Site Engagement Associate Director

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.

The Associate Director Investigator Engagement leads a team within Canada and collaborates with business partners to ensure clinical trials and studies across all therapeutic areas are executed according to scientific objectives, country-specific clinical trial strategies, timelines, budgets, and local requirements. This role is also responsible for recruiting, training, and developing the team that manages investigators, including delivering performance metrics and key indicators.

This role is eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as participation in the Lilly Bonus Program and car allowance.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Investigator Engagement Team within Canada.
• Oversee clinical trial execution, including investigator qualification, enrollment, and database lock delivery.
• Ensure high-quality interactions with clinical trial sites and vendors.
• Provide vendor oversight for delegated site monitoring activities within the country; facilitate routine performance-focused discussions and ensure quality milestone delivery.
• Understand local treatment pathways to support targeted feasibility as required.
• Collaborate with business partners to achieve scientific and operational objectives.
• Engage externally with relevant organizations to understand the Canadian clinical trial regulatory environment and ensure internal processes comply with country requirements.
• Maintain compliance with country-specific clinical trial regulations.
• Drive issue resolution and foster continuous improvement.

People Management and Development

• Manage team recruitment, training, development, and performance.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, and high performance.
• Effectively manage and coordinate an agile organization that adapts to a changing portfolio.
• Lead a diverse team that promotes inclusion and innovation.
• Establish team performance plans, monitor, and evaluate results.
• Attract, develop, and retain top talent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a scientific or health-related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical trials or clinical development.
• Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and Canadian regulatory guidelines.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence, achieve results through others, and lead across the business.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience working with cross-cultural and virtual teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel (35–50%).
• French language skills are an asset.

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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

$113,250 - $166,100

Full-time equivalent employees may also 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 pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) 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.