Associate Director, Clinical Development Trial Lead; CDTL

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.

The Associate Director, Clinical Development Trial Lead (CDTL) independently leads the cross‑functional study team in the development and execution of complex clinical trials and is accountable both regionally and globally to deliver clinical milestones on trial(s) with quality, on time, and within scope and budget. The CDTL Associate Director consistently demonstrates independent leadership, influence when working with study teams, management, and business partners, and prospective identification of potential issues and resolution thereof.

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. Consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

Project Management, and Regional Operational Knowledge Broader responsibilities at Therapeutic Area/ Molecule/Indication level (e.g. attending relative Critical Chain network builds, providing input on strategy). Use project management skills, processes, and tools to develop and execute local, regional, and/or global clinical trials (CT) as described:
Scope
- Understand the scope of work required to complete the clinical trial successfully. Monitor the status and make adjustments and changes (per change control process) as needed to meet the deliverables of the trial. Timeline – Develop and track global trial enrollment plan by gaining alignment and integrating inputs across functions and geographies. Provide consultation and guidance to CDTLs on their Integrated Plans.

Risk
- Assess, identify and monitor trial-level risks. Incorporate scientific knowledge, trial process, and regional expertise to create one integrated trial-level risk mitigation and contingency plan. Budget
- Understand the cross‑functional, trial-level budget components. Create and monitor the budget grants and non‑grants, and assumptions using financial tracking tools. Routinely network with appropriate business partners on trial-level budget status and changes. Function as point of contact for other CDTLs on their clinical team as needed regarding budget items. Lead, influence and project manage large, complex studies and/or multiple smaller studies.

Partner with other organizations to coordinate and actively participate in Investigator Study Specific Training (ISSTs)/ Affiliate Study Training (ASTs). Independently drive and influence local, regional and global, cross‑functional study team throughout study implementation, execution and closure empowering them to meet the clinical trial deliverables, including proactive issue management, contingency planning and issue resolution. Drive to solutions across the molecule/program. Be accountable for trial/regional/program/molecule enrollment strategy and execution from country allocation through Last Patient Entered Treatment (LPET) Partner with the Regional Operations to…