Job Description

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 35,000 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.





Purpose: The purpose of the Scientific Communications Specialist role is to support the Scientific Communications team and other functions to produce documents of high quality.

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.

1. Scientific Communications Document Support

a. Ensure timely delivery of error-free, high-quality documents (abstracts and posters) that meet international standards of written English

i. Edit and format abstracts and posters to meet the congress guidelines

ii. Correct errors in grammar, style, formatting, and syntax. Identify and fix flaws in logic and flow

iii. Follow style guides/templates provided by the team

iv. Follow best practices based on Lilly internal standards

v. Verify data against source files, ensure accuracy and consistency of data and content within and between related documents

b. Document finalization/publishing services

i. Review and format Word, Powerpoint or PDF files to as per congress specifications

ii. Render the Word files into PDF

iii. Review the PDFs and edit them as needed to ensure that all requirements are met

c. Document Management

i. Launch shells and manage document metadata

ii. Support scientists and other functions with processing publications through steps such as editing, data integrity review, approval and submission to specified venues. Track status, milestones & associated documentation

iii. Manage Datavision, including data steward/project management responsibilities

iv. Support encoring efforts across therapy areas, functions and regions, by editing, adapting word counts per venue guidelines and completing other steps in the publication's procedure, as required

v. Obtain and process copyright transfer and authorship agreements; verify data and references for accuracy; create figures and diagrams, coordinate and/or conduct translation and/or validation, ensure all steps of the submission process are executed

d. General expectations

i. Maintain a strong customer focus

ii. Accountable for achieving timelines by managing activities efficiently and proactively; utilize ability to understand and apply team communication strategies to work products

iii. Coach new Specialists or others requiring development in core areas

iv. Coordinate with vendors if any of the aforementioned activities are outsourced

2. Process efficiency and technology advancement

a. Maintain proficiency in applicable software, tools, processes, and workflows

b. Use creativity to introduce new tools, processes, and structure to accomplish broader organizational goals and meet standards while providing solutions to streamline team workflow

c. Improve document processes by establishing uniform cross-organizational practices; suggest process or tool enhancements to improve effectiveness and minimize redundancy between databases and other tools

3. Therapeutic & Disease State Management

a. Understand key priorities and communication strategies across therapeutic areas and/or organizational units

b. Maintain a working knowledge of product and disease state information

c. Continue to develop therapeutic knowledge and be familiar with trial design, rationale, and data. Apply this knowledge in activities listed above

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Bachelor's/ Master's degree

Experience: 3-8 years

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Demonstrated ability to communicate and negotiate solutions to complex technical challenges with cross-functional colleagues, external vendors and customers

Demonstrated project management and time management skills

Cognitive abilities, including verbal reasoning, attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical ability

Interpersonal skills and the ability to be flexible in varying environments

Ability to utilize high-level end-user computer skills (e.g., word processing, tables and graphics, spreadsheets, presentations and templates)

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team, within and across culturally and geographically diverse environments

Proven ability to assemble, share and apply key learnings across multiple projects

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

Specialized knowledge of editing & proofreading techniques

Knowledge of medical and statistical terminology; willingness to expend effort in acquiring scientific knowledge and understand strategic issues

General knowledge of scientific literature search and retrieval

Limited travel, up to approximately 10%

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