The posting
At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.
Global Patient Safety (GPS) Project Manager
Position Summary
As the GPS Project Manager, you will serve as the project lead responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering the Lilly Global Safety System (LGSS) program to support the broader GPS business strategy.
In this role, you will partner closely with business, IT, Quality, and Tech@Lilly stakeholders to enable the development, implementation, and support of a compliant, reliable, and scalable program solution. This role also engages with external parties, including vendors and partners, to advance Lilly's ability to capture, process, and report adverse event data in accordance with global regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, lead, and execute implementation plans for the LGSS program across multiple workstreams, including organizational change management, validation, and data migration.
- Drive and manage key deliverables and program milestones, monitoring progress to enable clear, data-driven decision making.
- Identify, monitor, and communicate project needs to appropriate stakeholders.
- Lead planning ceremonies, risk and dependency management, and issue escalation across cross-functional teams supporting the program.
- Provide progress reports and program metrics to leadership, process owners, and end users.
- Manage vendor relationships and deliverables related to LGSS, including scope, timelines, quality, and performance against contractual commitments.
- Provide project management best practices, communication guidance, and support across the program.
- Coordinate and support testing and validation activities to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Understand GPS business strategies, processes, and technology as they relate to global patient safety and adverse event reporting.
- Actively participate in shared learning across the team; coach and train others as needed to ensure effective execution of program processes.
- Manage and govern cross dependencies of all other upstream and downstream implementations that impact LGSS.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience leading large, multi-year projects or programs
- Experience leading a program implementation in a regulated environment
- Knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements
- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in management and leadership of multiple large-scale programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge of project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project and/or Critical Chain).
- Strong strategic thinking, collaboration and coordination skills to effectively plan and deliver
- Project management certification, education, or training (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, Six Sigma Black/Green Belt)
- Critical Chain
- Experience with pharmacovigilance or adverse event reporting systems (e.g., Argus, Veeva Safety)
- Multi-vendor and Supplier Management experience
- Good interpersonal and leadership skills
- Demonstrated track record of successful execution of complex Programs and initiatives
- Flexibility in approach; able to adjust to unexpected risks
Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.
Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$129,000 - $189,200
Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for 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; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
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