Senior Associate/Manager – Business Systems Analyst

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.

At Eli Lilly Cork, 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 45,000 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 patients 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, embRACE, LGBTQ+ & Ally 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:

The purpose of the Associate/Senior Associate/Manager Resource Modeling & Forecasting (RM&F) role is to partner with development teams, portfolio managers, and business functions to use information from enterprise systems (Prism Live, Polaris, Prism Data Layer, and Prism Reporting) to manage project and portfolio performance, support decision making at both a portfolio and project level, and resource planning. This information is essential for investment analyses, productivity assessments, long and mid-range planning, external benchmarking, and project oversight. The Resource Modeling & Forecasting team is responsible for data standards and processes supporting resource estimation, data standards and processes for specific enterprise systems, and anticipation and adaptation of emerging business needs.

The RM&F team provides forecast estimations and modeled costs for programs, projects, products, and trials across the Lilly portfolio. This work supports forecasting activities in partnership with collaborators (e.g., Clinical/CMC/Research, finance, and development teams). As assets progress and resource needs change, the RM&F team will partner with finance and the development teams to ensure timely change control in PRISM Live. Additionally, the RM&F team serves as a liaison with collaborators to ensure resourcing models are current, variances are understood, and key messages are developed and communicated appropriately to R&D governance and key stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Delivery of Resource Modeling & Forecasting Activities

- Develop strong working relationships with collaborators (i.e., functional leadership, Design Hub, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Procurement, Clinical, CMC, finance, and development teams) to:

- Establish, document, and update resource models.

- Develop modeled portfolio forecast and resource assessments.

- Maintain accurate asset information in PRISM for assigned projects to facilitate forecasting activities.

- Collaborate with team members to advance data standards associated with PRISM, Power BI and other financial systems.
- Maintain linkages to PRISM as portfolio or development models change.
- Inform needed model changes and partner with collaborators to ensure approved resource estimations are reflected accurately and timely in PRISM.
- Partner with finance on the development of key messages related to forecast outcomes.
- Support development teams to consider cost effective options and provide optionality to teams based on prior experience and expertise.

Provide Business Process and Oversight

- Partner with the Project Management Systems and Project Management Office teams to drive continuous improvement to systems and reporting (Prism and Polaris).
- Establish, document, update, and communicate data standards across systems as applicable to RM&F (e.g., Polaris, PRISM, Power BI, etc.).
- Proactively establish, implement, and monitor business processes to deliver accurate and timely cost information.
- Drive alignment between portfolio and R&D teams goals and cost services provided by understanding and managing linkages within Vault Clinical and other systems as appropriate.
- Proactively identify impact of issues/changes on the process, people, and points of integration.

Support RMF team with Functional/Cross-Functional Projects

Drive Shared Learning and Process Improvements

- Partner with collaborators to identify areas of process improvement.
- Speak out when problems are identified and engage on finding and implementing solutions.
- Create and use change control metrics to monitor and improve the way work is done.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

- Education: BS degree and 5+ years’ experience in industry professional role.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to communicate clearly and succinctly with team members and leadership.
- Strong problem-solving skills. Able to anticipate and recognize problems, diagnose root causes and take corrective action to prevent recurrence within the team.
- Ability to build strong relationships and influence across multiple levels in an organization.
- Ability to anticipate and recognize issues, diagnose root causes, propose creative alternatives, implement change, measure results and share learnings.
- Demonstrated strength in logical thought, problem solving ability and critical thinking.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to work assignments flexibly.
- Strong interpersonal skills.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

- BIS or IT-related education and/or background.
- Business Acumen - experience working with drug development costs, specifically Discovery and Clinical Research.
- Higher degrees or certifications.

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