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\xe2\x80\x99re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.Associate Director\xe2\x80\x93Statistics, LCCI BangaloreAt 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. Lilly capability center India is an important part of Lilly\xe2\x80\x99s strategy of leveraging and integrating global talent towards delivering timely medicines to patients in need. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.Purpose:The purpose of the Associate Director \xe2\x80\x93 Statistics role is to define, staff and lead a statistical science function to provide administrative direction, leadership, process expertise and influence to members of the broader Statistics, Data & Analytics organization. The Associate Director is primarily responsible for on-time and high quality Portfolio deliverables, appropriate staffing, budget and resource management, asset protection, coaching and mentoring, staff development, performance management, project planning/management, knowledge sharing, regulatory compliance, strategy implementation and execution, and process improvements. The Associate Director will also be accountable for developing the statistical capabilities at LCCI supporting and or leading implementation of next generation drug development and advanced analytics. This leader will contribute to establishing a long-term competitive advantage with the function by recruiting and developing the top talent, integrating the LCCI team and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the LCCI statistics team.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.Portfolio Delivery & Strategy

• Develop comprehensive understanding of the Lilly\xe2\x80\x99s Therapeutic areas, Establish and lead a cross-functional team, be a scientific thought leader for the group to enable effective and efficient delivery of high-quality clinical outcomes with aggressive metrics.
• Effectively and efficiently deliver the business unit portfolio with quality, on-time
• Participate in strategy development and monitor metrics for on-time delivery of statistical support
• Assess demand for resources, prioritize work, and resolve issues related to scope of work
• Coordinate resource allocation and tracking for internal and outsourced projects
• Communicate and resolve issues related to statistics with appropriate level of customer team personnel
• Partner with Global leaders in driving project decisions related to clinical data execution options
• Partner closely with other development and administrative functions to effectively plan, forecast, and manage the resources required to deliver all sanctioned projects
• Develop deep therapeutic area expertise within LCCI teams

Statistical and analytical Capabilities Development

• Establish deep technical capabilities at LCCI with supervision of direct reports and a total staff comprised of diverse skill set accountable for hands-on statistical activities
• Develop strategies and build, capabilities and expertise within the team catering to advanced statistical capabilities
• Build-up, maintain and foster deep therapeutic, scientific excellence and environmental expertise to ensure accountability and proactive ability to deliver specific business needs

Enterprise Leadership

• Within functional and cross-functional teams, exhibit strong technical know-how, business acumen, strong problem-solving skills and agility to adjust to changing business priorities and needs
• Represent the Statistics, Data & Analytics organization at appropriate internal and external venues to demonstrate the leadership
• Maintain awareness of regulatory requirements, particularly those related to the US, EU, Japan, and China, and be connected externally to be considered an external thought leader
• Be influential as an external thought leader in the area of statistics by being highly connected and driving changes at the industry level
• Ensure that activities are performed according to established guidelines, best practices, and in compliance with all laws and regulations
• Drive continuous improvement of key performance metrics
• Drive shared learning and process expertise between teams within the organization

People Management and Development

• Provide technical leadership in developing future statistics leaders
• Provide leadership in recruiting, coaching and mentoring LCCI talent and integrating them into global teams
• Recruit, develop, and retain a scientific and operationally capable workforce skilled and knowledgeable in Statistics, Data & Analytics
• Effectively create and manage an agile organization that continuously meets the needs of a changing portfolio
• Build an organizational culture that fosters inclusion and innovation.
• Develop staff who demonstrate expertise in drug development, therapeutic area science, project management and cross-functional leadership
• Develop an organizational talent base that demonstrates judgment-based decision making, and provides leadership in clinical delivery

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Statistics/Biostatistics
• Minimum of 10 years of industry experience
• Broad knowledge of the drug development process which includes industry requirements, quality expectations, and practices.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Demonstrated management and leadership capabilities both with internal staff and outside partners
• Strong project management skills
• Exceptional team building and relationship building skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence across boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to think and operate creatively and strategically
• Strong communication skills
• Strong computational capability.

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