Associate Director (People Manager) - Publications

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

Purpose :

The Global Scientific Communications (GSC) Associate Director (managerial role) for publications is responsible for managing book of work through capacity and personnel management, staff recruitment and development, business planning, and cross-functional communication. The Associate Director will be responsible for working with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to facilitate the delivery of publications. The Associate Director 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 person will collaborate and influence teams and work closely with Managers and Leads across GSC to ensure best practices are carried out across the function.

Primary Responsibilities :

Portfolio Management / Delivery :

• Responsible / accountable for management / delivery of overall book of work (abstracts, posters and manuscripts) through team of publications writers, project management and encore writers for assigned area.
• Develops and executes sourcing plans in partnership with GSC leads to ensure seamless delivery of asset plan and priorities.
• Collaborates with function, capability, and site leadership to ensure alignment of business planning and operations.
• Coordinates across and develops synergies with therapeutic areas, phases of development, and geographies.
• Adjusts work plan based on shifting priorities using effective change control.
• Leads and directs team members in achieving goals.
• Identifies and resolves issues impacting delivery of work.
• Conceives and implements new and efficient ways to accomplish goals.
• Regularly reports results of team activities / metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
• Manage audit readiness, quality, and compliance to ensure deliverables are accurate, transparent, of high quality, and in compliance with internal / external guidance / regulation.

People Management and Development

Subject Matter Expert / Organizational effectiveness

Minimum Qualification Requirements :

Other Information / Additional Preferences :

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Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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