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Purpose:
The Manager/Sr Manager, GRA Global Labeling provides direction, leadership, and technical/process expertise to their team supporting labeling development and maintenance for Lilly products. This position provides strategic input, focuses on results, thinks critically, and emphasizes and drives cross-functional team collaboration to the achievement of goals and objectives.
The Manager/Sr Manager is responsible for appropriate resourcing, staff development and performance management, and accountable for completion of regulatory labeling activities/projects and identification/implementation of process improvements.
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 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.
Personnel Management and Leadership
- Provide leadership and direction to staff regarding departmental policies, organizational goals, objectives, performance management, regulatory knowledge, and company policies.
- Hold individuals accountable for achieving goals and implementing the appropriate competency models.
- Actively coach and mentor staff.
- Ensure staff members receive appropriate training to perform their jobs.
- Empower individuals to make logical decisions, resolve issues, and execute tasks.
- Assure appropriate individual and team recognition.
- Support individual technical growth and development.
- Liaise with management colleagues to ensure coordinated and consistent approach to personnel management.
Strategic Planning and Implementation
- Align labeling strategy with corporate directives and affiliate (US and Canada) priorities.
- Actively seek out information on the needs of internal and external customers.
- Collaborate with business partners and management to evaluate and support priorities.
- Drive continued improvement and simplified work practices.
- Participate on management teams in implementation of mission, vision, strategic intent, budget, policies, procedures, and practices.
- Participate in business planning efforts.
Staffing
- Successfully allocate staff and manage resources.
- Provide ongoing assessment of workloads to assure balanced and maximum efficiency of individual talent and capacity.
- Provide necessary resource support for key projects.
- Recruit, hire, and effectively train, onboard, and integrate new staff to meet current and future needs by understanding and anticipating required future skills.
- Build and maintain relationships with management in relevant areas.
- Participate in supporting cross-functional activities/projects.
Facilitate Labeling Process
- Remove barriers to ensure labeling activities are completed accurately, timely, and in compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements.
- Provide strategic guidance to staff on labeling process questions.
- Monitor regulations and the external environment as appropriate.
- Provide technical, administrative, and operational support for labeling-related systems and tools.
- Share regulatory knowledge with team on routine basis to establish trust and credibility.
- Actively involved in Label Assessment process, responsible product selection and ensure submission of final observations on time.
- Execute product transitions plan and ensure smooth transition and allocation of assets.
- Organise and facilitate staff meetings and forums.
Lead/Influence/Partner
- Exemplify Team Lilly behaviors: Include, Innovate, Accelerate, Deliver in internal and external interactions.
- Models the innovation and leadership behaviors and regulatory excellence attributes as described in Global Regulatory Affairs white papers.
- Regularly communicate within and across Global Labeling and GRA to facilitate sharing of information that allows the organization effectively support development and commercial teams.
- Participate in forums that share regulatory information across GRA and other Lilly teams and business partners.
- Constructively challenge teams to reach the best solutions to issues.
- Create and lead in an environment that encourages open discussions on issues to achieve a robust outcome on business decisions.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in scientific field or health sciences discipline (for example, pharmacy, chemistry, or related scientific discipline).
- 12+ years pharmaceutical industry-related experience and /or regulatory affairs, including 4 years in team management preferred.
- Knowledge of US FDA/Health Canada and EMA procedures and practices and awareness of evolving regulatory reform initiatives.
- Knowledge of drug development process and global health authority guidelines.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a global matrix environment.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbally and written), and to motivate and inspire others.
- Demonstrated flexibility and strong negotiation skills.
- Experience in interpreting and applying regulations.
- Supervisory experience.
Other Information/Additional Preferences:
- Ability to manage multiple projects/people simultaneously.
- Project management experience.
- Ability to influence and lead.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to work outside of normal business hours to accommodate US/EU/Asian time zones
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