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Purpose:
Scientific data and information are core assets of Lilly. 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 Medical Affairs - Team Lead is responsible for managing a book of work through capacity and personnel management, staff recruitment and development, business planning, and cross-functional communication. The Team Lead will be responsible for working with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to facilitate the delivery of regulatory and/or publication documents. The Team Lead / Manager will draw upon information from multiple internal and external sources to lead and provide technical coaching to the writing team to ensure the effective dissemination of scientific information and the delivery of the portfolio. The Team Lead / Manager will collaborate and influence teams, and work closely with Managers and Leads across Medical Affairs to ensure best practices across the function. The Team Lead / Manager will be responsible for developing scientific content for deliverables as needed. As healthcare providers are deluged with data, and are making choices in an increasingly complex and stressed health system, Lilly Medical Affairs is able to provide clear, credible answers that will set Lilly apart from its competitors. Medical Affairsu2019 mission is to make Lilly the preferred pharmaceutical partner in the healthcare community globally by leveraging its medical expertise to drive patient-centric answers and solutions. Medical Affairs (MA) brings deep medical expertise to healthcare providers and payers. MA focuses on answering their questions with customized clinical and real-world evidence that can make the difference on if and how they use Lilly products. Additionally, MA brings clinical insights from customers back to the company to inform new product development and lifecycle planning. MA also supports patients with educational tools to help them manage their illness and with assistance to access our medicines for those facing tough financial situations. The team will be key in maintaining and creating content to support Medical Affairs activities such as:
u00A7 Slide Updates
u00A7 Internal Training Slides
u00A7 Manuscript Slides
u00A7 Data Slides
u00A7 Newsletters/ bulletin
u00A7 QR Compendium
u00A7 Affiliate Regional Slides
u00A7 HCP & patient education material
u00A7 Advisory board slides
u00A7 Competitive landscape slides
u00A7 Image sourcing, image redraws
u00A7 Lexicon
u00A7 MQAD (Medical Questions Analysis Document)
u00A7 EMS (Executive Medical Summary)
1. Portfolio Management/Delivery
u00B7 Responsible/accountable for management/delivery of overall book of work for assigned area.
u00B7 Develops and executes sourcing plans in partnership with Medical Affairs leads to ensure seamless delivery of asset plan and priorities.
u00B7 Collaborates with function, capability, and site leadership to ensure alignment of business planning and operations.
u00B7 Coordinates across and develops synergies with therapeutic areas, phases of development, and geographies.
u00B7 Adjusts work plan based on shifting priorities using effective change control.
u00B7 Leads and directs internal and external team members in achieving team goals.
u00B7 Identifies and resolves issues impacting delivery of work.
u00B7 Conceives and implements new and efficient ways to accomplish goals.
u00B7 Partners in the selection process and may manage relationship for preferred vendors.
u00B7 Regularly reports results of team activities/metrics to leadership and stakeholders
u00B7 Manage audit readiness, quality, and compliance to ensure deliverables are accurate, transparent, of high quality, and in compliance with internal/external guidance/regulation.
2. People Management and Development
u00B7 Recruits, develops, and retains a strategic and operationally capable workforce skilled and knowledgeable in scientific communications.
u00B7 Effectively creates and manages an agile organization that continuously meets the needs of a changing portfolio.
u00B7 Builds an organizational culture aligned with Team Lilly u2013 inclusion, innovation, acceleration, delivery, integrity, excellence, and respect for people.
u00B7 Develops staff who demonstrate expertise in drug development, therapeutic area science, strategic thinking, project management, and cross-functional leadership.
u00B7 Provide input on employee development, talent assessment, and succession planning activities.
u00B7 Develops an organizational talent base that demonstrates judgment-based decision making.
u00B7 Provides guidance, training, and supervision to personnel.
u00B7 Appropriately manage the workload of direct reports monitor project timelines and quality, and communicate priorities to direct reports.
u00B7 Provide technical support and guidance to direct reports as needed.
u00B7 Evaluates performance by reviewing documents and attending writing team meetings, and recommends developmental actions for all assigned staff.
u00B7 Ensure all direct reports are compliant with company policies, procedures and regulations.
3. Document Preparation, Development and Finalization
u00B7 Develop scientific content for deliverables as needed per the responsibilities covered in the job description for Scientific Communications Associate the percentage contribution of these responsibilities will vary according to the need of the business.
4. Subject Matter Expert/ Organizational effectiveness
u00B7 Leads development of new and emerging capabilities to support the effectiveness of Medical Affairs.
u00B7 Functions as expert on document strategy, planning and execution, and industry standards and guidelines.
u00B7 Shares expertise with others.
u00B7 In partnership with others, develop, implement, and update Lilly policies, procedures, training, and tools that are compliant with industry guidelines.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
u00B7 Masteru2019s degree in a scientific, health, communications, technology, health outcomes, or public health related field.
u00B7 3 yearsu2019 experience medical communication / pharmaceutical industry.
u00B7 2 yearsu2019 experience in leading/managing a key part of portfolio or business process.
u00B7 Experience leading others, including relationship and team building, setting expectations, holding others accountable, and technical coaching.
u00B7 Strong scientific communication skills, including extensive experience in writing, reviewing, and publishing scientific materials and the ability to appraise scientific literature and raw data critically.
u00B7 Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with all audiences and forums through exemplary oral and written communication skills.
u00B7 Successful completion of writing exercise.
Location:
Other Information/Additional Preferences:
u00B7 Advanced degree (MBBS, MD, PharmD, PhD, MPH).
u00B7 Educational/work background in a health care, medical affairs, clinical development, health outcomes, public health, scientific or medical communications field.
u00B7 Expertise in industry standards and best practices, compliance issues, and regulatory requirements.
u00B7 Strong leadership, problem-solving skills, negotiation/influence/motivation, project management and critical thinking skills with ability to use effectively in a team, cross-functional setting and/or global environment.
u00B7 Clinical pharmacology, therapeutic area or other medical/scientific-specific knowledge and experience (e.g., neuroscience, oncology, cardiovascular, endocrine, health outcomes, public health).
u00B7 Experience managing business plans, budgeting and capacity resourcing.
u00B7 Knowledge of scientific, statistical, and research principles and guidelines.
u00B7 Experience in the global environment and an appreciation for global diversity.
u00B7 Knowledge of software/tools used in scientific writing.
u00B7 Experience leading submission or launch activities.
u00B7 Limited travel, including international, up to 10%.
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Job ID: 145612613