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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.

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Purpose:

Scientific data and information are core assets of Lilly Medical. Providing balanced, objective, and accurate information to regulators, the scientific community, health care professionals, payers, and patients in a consistent and timely fashion across the entire drug development lifecycle is fundamental to Lilly.

The GSC Systems & Solutions Lead is responsible for developing and integrating core and emerging capabilities that enable the timely, consistent and memorable communication of clinical data whilst ensuring it is delivered in a way that meets the needs of an expanding global audience. This will include the development and implementation of the GSC automation and technology agenda, serving as the GSC systems expert for GSC Cork or Bengaluru, and representing GSC technology and automation initiatives across the GBS site. The Lead, in partnership and alignment with the Global Senior Director, GBS Cork/Bengaluru and the Global Innovation & Business Transformation team, will draw on multiple internal and external sources to monitor industry trends, bring forward internal solutions and ultimately drive the automation and technology agenda for the function.

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.

GSC Strategy and Capabilities

Key participant in the development of the GSC innovation & business transformation strategy. Leads implementation of strategy at local site by collaborating with global and regional functional and cross functional partners.Develops and maintains core and emerging capabilities to set GSC up for Best-in-Class content creation, strategy, and delivery. Capabilities include (but not limited to): regulatory and submission writing; transparency; publication writing, strategy, and planning; structured and component authoring; and data visualization.Partners with a team of functional experts to execute the GSC Transformation Map driving continuous improvement of processes and tools to enable strategic capabilities.Leads on the design, development, and deployment of automation solutions that align with GSC business goals.Responsible for monitoring and continually improving capabilities through the collection and analysis of key metrics, feedback from internal business partners and stakeholders, and engaging with professional organizations.Champions and leads initiatives focused on process improvement, automation and innovation in partnership with functional capability leads.Drives continuous improvement in technology and process solutions that enable integrated data and analytics capabilities to impact productivity, efficiency gains, and user experience.Provides business and operational data analysis and leadership for GSC Cork/Bengaluru Leadership Team.Partners across functions for continuous improvement initiatives.

Enterprise Leadership

Within functional and cross-functional teams, adjusts to changing business priorities and needs. Monitors the external environment for trends and best practices to grow GSC capabilities. Involved in the development of industry standards through collaborations with external organizations, professional societies (CSE, DIA, ISMPP), regulators, vendors, editorial boards, etc.Work to improve existing processes and to implement new processes in accordance with established guidelines, best practices, and in compliance with all laws and regulations.Drive continuous improvement of key performance metrics.Drive shared learning and process expertise between teams within the organization.

People Management and Development

Shares best practices with the GSC Cork/Bengaluru team related to project management and information systems.Provides coaching within the organization that fosters inclusion and innovation, continual improvement, and an external awareness and understanding.Effectively create and manage an agile organization that continuously meets the needs of a changing portfolio.Build an organizational culture that fosters inclusion and innovation.If applicable, recruit, develop, and retain a strategic and operationally capable workforce skilled and knowledgeable in scientific communications.Develop staff who demonstrate expertise in tech and automation, drug development, therapeutic area science, strategic thinking, project management and cross-functional leadership.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, computer science, data science, biotechnology or related field.5 years’ experience in medical or document management systems, clinical research or pharmaceutical drug development process.Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategies across people, processes, organizations and technology. Demonstrated ability to partner across matrixed organization and collaborate with peers locally and globally.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

Experience working across regulatory, clinical, and operational teams to implement scalable solutions.Proven track record in identifying automation opportunities, reducing manual effort, and applying AI or digital tools to streamline workflows.Bachelor’s or Advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MBA) in a healthcare or scientific field Strong knowledge of the creation and delivery of regulatory, publication, commercialization and/or healthcare communication plansSix Sigma and/or Project management experience

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