Associate / Sr. Associate - Clinical Drug Supply Management (Clinical Trial Supply Management)

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.

Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 2000 employees across 60 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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Main Purpose and Objectives of Position:

The Clinical Drug Supply organization team is responsible for providing Investigational Product (study drug) management services for global clinical trials in all development phases, including partnering with medical teams to develop compound and study supply plans, package design, label creation and other deliverables to support clinical trials. The Clinical Drug Supply organization team also provides oversight of business processes related to on time study drug delivery at clinical trial sites. This is accomplished by planning and scheduling via a Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system (SAP) and communications with key business partners.

The Clinical Trial Supply Management Associate is responsible for collaborating with the Product Delivery Supply Senior Director, Clinical Trial Supply Managers, Molecule Planners and the broader Product Delivery organization to support supply chain planning and execution for all molecules and trials in development. The Clinical Trial Supply Management Associate is responsible for developing demand forecasts and inventory management strategies at hubs, depots, and sites then executing the strategy in partnership with supply planning staff and cross-functional operational teams across trials or subsets of trials as assigned. The Clinical Trial Supply Management Associate will collaborate with their clinical and functional counterparts to develop different supply and execution scenarios that meet trial intent while looking for efficiencies and speed.

The clinical demand forecast and inventory management strategies developed by the Clinical Trial Supply Management Associate drives planning and execution activities across Product Delivery, other functions, and internal and external manufacturing, packaging, and distribution plants around the globe.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Delivery Supply Senior Directors, Clinical Trial Supply Managers, and Molecule Planners to provide expertise in supply chain methodologies while continually looking for internal and external advancements to grow technical expertise and drive processes improvements for productivity and efficiency gains.
• Be an active and engaged member of the global trial development team providing expertise around all aspects of clinical supply.
• Ensure adequate and timely supply of Clinical Trial (CT) Material to support CT execution.
• As assigned, translate protocol or planned protocol requirements into demand forecast.
• Determine appropriate operating model for forecasting and calculate the forecast with appropriate business-approved tools and processes. Ensure alignment on modelling with Product Delivery Supply Senior Director.
• Manage accurate CT Material demand forecast via MRP System (SAP) per business processes.