Associate, Sr. Associate, Consultant – Ctf Business Process Systems

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Purpose:

Clinical Trial Foundations (CTF) as part of Clinical Design, Delivery & Analytics (CDDA) provides leadership in the strategy and development of contemporary clinical trial processes, technologies, information, and capabilities and in shaping external policy and guidance to speed the delivery of medicines to patients globally. The Business Process Systems Support role will support the Vault Clinical and SIP systems used in the management of clinical trials, as well as a number of smaller ancillary systems. The role will be based in the Global Business Solutions (GBS) center in LCCI, with daily functional interactions with the wider teams in the US and Cork. Working closely with colleagues in CDDA, Tech@Lilly, and other components of the R&D organization, the Clinical Systems Support role will help deliver operational support to the users of these systems across Europe in native language.

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.

• Maintain and grow a strong working knowledge of Vault Clinical, SIP and the other ancillary systems used across within the Trial Management Systems space.
• Provide technical knowledge and operational support of all systems within this space.
• Be able to navigate in applicable clinical trial systems and resources to locate data.
• Inbox ticket management and prioritization for operational issues raised.
• Resolve issues quickly to ensure continued access; apply root cause analysis as needed. 
• Identify operational risks and issues and raise concerns appropriately.
• Apply knowledge and experience to continuously improve functionality and efficiency. 
• Provide as needed support and testing for installation of new releases and patches by providing operational expertise, associated training, and Business Process development.
• Partner with system support and IDS to come up with solutions for new use cases and operational gaps.
• Understand, respond and escalate customer feedback on systems.
• Review appropriate SIP and Vault Clinical reports to assess data completeness for the assigned study/area and take immediate action to address any discrepancies found.
• Understand how own responsibilities affect trial activities and have regulatory / safety implications.
• Manage user access to relevant systems, if required, ensuring that users have met the access requirements.
• Support internal audits and external inspections as needed.
• Develop and support user training as needed, including maintenance of job aids, FAQs, knowledge base, etc.
• Develop and maintain metrics as needed.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT, preferred – but experience in a technical role is also accepted in absence of a degree.
• English, and a minimum of one other language to support the Asia-Pacific region
• Applied experience in medical, quality, clinical drug development, or clinical information flow, preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with team members.
• Excellent self-management and organizational skills; able to manage workload, set personal priorities and adjust as needed.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to adjust quickly and effectively to frequent change and altered priorities.
• Strong customer focus.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Experience in clinical development data systems as well as current and evolving technologies to support clinical development would be advantageous.
• Knowledge and/or experience in an operational support role, but not limited to, a clinical system environment would be preferred.
• Good leadership skills.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated strength in logical thought, problem solving ability and critical thinking.
• Ability and experience in building consensus and resolving conflict to drive progress.
• Flexibility in approach and/or high learning agility.
• Ability to adjust to unexpected business opportunities while also being a catalyst for positive change.
• Knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements governing clinical data development.

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