate Trial Capabilitiess responsibilities
• Understand, comply, and reinforce local regulations and guidance, Lilly Medical policies and procedures, and good clinical practices (GCP)

Organizational Leadership

• Identify and ensure shared learning across the Trial Capabilities organization.
• Build capabilities in the function through the development and improvement of processes, tools and training and partnering with clinical system functions to leverage technology to increase efficiency of clinical trial capabilities and resources.
• Enable a culture of continuous improvement to drive efficiency through process improvement, people skills, and shared learning.
• Manage staff compliance to local regulations and guidance, Lilly Medical policies and procedures, and good clinical practices (GCP).

People Management and Development

Recruit, develop, and retain an operationally capable workforce skilled and knowledgeable in clinical development.

Effectively manage an agile organization that continuously meets the needs of a changing portfolio. * Develop an organizational culture that fosters inclusion and innovation and demonstrates judgment-based decision making in clinical delivery.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferably in a scientific or health related field.
• Five (5) years clinical research experience or relevant experience preferred.
• Understanding of the overall clinical development paradigm and the importance of efficient site initiation.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to influence others and lead across the business.
• Project management processes and skills.
• Appreciation of/experience in compliance-driven environment.
• Effective communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-management and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Language capabilities - English (read, write, conversation)

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