Associate Director - CTF Delivery & Performance Analytics

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.

Purpose:

Lilly continues to generate tremendous value through R&D, both through our promising internal programs as well as accessing exciting external innovation. Leveraging key talent in Clinical Trial Foundations (CTF), we embrace our corporate vision and set our sights on the goal of enabling the launch of 3 high-value NMEs per year and reducing cycle times to speed innovation to patients. Our ability to analyze data and develop strategies to drive decision-making has become a critical element of executing our strategy. To continue to be successful, this position will play a key role in identifying and establishing strategy across CTF and leading large-scale efforts focused on Data Analysis and Analytics as well as the delivery of portfolio focused solutions.

Primary Responsibilities: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. Consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

This role will collaborate with the broader CDDA organization as well as LRL and BU partners to provide actionable analyses for therapeutic and functional areas which will inform decisions and strategies for scientists, project teams, and management, ultimately enabling organizational and corporate initiatives.

• This role will collaborate with the broader CDDA organization as well as LRL and BU partners to provide actionable analyses for therapeutic and functional areas which will inform decisions and strategies for scientists, project teams, and management, ultimately enabling organizational and corporate initiatives (e.g. ICRO).

• Lead the development of a comprehensive strategy and data standards for Data Reporting and Analysis (including automation) in partnership with leadership for all Data Reporting and Analysis (including presentation layer) broadly across CDDA.

• Develop and establish analytical frameworks and techniques and needed processes that support both reporting, metrics, and analytics as well as the broader portfolio enabling faster and more efficient work to meet evolving business needs.

• Lead large-scaled initiatives leveraging technical and functional expertise to drive solutions that involve reporting, metrics, analytics, and associated presentation platforms broadly across the CDDA organization with a focus on continuous improvements, including coaching colleagues on best practices to maintain these systems in the most efficient manner. These initiatives would be more complex and have a greater risk with respect to resources, financials, and requirements.

• Collaborate with the broader CDDA organization to obtain key stakeholder input on Data Reporting and Analysis, incorporating feedback resulting in a more robust service offering.

• Build and maintain cross-functional partnerships with the intent of establishing an inclusive reporting, metrics, and analytics environment.

• Effectively and concisely communicate to key customers and stakeholders while demonstrating excellent mastery of the subject matter.

• Research and partner with approved vendors with the intent of delivering Data Reporting and Analysis solutions that are aligned with the broader portfolio demands.

• Research and assess new tools, platforms, and methodologies with the intent of further establishing Data Reporting and Analysis.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Minimum of a four-year degree, preferably in a health-related, scientific, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Technical Science field; alternatively, a high school diploma and 7 years of clinical experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, or Regulatory agency and established analytics background, preferably in Fabric/Power BI.
• 3-5 years of clinical experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, or Regulatory agency.
• Broad-based knowledge of the pharmaceutical business, R&D processes, and scientific concepts to establish credibility to customer base, peers, and management.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Advanced degree in life sciences or business
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Ability to identify and pursue alternative paths of inquiry for challenging questions. Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Ability to connect sets of data through data translation. Intermediate knowledge (or better) of Excel, Tableau, SharePoint, Power BI, data base architecture, artificial intelligence, natural language processing or other IT solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to make the complex simple.
• Demonstrated Team Lilly mindset and collaborative approach, including a track record of strong teamwork practices and achieving success by working with others.
• Ability to effectively prioritize work and deliver on time-sensitive requests.
• High learning agility: able to quickly grasp new concepts and absorb large amounts of information under time pressure.
• Skilled in searching out information from both traditional and non-traditional sources, all within the guidelines of our policy. Ability to work with multiple sources of incomplete data sets and synthesize a “true” understanding of our competitors’ strategies.
• Travel up to 10%
• Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$111,000 - $162,800

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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