Sr. Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO)

<p>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.</p><p></p><p>Sr. Director, Chief Operating Officer</p><p></p><p><b>Organizational Overview and Purpose:</b><span>         </span></p><p></p><p><b><span>Organization Overview</span></b></p><p><span>At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.</span><br/><br/><span>Eli Lilly Cork, is made up of a talented diverse team of over 2,000 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.</span></p><p></p><p><span>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.<br/><br/><b>Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself!</b></span></p><p></p><p><b>Purpose</b></p><p><span>The purpose of the </span><b><span>Sr. Director, Pharma Project Management </span></b><span>role is to manage the </span>acceleration and delivery of early and late phase programs in the Lilly portfolio. They will be accountable for delivery of global, integrate plan deliverables for the asset in alignment with the global strategy and plan to deliver portfolio value with quality on time, on budget and within scope. They will manage team communication, resolve barriers to success, ensure project information and documentation of key team/asset information and decisions are current in enterprise project management systems. They will provide project management and leadership. The ability to manage project work and stakeholders, and to think with a portfolio-level mentality is critical to ensure decisions are made within the larger context and contributing to the continuous advancement of LRL.</p><p><b><u>Enable Strategy for Assigned Asset(s)</u></b></p><ul><li>Asset Strategy Development: Leading the creation of a clear, differentiated asset strategy and profile, ensuring alignment with the overall molecule lifecycle plan and global scope.</li><li>Strategic Optimization: Challenging conventional thinking to develop innovative solutions, incorporating external perspectives to enhance competitiveness. Accountable for ensuring alignment of strategy with the approved molecule scope and lifecycle plan across all geographies. Ensuring the asset strategy aligns with development plans, integrating new technologies and capabilities with functional partners.</li><li>Change Management: Ensure there is a change management process in place to manage the project and reconcile with project commitments made with governance on scope, cost, schedule, and value.</li><li>Influence the Business Unit disease state strategy and commercialization plan.</li><li>Actively lead and support the due diligence efforts for in-license and out-license evaluation as well as the diligence evaluation of internal assets.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Integrated plan development for Assigned Asset(s):</u></b></p><ul><li>Global Development Plan: Lead the creation of a global development plan that translates the strategy for the molecule into a tactical cross functional plan with well-defined deliverables and accountabilities across all geographies.</li><li>Communication Plan: Develop and implement a team communication plan to ensure alignment with asset strategy. Provide immediate and accurate communication of key decisions/results that have team, asset, and/or organizational impact. Work with corporate affairs and investor relations to manage communication outside of the company.</li><li>Portfolio and Cost Management: Aligning the development plan with corporate portfolio priorities and manage the integrated project budget, ensuring resources are planned for at least eight quarters ahead and addressing cost variability.</li><li>Risk Management: Own risk managem