Trial Capabilities Associate

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: February 15, 2026

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 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. Organization Overview: At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. The Trial Capabilities organization defines the strategy and is accountable for clinical trial site activation globally. We are driven to continually accelerate the delivery of medicines to improve patient outcomes and lives while exceeding our partner trial site expectations. Position Description: The Trial Capabilities Associate is responsible for performing clinical trial site activation activities. In particular, this position will conduct contract and budget negotiations directly with our clinical trial sites across North America. This position will be accountable for successfully establishing contractual agreements with sites and Investigators participating in Lilly sponsored clinical trials. This position will be expected to drive acceleration in the budget and contract activation activities through collaboration and innovative solutions. This position will have direct impact in Lilly’s evolving and fast-paced clinical trial activities. The Associate will need to balance accelerated and aggressive timelines of clinical development with ensuring quality and compliance with global regulations and Lilly’s policies. Key Responsibilities: The Associate will work across trials for the dynamic and expanding portfolio of therapeutic areas, including Diabetes and Obesity, Oncology, Neurodegeneration, and Pain. This position is responsible for performing specific budget and contract negotiation activities for Lilly-sponsored clinical trials. The primary responsibilities include conducting complex budget and contract negotiations and developing innovative process solutions. The Associate will be expected to balance the highest degree of quality and ensure appropriate controls with a streamlined, customer-focused, and timely budgeting and contracting process. Initiate clinical trial site activation activities related to budget and contract negotiation and execution. Analyze clinical trial agreement and budget issues and communicate Lilly’s position in a frontline capacity to sites. This will involve applying a prescribed Negotiation Guidance Document and relaying the legal basis behind Lilly’s positions while negotiating. Negotiate Master Clinical Trial Agreements, Network Agreements, and multi-party Cooperative Agreements. Identify areas for process improvements with accountability for streamlining contract activities and driving innovation. Ensure timely updates to internal systems to ensure accuracy of site activation status. Anticipate potential issues with assigned sites and act proactively to ensure target activation timelines are met and exceeded. Basic Requirements Bachelor’s degree required 2 or more years' experience in clinical research or clinical development; experience specifically negotiating contracts and/or budgets in a clinical research or academic setting Demonstrated organizational and time management skills Demonstrated project management experience and skills Must be local to the Indianapolis area Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1 Additional Preferences Experience in a compliance-driven environment Proven demonstrable strength in negotiating clinical research agreements Experience reviewing clinical trial budgets Advanced degree in law or related field Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $65,250 - $165,000 Full-time equivalent employees also will 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 company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); 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. WeAreLilly

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