Associate - Research & Development - Portfolio/Project Management
- Employer
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Start date
- Nov 7, 2024
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- Discipline
- Clinical, Clinical Project Management, Regulatory
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- BioMidwest, Best Places to Work
Job Details
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.
Organization Overview:
Portfolio Project Management is a diverse and engaged group of drug development experts purposefully leading and managing projects and the portfolio to deliver needed medicines for patients. The Associate, Sr. Associate, & Manager (P1-3) Pharma Project Management (PPM) provides strategic and operational drug development leadership across the Research and Development portfolio, integrating drug development across all functions and translating strategy into execution to deliver medicines to patients.
Responsibilities:
Facilitate and Support Asset Strategy and Delivery through Project Management Tools and Processes.
Scope Management:
Support the development of the asset strategy (leveraging quality decision making principles) and ensure alignment and integration of strategy with the approved scope (indications, etc.).
Manage scope proactively through the Change Management Process. Facilitate the development of a comprehensive global integrated development plan outlining the molecule’s strategy and laying the groundwork for operational objectives.
Timeline Management:
Facilitate the creation and execution of integrated development project plan and delivery of project milestones.
Hold functions accountable for achievement of key project deliverables in alignment with the integrated development project plan and in compliance with corporate quality standards.
Cost Management:
Drive development and optimization of a global integrated development project budget while maintaining alignment with functional representatives and leadership.
Effectively use Portfolio Management Enablement & Transformation (PMET) processes and tools.
Communication Management:
Develop and implement a team communication plan aligned with asset strategy driving accurate and timely communication of key project changes to the appropriate stakeholders.
Information and Access Management:
Provide quality and timely content leveraging project management tools and ensure team members have appropriate access to information.
Risk Management:
Monitor and prioritize risk with the team and communicate status of potential risks to leadership as appropriate; propose strategies to minimize risks and implement contingency plans when necessary.
Leadership:
Demonstrate the Team Lilly behaviors of Include, Innovate, Accelerate, and Deliver to influence without authority and enable team effectiveness using judgement-based decision making.
Model the behaviors put forth in the "On Leadership" White Paper and the LRL Innovation Leadership Profile as well as the Project Management White Papers.
Contribute to the development of others by being an active source of coaching and feedback.
Application/Improvement of Processes (Shared Learning)
Identify and leverage opportunities to capture and share insights across different functions. Engage in retrospective project and process review meetings (i.e., after-action reviews) to identify issues and strengths and facilitate knowledge retention.
Highlight and propose areas for ongoing process improvement to the team and function: suggest methods to reduce drug development cycle times and costs.
Partner with Project Management Strategy and Capabilities (PMSC) to identify, share, and incorporate best practices into future iterations of processes, tools, training, or guidance.
Basic Requirements:
Four-year degree, preferably in a health-related, scientific, or engineering field with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, or project management.
Proven ability to lead effectively in complex and cross functional environments.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Additional Skills/Preferences:
Higher degrees or certifications (e.g. MS., MBA, Masters in Project Management or PMP).
Previous experience with or knowledge of drug development processes.
Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.
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.
Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.
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Company
Science has been our calling from the beginning. Colonel Eli Lilly founded the company in 1876 and charged employees to “take what you find here and make it better and better.” More than 147 years later, we remain committed to his vision through every aspect of our business and the people we serve, starting with discovering the best treatments for those who take our medicines and extending to health care professionals, employees and the communities in which we live. Moreover, you can also count on the team at Lilly to be incredibly civic-minded, supporting our communities through philanthropy, volunteerism, and a creative and innovative can-do spirit.
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