Associate Director, Clinical Trial Foundations Product Owner Trial Mgt Systems

At Lilly, 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 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 people around the world.

Trial Management Systems as part of Clinical Trial Foundations (CTF), within Clinical Design, Delivery and Analytics (CDDA), delivers innovative and reliable systems, processes, and information to enable clinical development and speed medicines to patients. The Associate Director, CTF Product Owner in Trial Management Investigator-facing Systems will support operational and 
innovative system development. Additionally, this role will drive the implementation of innovative functionality within clinical systems, to manage trial activities, and lead projects within CTF for their assigned area, which could include business process management, vendor management, systems management, and emerging technology implementation. This role will collaborate closely with members of the CTF team, Tech@Lilly, as well as functional leaders and subject matter experts across CDDA, Quality, Learning & Development, Finance, and/or Procurement.

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.

System Technology and Process Implementation 

• Drive the application and integration of functionality across the technology platform to deliver value in assigned area, 
• with quality, on time, on budget and within scope. 
• Collaborate with end users, technology teams and business leaders to create product requirements for the technology. ▪ Seek opportunities for future product enhancements desired by end users. 
• Anticipate and proactively address technical challenges and navigate resolution to ensure quality product and maintain program timeline. 
• Lead and/or oversee execution of User Interface testing for product releases. 
• Prioritize and manage product backlog items to maintain lifecycle management. 
• Oversee all phases of product creation and sprints including: design, development and testing. 
• Provide content and oversee creation of end user training materials and lead end user training. 
• Ensure quality and operational excellence of teams, support performance of processes, and create and/or manage 
• operational metrics

Technology Adoption

• Build relationships and connect with CDDA functions and functional representatives
• Manage operational issues and support technical issue resolution
• Act as the main point of contact between product technology teams and stakeholders.

Communication

• Create and deliver communications (both written and verbal) specific to product releases for all audiences and in a large team setting.
• Act as a liaison between end users, process owners, Third Party Organizations (TPO's) and Tech@Lilly.
• Coach and train others as needed, to ensure the effective implementation and adoption of technology product.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or related field (such as engineering, mathematics, etc.).

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Advanced degree, in technology or science- or health-related field
• Previous working experience as a product owner.
• In-depth knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal.
• Previous experience with managing vendors for product development.
• Previous experience with business management processes, quality systems, process management.
• Previous experience leading implementation of emerging technology, automation, system changes or upgrades.
• Demonstrated influence with peers, leadership, and stakeholder groups.
• Proven ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, understand root causes, and make risk-based decisions.
• High learning agility
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills
• Exceptional customer focus
• Limited travel: 0-10%
• Indianapolis, IN

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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