Eli Lilly Hiring For Senior Group Lead Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

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 39,000 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 people around the world.

Purpose:
Scientific data and information are core assets of Lilly. Providing balanced, objective, and accurate information to the scientific community, regulatory agencies, health care professionals, payers, and patients in a consistent and timely fashion across the entire drug development lifecycle is fundamental to Lilly.

The GSC Group Lead is responsible for leading a team of therapeutically aligned writers through personnel management, staff development, and cross-functional communication. The Group Lead will be responsible for working with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to facilitate the delivery of regulatory and/or publication documents. The Group Lead 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 Group Lead will work closely with Managers and Leads across GSC to ensure best practices across the function. The Group Lead will be responsible for developing scientific content for deliverables.

Primary Responsibilities: This job description intends 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.

1.Portfolio Management/Delivery

Responsible/accountable for management/delivery of overall book of work for assigned staff.

Develops and executes sourcing plans in partnership with GSC leads to ensure seamless delivery of asset plan and priorities.

Adjusts work plan based on shifting priorities using effective change control.

Leads and directs internal and external team members in achieving team goals.

Identifies and resolves issues affecting delivery of work.

Conceives of and implements new and efficient ways to accomplish goals.

Regularly reports results of team activities to leadership and stakeholders.

2.People Management and Development

Recruits, develops, and retains a strategic and operationally capable workforce skilled and knowledgeable in scientific communications.

Effectively creates and manages an agile organization that continuously meets the needs of a changing portfolio.

Builds an organizational culture aligned with Team Lilly – inclusion, innovation, acceleration, delivery, integrity, excellence, and respect for people.

Develops staff who demonstrate expertise in drug development, therapeutic area science, strategic thinking, project management, and cross-functional leadership.

Provide input on employee development, talent assessment, and succession planning activities.

Develops an organizational talent base that demonstrates judgment-based decision making.

Provides guidance, training, and supervision to personnel.

Appropriately manage the workload of direct reports; monitor project timelines and quality, and communicate priorities to direct reports.

Provide technical support and guidance to direct reports as needed.

Evaluates performance by reviewing documents and attending writing team meetings, and recommends developmental actions for all assigned staff.

Ensure all direct reports are compliant with company policies, procedures and regulations.

3. Content Strategy: Document Preparation, Development and Finalization/Document Management

Develop scientific content for deliverables as needed per the responsibilities covered in the job description for Scientific Communications Associate; the percentage contribution of these responsibilities will vary according to the need of the business.

Subject Matter Expert

Functions as expert on document strategy, planning and execution, and industry standards and guidelines.

Shares expertise with others.

In partnership with others, develop, implement, and update Lilly policies, procedures, training, and tools that are compliant with industry guidelines.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Master’s degree in scientific, health, communications, technology, health outcomes, or public health related field.

3 years’ experience medical communication / pharmaceutical industry.

Strong scientific communication skills, including extensive experience in writing, reviewing, and publishing scientific materials and the ability to appraise scientific literature and raw data critically.

Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with all audiences and forums through exemplary oral and written communication skills.

Successful completion of writing exercise.

Location: Bangalore India

Other Information/Additional Preferences:
Advanced degree (MBBS, MD, PharmD, PhD, MPH).

Educational/work background in a health care, medical affairs, clinical development, health outcomes, public health, scientific or medical communications field.

Expertise in industry standards and best practices, compliance issues, and regulatory requirements.

Strong leadership, problem-solving skills, negotiation/influence/motivation, project management and critical thinking skills with ability to use effectively in a team, cross-functional setting and/or global environment.

Clinical pharmacology, therapeutic area or other medical/scientific-specific knowledge and experience (e.g., neuroscience, oncology, cardiovascular, endocrine, health outcomes, public health).

Knowledge of scientific, statistical, and research principles and guidelines.

Experience in the global environment and an appreciation for global diversity.

Knowledge of software/tools used in scientific writing.

Experience leading submission or launch activities.

Limited travel, including international, up to 10%.

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