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Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 1,600 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. 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.
Organization Overview:
The External R&D Pharmaceutical Project Manager (PPM) will provide operational drug development leadership across the External Innovation R&D portfolio. This includes partnering with External R&D Program and Implementation Leads to ensure implementation readiness, program oversight and support external partnerships for discovery and preclinical collaboration projects. As necessary, this role will also liaison with asset managers within the Chorus organization for program transitions.
Responsibilities:
Facilitating and Supporting External R&D Collaboration Portfolio Delivery (85%):
1. Develop integrated project plans aligned with the obligations of the collaboration agreements and oversee delivery of project milestones
2. Drive financial accounting (direct and indirect) across programs, providing internal reports (actual vs. planned, etc.), lead discrepancy resolution, and partner with finance to ensure accuracy of partner invoicing as needed.
3. Support the External R&D Program and Implementation Leads with program implementation readiness and oversight including removing internal barriers for our internal scientific teams as well as external partner meeting management.
4. Proficient in self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal and team priorities and adjust as needed.
5. Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse styles
6. Project Management Tools/IT Management:
Provide quality and timely content using project management tools (i.e. PRISM, SmartSheet, PowerBI, internal financial systems)
Monitor and prioritize program risks suggesting ways to avoid/mitigate risks and initiate contingency plans as needed
Application/Improvement of Processes (Shared Learning) (10%):
7. Leads through shared learning, process improvement, and identification of special/complex needs
8. Share learnings and retrospectively review lessons learned
9. Bring forward areas for continual process improvement to increase efficiency and success Liaise with Project Management Office (PMO), Resource Modeling and Forecasting (RMF) and Portfolio Operations and Business Planning (POBP) teams to identify, share, and incorporate best practices into future processes, tools and training to support both External and Internal R&D
People (5%):
10. Consistently demonstrate the four Team Lilly behaviors of Include, Innovate, Accelerateand Deliver
11. Contribute to the development of others by being an active source of coaching and feedback to coworkers
Basic Requirements:
12. Four-year degree preferably in a health-related, scientific or engineering field
13. Minimum of 3 years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, or project management and/or product development
Additional Preferences:
14. Higher degrees or certifications (e.g. MS., MBA, Master’s degree in Project Management or PMP)
15. Demonstrated direct leadership in cross functional environment
16. Knowledge of the external environment, including VC and biotech landscape
17. Knowledge of or previous experience with drug development processes and application of project management tools and processes in cross-functional settings
18. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project (or related tools) and capable of maintaining appropriate project documentation
Note: When applying internally for a position your current supervisor receives notification that you have applied to the position. We encourage employees to discuss the opportunity with their supervisor prior to applying.
Lilly 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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Lilly 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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