Associate Director

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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.
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We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
About Lilly
Eli Lilly Cork, is made up of a talented diverse team of over 1,400 employees across 38 nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials and more.
Lilly 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.
Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself
Current openings in these therapeutic areas:
Cardiovascular Metabolic Health
Neuroscience
Organization Overview:
At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose.
We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives.
Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.
Position Overview:
The Clinical Development Associate Director provides leadership and direction for the consultants, associates and assistants supporting trials within the Clinical Development (CD) organization and ensures a high performance team culture.
This position enables asset strategy, focuses on results, and emphasizes and drives cross-functional team collaboration to the achievement of goals and objectives of clinical development within the broader Clinical Design Delivery Analytics (CDDA) organization.
Collaborates with the Clinical Development Advisor to ensure that trial-level planning and execution are in alignment with strategy and timelines.
Responsibilities:
Business Planning
Partners with functional, cross-functional and team leadership to provide operational input into the feasibility and resource requirements associated with clinical plans.
Provides strategic direction and leadership to CTPMs to enable them to drive the implementation of the Regional/Global enrollment strategy, to accomplish milestones to plan.
Collaborates with Medical Sourcing, Procurement, CPM, and compound Team Management to provide and enable decisions related to internal/external-sourcing options.
Works closely with the clinical project manager to ensure planning databases are accurate and up-to-date.
Resource Management
Works to align resources based upon team prioritization decisions and regional participation in the trial.
Manages study management personnel workload based on portfolio, global and regional requirements and expertise level of the individual.
Facilitates discussions within functional counterparts to manage team priorities and address unplanned demands.
Recruit, retain and develop top talent to ensure a high performing team culture.
Trial Management Expertise
Facilitates problem-solving, shared learning and decision-making across clinical functions.
Participates in risk assessments at the clinical plan level and ensures development and implementation of cross-functional risk management plans at the trial level.
Ensures inspection readiness of respective study team(s).
Oversees and coaches CTPMs in the timely documentation of deviations.
Training and Compliance
Has shared responsibility with training group to ensure that curriculum maps and training programs/courses are maintained appropriately for staff members.
Ensures that team members adhere to and complete trainings related to GCPs, global SOPs, and clinical best practices.
Evaluates CTPMs capabilities and behaviors, aids in directly coaching or identifies appropriate coaches for consultants, associates and assistants.
Application/Improvement of Processes
Generates innovative ideas, leads and/or provides input into new processes and process improvements within the clinical organization.
Actively supports staff to share any new learning opportunities or technologies within or across clinical functions.
Encourages staff to utilize metrics data in order to assess the current status of the clinical program.
Communication
Partners with other cross-functional leadership in identifying and facilitating resolution of clinical trial operational issues.
Facilitates high-level discussions with vendors, as appropriate.
Performance Management
Manages the Performance Management process for staff members by providing input in yearly objectives, reviewing progress, and providing timely feedback.
Completes salary administration for reporting staff members.
Basic Requirements:
Bachelors or University degree (scientific or health-related field preferred) and 5 years clinical research experience or relevant experience in a scientific or health-related field; or an advanced degree.
Minimum of 5 years clinical trial experience with a strong working knowledge of the clinical research process.
Additional Preferences:
Demonstrated technical and process expertise in clinical trial development.
Strong communication skills.
Proven ability to coach others.
Strong people and leadership skills.
Strong self-management and organizational skills.
Previous supervisory experience.
Additional Information:
Travel may be required.
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