Publication Planning

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Purpose

Scientific data and information are Lilly's core assets. It is fundamental to Lilly to consistently and timely provide balanced, objective, and accurate information to the scientific community, health care professionals, payers, and patients throughout the entire drug development lifecycle.

The purpose of the Publication Planning Associate (PPA) is to project manage publication projects, provide oversight, and provide subject matter expertise, as needed.

The PPA manages assigned publication plans and tactics across assets. Publications include abstracts, posters, presentations, manuscripts, and other related deliverables. The PPA serves as a point of contact for all units within Lilly that contribute to or are affected by functional publication development. Additionally, the PPA is responsible for providing status metrics to the team and leadership, managing other materials to meet the publication teams' needs, and ensuring that timelines are met and change control is managed.

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements when it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and include additional responsibilities not explicitly described in the job description.

Publication Project Management

• Project manages the publication plan tactics based on strategy across compounds.
• Provides expertise on publication planning strategy and tactics.
• Works across compounds to execute the publication plans through effective collaboration with global stakeholders and local team members.
• Develops and maintains publication metrics/dashboards for the team and leadership. Supports publication resourcing activities.
• Organizes content for publication strategy and operational meetings, including change controls, escalations, metrics, and project updates.
• Collaborates with publication specialists and writers to ensure publication tracking tools are up to date with accurate information.
• Works with internal and external authors and publication vendors on timelines and processes.
• Identifies, evaluates, and resolves conflicts across cross-functional teams and escalates to leadership when needed.
• Supports internal approval process and external submissions of publication deliverables.
• Supports documentation for assigned disclosures and makes timely updates in publication tracking tools.

Publication Deliverable Oversight

• Identifies and collects supporting literature based on requests from business partners.
• Leads the coordination of Scientific Congress deliverables and ensures consistency within and across assets.
• Functions as the process expert on Lilly disclosures for scientific congresses.
• Ensures procedures are well understood across the team and affiliate(s), leads, and provides clarification on local implementation.

Subject Matter Expert

• Maintains and enhances expert knowledge of Lilly and GSC publications processes and relevant VEO processes.
• Exhibits flexibility in moving across document types, therapeutic areas, and compounds in supporting all VEO compound publication plans, as needed.
• Leads and advocates for potential process improvements.
• Coaches team members and shares learnings to ensure consistency across all compounds in VEO.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in a scientific, health, communications, or any other field.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• At least 3 years' experience in project management with demonstrated ability to lead projects, manage timelines, and provide succinct progress updates to teams and leadership.

Other Information/Additional Preferences

• Exhibits excellent team spirit, problem-solving ability, and "can-do" attitude.
• Ability to flex approaches across teams and succeed in matrix environments.
• Experience in clinical development, clinical trial process, or real-world evidence activities.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and re-evaluating priorities as appropriate.
• Good organizational, project management, business, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with Good Publication Practices, ICMJE requirements, and PhRMA guidelines.
• Knowledge of scientific principles, research design, data interpretation, and manuscript composition.

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