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Associate, Senior Associate, Manager – Clinical Trial Imaging Operations

Primary Responsibilities:

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 can change over time and can include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description.

• Serve as the primary escalation point for assigned clinical trials, projects, and programs, ensuring timely resolution of imaging-related issues.
• Monitor imaging activities at clinical trial sites and approved imaging centers to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Leverage tools, data, and cross-functional resources to support informed decision-making and foster collaboration with global clinical trial teams and sites.
• Partner with internal teams and external partners to ensure consistent, high-quality engagement across study teams and global sites.
• Coordinate and track local, regional, and global imaging deliverables, including issue identification, contingency planning, and resolution.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation plans to support enrollment targets and database lock timelines.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to remove operational barriers and enable successful trial execution at site and country levels.
• Apply project management and clinical trial expertise to align imaging deliverables with scope, timelines, and budget.
• Lead onboarding and oversight of Third-Party Organizations (TPOs), ensuring adherence to performance metrics and budget compliance.
• Coordinate operational aspects of imaging trials, including protocol development, imaging plan execution, staff training, and documentation.
• Manage relationships with imaging centers, triage technical support for image acquisition, reconstruction, troubleshooting, and data transfer.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to maintain project timelines from planning through completion, with a focus on imaging data collection and analysis.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks and barriers, coordinating mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum.
• Continuously evaluate team activities and processes to propose alternate solutions and process improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (scientific or health-related field preferred)
• 2+ years clinical research experience or relevant clinical experience in a scientific or health-related field

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice principles
• Clinical research experience, preferably in pharmaceutical development or a clinical research organization
• Experience in nuclear medicine or radiopharmaceuticals
• Applied knowledge of trial execution methodology, processes, and tools
• Demonstrated strong teamwork and collaboration skills and the ability to work cross-culturally with global colleagues and Third-Party Organizations
• Effective and influential communication, self-management, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex situations through problem-solving, critical thinking and navigating ambiguity
• Flexibility to adjust to altered priorities
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Planner, and PowerPoint.
• Consistent, successful demonstration of project management behaviors with excellent oral and written communication skills; able to communicate clearly and succinctly with team members; reflects and committed to Team Lilly’s values.
• Overnight travel may be required and is estimated at 10%
• Position location: Remote or Philadelphia

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$65,250 - $161,700

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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