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At Eli Lilly Cork, 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 41,000 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 patients around the world.  
 
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. 
 
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Purpose:

The purpose of the Associate Director, - Patient Engagement Capabilities, CDDA, CoDesign role is to support the design of clinical programs and trials by leading the strategy for patient and researcher engagement delivering insights to inform asset profile, program strategy, and drive excellence in clinical trial designs, enabling more efficient planning and execution to speed medicines for patients.

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.

Clinical Program Design

Develop and deliver the strategy for clinical programs where the voice of the patient and researchers are represented.Partner with appropriate Clinical Design Delivery & Analytics (CDDA) functions to determine the best strategic direction for each clinical program.Lead the CoDesign approach to deliver insights, including facilitation of CoDesign sessions, creation of appropriate deliverables, and diligent follow up to ensure insights are robustly considered and incorporated (where appropriate) into design. Enable continuous improvement by understanding the external needs and challenges of patients and researchers in addition to the internal needs and challenges of our clinical programs.Responsible for evaluating and understanding evolving business partner needs that could be addressed by process improvements, standardization, or automation.Contribute and support sharing of metrics for CoDesign activities.

Strategic and Technical Leadership

Responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to for all CoDesign related activities.Lead the development and adoption of novel CoDesign approaches across the CDDA and beyond.Contribute to a team culture that is valued for strategic and technical leadership and promotes partnership and shared learning across the broader CDDA.Act as a coach within the organization fostering inclusion and innovation, continual improvement, and an external understanding and awareness.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or health-related field.Minimum 5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, and/or related fields.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

Post-graduate degree(s), e.g., Pharm D, M.S.Broad understanding of the pharmaceutical drug/device development process.Proven ability to lead, influence, and deliver to timelines.Strong interpersonal and excellent communication, organization, and negotiation skills.Demonstrated strategic and critical thinking skills and learning agility.Travel requirements: 10 - 20%

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