ExploR&D Clinical Program Lead

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R&D Clinical Program Lead locations:
US, San Francisco CAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R-97318

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.## Overview Lilly Catalyze
360 is Lilly's comprehensive approach to enabling the early-stage biotech ecosystem by democratizing access to infrastructure, expertise, and resources. Through its interconnected pillars—Lilly Ventures, Lilly Gateway Labs, Lilly Explo

R&D, and Lilly Tune Labs—Catalyze
360 strategically removes barriers that traditionally block bold science from becoming life-changing medicines, providing biotechs with flexible combinations of capital, physical lab space, R&D capabilities, AI/ML tools, and decades of enterprise learning.

Lilly Explo

R&D is a team of drug discovery and development experts who partner with biotechs from discovery through clinical proof-of-concept, putting Lilly's industry-leading capabilities behind their missions. We provide flexible support—from strategic consulting to full program execution—making it faster, easier, and more capital-efficient for innovators to transform bold science into life-changing medicines.##

Job Summary The Explo

R&D Program Lead (EPL) serves as the single point of accountability for external collaboration projects within Lilly’s Explo

R&D organization. The role focuses on defining strategy, developing aggressive timelines and budgets, and leading cross-functional teams from Catalyze
360 and Lilly Research Laboratories to deliver high-quality results on time and on budget. Reporting within the Catalyze-360 Project Management structure, the EPL leads diverse, cross-functional teams to deliver innovation by pioneering novel science and technologies that advance future medicines and transform R&D collaboration models.##

Key Responsibilities
** Team Leadership and Project Management
*** Lead multiple collaboration teams comprised of Explo

R&D personnel, LRL subject matter experts and external biotech collaborators.
* Create a high-performing team with a culture of trust, autonomy, agency, collaboration, and inclusion.
* Deliver projects ‘on time, on budget’, and within scope from discovery/pre-clinical development through clinical proof-of-concept using contemporary project management tools and approaches.
** Scientific and Technical Leadership
*** Identify and synthesize relevant, technical information from a variety of sources including scientific literature, internal and external subject matter experts, and experimental or trial data to address key questions and guide study design and program strategy.
* Provide and critically evaluate content within critical documents (e.g., Investigator Brochures, Risk Profiles, Study Protocols, Study Reports, Regulatory and Ethical filings and updates, Investigator updates, etc.).
* Serve as the Explo

R&D scientific leader responsible for rationale, integration of cross-functional data, synthesis of the risk/benefit profile, strategic conclusions, and designs to drive data-driven decision making.
** Collaboration and Relationship Management:
*** Serve as primary liaison between Lilly and external biotech collaborators, fostering strong relationships, transparent communication and ensuring alignment on project goals.
* Anticipate and resolve barriers to success by identifying potential roadblocks early, offering innovative solutions, and ensuring that collaboration programs are executed with excellence.
* Create a ‘partner of choice’ experience accounting for partner’s goals and priorities, optimizing strategic plans with the spirit of an entrepreneurial drug developer to enable stakeholder…