Eli Lilly and Company · 2 months ago
Executive Director - Product Development Statistics
US, Indianapolis IN
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $308K/yr
15+ years expEli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are seeking a highly qualified statistical leader to provide strategic and statistical leadership to the product development statistics team, ensuring compliance with standards and overseeing the development of statistical methods to support drug development projects.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Responsible for coaching and mentoring staff for excellence
Accountable for overall performance of direct reports
Responsible for directing employee career development
Provide leadership and direction to staff regarding departmental policies, organizational goals, objectives, performance management, and company policies
Ensure staff members receive appropriate training to perform their jobs
Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and effectively onboarding and integrating new staff
Ensure proactive leadership development at all levels
Accountable for developing and retaining top talent and managing performance to ensure corporate and functional success
Provide statistical leadership and coaching at both a strategic and tactical level
Oversee management of product portfolio support including assignment and allocation of Statistics resources
Communicate and collaborate with partners from scientific areas, including Regulatory, Discovery, Development, and Manufacturing, Medical, Global Patient Safety (GPS), etc
Ensure compliance with internal and external standards and SOPs
Maintain a work environment that upholds the Lilly values
Experimental design and analysis for chemists/biologists and formulation scientists to develop & optimize chemical/biochemical processes as well as oral and parenteral formulations, in both batch and continuous manufacturing
Experimental design and analysis support for analytical chemists to develop, validate, and transfer analytical methods
Design and analysis of long-term and accelerated stability studies to advise development of clinical phase and commercial specifications and expiry dating
Develop and implement novel methods and strategies to enable or advance drug development and manufacturing
Author/review sections of CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) regulatory submission documents for successful product approval throughout the world
Collaborate with scientists and statisticians on applied research projects related to modeling, experimental design, process control, multivariate analysis, Bayesian methods, quality by design, and more
Collaborate with team members or external partners to communicate development study results with an emphasis on clarity and visualization
Assist with or be responsible for communicating via manuscript or oral presentation
Communicate results in one-on-one and team meetings with scientists, leaders, or external partners, and present at scientific meetings
Perform work in full compliance with assigned curricula and follow applicable Corporate, local, and departmental policies, procedures, processes, and training
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, or Industrial Engineering with at least 15 years pharmaceutical experience
At least 5 years of management or leadership experience
Proven leadership in managing a large portfolio and people
Deep knowledge in one or more research disciplines in statistics, for example experimental design, Bayesian methods
Deep understanding of applying statistical methods to the development of pharmaceutical products
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and result oriented behaviors in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication, teamwork, and negotiation skills for effective customer collaboration
Proficient in R and JMP
Benefits
Company bonus
Company-sponsored 401(k)
Pension
Vacation benefits
Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
Life insurance and death benefits
Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Company
Eli Lilly and Company
We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.5M2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Ricks
Chair, CEO
Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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