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Job Description
Senior Manager Clinical Trial Foundations
Lead a team of direct reports in Clinical Trial Foundations, providing leadership in the strategy and development of contemporary clinical trial processes, technologies, information, and capabilities.
- Lead a group of direct reports (approximately 10-12) including but not limited to:
- Contribute to strategy and associated yearly objectives, metrics to measure success; leading staff toward achieving strategy and goals.
- Recruiting and retaining appropriately qualified staff, recommending and implementing staffing decisions.
- Management and supervision of staff including performance management, coaching, mentoring and robust development, reward and recognition.
- Complete talent assessment and succession planning for direct reports and discusses results with individual staff members maintaining the integrity and privacy of the data.
- Foster an environment of diversity and inclusion where staff feel comfortable speaking up and ideas are shared openly.
- Responsible for the oversight and clear visibility in the execution of timelines, budget, performance metrics and resource needs.
- Accountable for process improvement and proactive resolution of operational problems/challenges that arise within operational execution.
- Ensure effective shared learning across the function as well as application of shared learning and best practices.
- Develop strong collaborative relationships with customers and leadership of areas supported as well as act as communication interface with these areas regarding activities, priorities, and customer feedback.
- Champion commitment to quality and ensure quality of staff work products.
- Create an environment that embraces the Team Lilly behaviors: Include, Innovate, Accelerate and Deliver.
- Monitors training compliance for assistants, ensuring timely completion of all required courses.
- Partner with Associate Director and Senior Director to ensure personal development plan is in place.
- Generates ideas, leads and/or provides input into new processes and process improvements within the clinical organization to enhance productivity, quality and site/patient experience.
- Actively supports staff to share any new learning opportunities or technologies within or across clinical functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific, medical, or information technology related field preferred or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of Supervisory experience.
- 2 or more years of Clinical Research experience.
- 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.
- Excellent self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal and team priorities and adjust as needed.
- Strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills; able to develop effective teamwork between team members with diverse interpersonal styles; able to deliver effective coaching and feedback.
- Flexibility to adjust quickly and effectively to frequent change and altered priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong Project Management abilities (timeline, scope, budget, risk management, prioritization).
- Attention to detail.
- Strong business acumen (e.g., budget, monitor and control including timelines and resource needs).
- Strong process orientation and customer/stakeholder focus.
- Demonstrated strong soft skills: communication (written or verbal), manages well in dynamic environment or situations.
- Demonstrated networking and relationship skills, with the ability to work in teams and across organizational boundaries.
- Limited travel, including international, up to 10%.