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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

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. For more than 140 years, we have worked tirelessly to discover medicines that make life better. These discoveries start in Lilly Research Laboratories, where our scientists work to create new medicines that will help solve our world’s greatest health challenges.

The Associate - Clinical Laboratory Sciences will have early engagement with the appropriate study team, business and therapeutic partners on development of the clinical laboratory, diagnostic and biomarker strategies at the trial level. The Associate coordinates vendor activities for assigned trials as well as facilitates research and solution to any clinical laboratory and diagnostic issues or needs throughout the life of the trial. They partner with the clinical team to provide input into the protocol development/design, develop and implement the integrated trial clinical laboratory plans and the review and monitoring of resultant data, ultimately providing high quality, combinable data in a cost effective and real-time fashion.

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.

Portfolio Strategy, Planning and Delivery

Provide support through expertise and consultation relating to clinical laboratory, ECG, imaging, sample storage and other diagnostic biomarkers, including assay development and validation.

Provide technical and logistical consultation for assigned trial.

Provide input and review of the protocol related to clinical laboratory and diagnostic needs.

Provide and coordinate clinical testing plans and study risk oversight as it pertains to clinical labs, diagnostic data reviews, and lab management plans.

Partner with the Sourcing organization to follow the proper sourcing strategy for vendor assignment

2. Project Management

Raise issues as warranted to upper management

Proactively be monitoring for issues and trends

Drive clinical laboratory data completeness and accuracy within business systems

Drive communications to prospectively manage upcoming cross-functional activities, key milestones, and decisions as well as to proactively identify updates to schedule and partner with clinical to optimize timeline

Articulate the value of clinical laboratory solutions in terms of reliability, time, cost, quality and scalability

Monitor trial budgets and ensure FRAP compliance

Maintain accurate budget information and defined protocol testing in the Laboratory and Diagnostic tool

Maintain inspection readiness at all times by maintaining a complete eTMF at a trial level

Keep study team abreast of trial specific metrics and issues

3. People Development

Model the Lilly core values and behaviors

Provide peer coaching within the organization that fosters inclusion and innovation, improvement, and an external awareness and understanding

Basic Qualification and Requirements

Bachelor’s degree

Additional Skills

Knowledge of clinical drug development and/or clinical trial experience preferred

Prior experience in pharma, diagnostics or CRO environment preferred

Prior laboratory experience or knowledge of laboratory testing

Strong self-management skills

Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Conceptual understanding of information technology

Strong organizational skills

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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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