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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 CoDesign role is to deliver the global patient and HCP voice to inform the design and execution of clinical research; delivering insights to inform asset profile, program/trial strategy, and drive excellence in clinical trial designs, thereby increasing trial accessibility, reducing patient and site burden, and improving the clinical trial experience.

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/Trial Design and Execution

Develop and implement the strategy for clinical programs to deliver the voice of the patient and HCPs.Partner with cross-functional asset team members to determine the best approach to incorporate the patient and HCP insights for each clinical program.Lead the CoDesign efforts to deliver insights, including facilitation of focus group sessions or interviews with patients and/or HCPs, creation of meaningful deliverables, and diligent follow up to ensure insights are robustly considered and incorporated (where appropriate) into clinical program design. Enable continuous evolution of capabilities by understanding the external needs and challenges of patients and researchers in addition to the internal needs and challenges of our clinical programs.Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to evaluate and understand evolving business needs, and explore opportunities for process improvements, standardization, or automation.Contribute and maintain sharing of metrics for CoDesign activities.Lead the development and adoption of novel approaches to gather insights on the patient and HCP experience.

Strategic and Technical Leadership

Supervise direct reports and facilitate performance management, personnel and career development through frequent interactions, coaching, transparent feedback, and escalation of issues to Patient Engagement leadership as appropriate.Ensure all relevant global and local policies and procedures are adhered to for all CoDesign related activities.Provide oversight of vendors and partners delivering outputs that embody the patient and HCP experience. Create and support an inclusive team culture that is valued for strategic and technical leadership and promotes partnership and shared learning across the broader clinical development organization
 

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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