Associate / Sr. Associate - Trial Capabilities - Budget and Contracts Systems & Technology

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, 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. 

Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself!

Trial Capabilities Associate, Budget and Contracts Systems & Technology supports Budget and Contracts with implementation of and compliance with capabilities including Vault Clinical platform, and other clinical trial support technology and automation efforts to enhance Budget and Contracts operational visibility, control, compliance and oversight of business activities (including site budget and contracting, clinical finance and payment, trial budget build, training, and trial metrics across all therapeutic areas) to enable end to end Budget and Contracts delivery.

Clinical Trial Responsibilities

• Use project management skills, processes, and tools to develop and execute local and regional implementation projects. Monitor the status and make adjustments and changes as needed to meet the deliverables of solutions.
• Risk - Assess, identify and monitor counter actions and utilise regional expertise to invoke mitigation and contingency plans working with TC leaders
• Assist the activities related to large, complex OCM programs for new technology capabilities and/or enhancing existing technology capabilities in Trial Capabilities
• Influence local and regional cross-functional teams from concept to implementation representing the Budget and Contracts needs
• Foster relationships and serve as a single point of contact and central owner for communication, to and from delivery functions and vendors. Effectively manage and influence upward.
• Assist  with  anticipating and resolving complex and key technical operational or business problems with cross-functional partners (including TP vendors. Evaluate and determine issues that require escalation.
• Assist in developing continuous improvement activities based on important trends such as industry, regulatory, or geographical
• Leverage expertise to assist timely decision making for ambiguous and complex situations and uphold a consistent, solution-oriented approach to conducting daily business.
• Demonstrate credibility and influence to enable teams and multiple business partners, both internally and externally, to assist effective and timely decision making.
• Recognize inter-dependence of technology solutions on business deliverables within the portfolio and understand the impact of project decisions on the overall portfolio in Budget and Contracts.
• Apply knowledge of the regional operating model; coordinate and facilitate obtaining regional input to inform decision making
• Ensure solutions facilitate inspection readiness of the respective clinical trial portfolio
• Identify and lead process improvement activities. Acts as aCTPM SME resource to peers and in the development and rollout of new tools, processes or methodologies to proceed as quickly as the science allows.
• Apply expertise and knowledge of global/regional regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Lilly standards of operation in the conduct of clinical trials. Liaise with regional SME’s and other appropriate resources to understand local regulatory requirements.
• Independently detect and resolve quality issues, escalating to functional leadership or
• consulting other functions (e.g., Medical Quality, Legal, Compliance, etc.) to arrive at the best solution.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a computer science field and minimum two years experience in programming.
• Applied knowledge of project management processes and skills
• Appreciation of / experience in compliance-driven environment
• Ability to learn and comply with financial and legal guidelines and policies (budget and contract)
• Self-management and organizational skills