Associate / Senior Associate - Clinical Trial Packaging Material Coordinator - Finished Goods (FING)

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.

Position Title:  Associate, Clinical Trial Packaging Material Coordinator- Finished Goods (FING) 

About Lilly

Eli Lilly Cork, is made up of a talented diverse team of over 1,400 employees across 38 nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials and more.

Lilly 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.

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Organization Overview: As a member of the Global Clinical Trial (CT) Supply team, you could support the portfolio for any Phase 1, 2, or 3 clinical trials.  To get our work done, we collaborate with packaging CMOs; we learn how to navigate the dynamic CT space we develop knowledge about packaging and labeling operations; we problem solve; we work closely with other functions to innovate, gain efficiency to accelerate, and build strong relationships to maintain and sustain our mission. 

Responsibilities:

Portfolio Assignments 

Each Associate level Finished Goods (FING) packaging material coordinator (PMC) is assigned pipeline compounds within Lilly’s portfolio to support the packaged clinical trial materials that are dispensed to patients in the studies.  This is our critical business, and knowledge of packaging engineering, package forms, labeling, drug products and project management skills are highly valued. 

• Understand packaging configurations 

• Understand packaging and labeling strategy 

• Understand recipes for CT orders 

• Understand unique packaging/delivery risks for assigned work 

Judgement and Critical Thinking 

This role requires the PMC to build relationships across several groups throughout Product Delivery and external partners.  To do this it is important to know the key partners for help, advisement, and escalation.  The PMC builds strong partnerships with: 

• FING Plant Planners, who own the packager relationships and strategically manage the forecast for PD. 

• CT Supply Planning Molecule Planners and Supply Managers, who work together to develop the plan for each clinical trial 

• Packaging and Distribution Quality, who are responsible for releasing the CT material that is made at the packagers 

Documentation is a key part of the role.  Elements of this include: 

• Accessing, creating and providing documentation for the packager 

• Reviewing and understanding batch records as well as collaborating with Lilly quality and external packaging partners to manage details and timeline of all assigned CT orders. 

• Anticipating, raising awareness and solving issues that arise relative to the assigned CT orders

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