Sr. Director- Trial Management
Eli Lilly and Company
September 01, 2026
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop trial management leaders, setting clear expectations for performance, collaboration, and execution
- Standardize and continuously improve trial management best practices, tools, and operating rhythms across programs
- Drive harmonization of trial management processes across Verve and Lilly to support a consistent and scalable operating model
- Serve as an active member of the Clinical Development Operations leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and functional direction
- Provide oversight across clinical programs to ensure delivery against timelines, quality expectations, budgets, and study goals
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Regulatory, Data Management, Patient recruitment/retention, Study start up, Medical Writing, Supply Chain, Quality, Clinical Compliance, etc.) to support aligned study execution
- Strengthen governance, escalation, and decision-making with Compliance and Oversight to identify and address operational risks early
- Ensure teams apply a risk-based approach to planning, study oversight, and issue resolution
- Oversee CRO and vendor strategy, including performance, partnership, and accountability
- Support development/refinement of SOPs, workflows, and business processes promoting quality, compliance, and consistency
- Champion compliance with GCP, ICH, and applicable global regulatory requirements; support inspection readiness
- Monitor operational metrics and use data-driven insights to improve execution and resource planning
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement
- Coach, mentor, and develop trial management talent
- Represent the trial management function in cross-functional and leadership forums
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, healthcare, or related discipline required; advanced degree preferred
- Significant clinical operations or trial management experience within a sponsor organization
Additional Skills/Preferences
- Proven success leading leaders and building high-performing teams in a matrixed clinical development environment
- Strong experience overseeing global clinical trials across multiple phases
- Deep understanding of GCP, ICH, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Ability to standardize processes, implement operational improvements, and lead through change
- Strong critical thinking, judgment, and problem-solving
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution
- Experience supporting organizational integration, process harmonization, or operating model evolution preferred
- Lead and develop trial management leaders, setting clear expectations for performance, collaboration, and execution
- Standardize and continuously improve trial management best practices, tools, and operating rhythms across programs
- Drive harmonization of trial management processes across Verve and Lilly to support a consistent and scalable operating model
- Serve as an active member of the Clinical Development Operations leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and functional direction
- Provide oversight across clinical programs to ensure delivery against timelines, quality expectations, budgets, and study goals
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Regulatory, Data Management, Patient recruitment/retention, Study start up, Medical Writing, Supply Chain, Quality, Clinical Compliance, etc.) to support aligned study execution
- Strengthen governance, escalation, and decision-making with Compliance and Oversight to identify and address operational risks early
- Ensure teams apply a risk-based approach to planning, study oversight, and issue resolution
- Oversee CRO and vendor strategy, including performance, partnership, and accountability
- Support development/refinement of SOPs, workflows, and business processes promoting quality, compliance, and consistency
- Champion compliance with GCP, ICH, and applicable global regulatory requirements; support inspection readiness
- Monitor operational metrics and use data-driven insights to improve execution and resource planning
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement
- Coach, mentor, and develop trial management talent
- Represent the trial management function in cross-functional and leadership forums
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, healthcare, or related discipline required; advanced degree preferred
- Significant clinical operations or trial management experience within a sponsor organization
Additional Skills/Preferences
- Proven success leading leaders and building high-performing teams in a matrixed clinical development environment
- Strong experience overseeing global clinical trials across multiple phases
- Deep understanding of GCP, ICH, and applicable regulatory requirements
- Ability to standardize processes, implement operational improvements, and lead through change
- Strong critical thinking, judgment, and problem-solving
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution
- Experience supporting organizational integration, process harmonization, or operating model evolution preferred