Principal Study Build Programmer

Eli Lilly and Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly Bengaluru seeks a Clinical Study Build Associate to program and test clinical trial data collection databases, collaborating with data management teams to deliver standardized data solutions for global trials.

The role emphasizes deep knowledge of data standards, regulatory expectations, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure accuracy and timely study deliverables.

Qualifications

• 7 years database programming and system validation experience in clinical/pharma sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, medical field, informatics, life sciences, or related.
• Job located in Bangalore, India.

Responsibilities

• Program and test data collection systems for trials using data standards library.
• Ensure data collection systems are delivered accurately and efficiently.
• Support submission, inspection and regulatory responses.

Skills

Database programming

System validation

Data standards

Regulatory knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / engineering / life sciences / health informatics

Tools

Clinical data tools

eCOA data handling

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

About Lilly

At Lilly, everything we do starts with patients. We unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our global team of over 50,000 employees work with urgency and purpose to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. We bring our best to this work because people depend on it. If you're driven by purpose and determined to make a meaningful difference for patients, we invite you to bring your skill and your commitment to Lilly.

About Lilly Research Labs, Bengaluru

At Lilly in Bengaluru, the research function works directly alongside Lilly's global teams to advance the science behind tomorrow's medicines. Whether through product research and development, computational modelling, data-driven experimentation, or the intelligence that shapes Lilly's external innovation strategy, the work here contributes to the pipeline that will determine which life-changing medicines reach patients across the globe.

Job Description

Purpose

The Clinical Study Build Associate is responsible for programming and testing clinical trial data collection databases. This requires an in depth understanding of data technology, data flow, and data standards. The Clinical Study Build Associate will collaborate with the Clinical Data Management Associate, Clinical Data Associate and other key stakeholders to deliver standardized data collection methods and innovative validation solutions for use in global clinical trials.

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. Consult with your supervision regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

Portfolio Delivery

• Program and test data collection systems for a trial or set of trials within a program using data standards library.
• Ensure data collection systems are delivered accurately, efficiently and in alignment with study objectives.
• Provide insights into study level deliverables (i.e. Data Management Plan, Project Plan, database, and observed datasets).
• Support submission, inspection and regulatory response activities.

Project Management

• Increase speed, accuracy, and consistency in the development of systems solutions.
• Enable metrics reporting of study development timelines and pre and post production changes to database.
• Partner with Clinical Data Management Associate to deliver study database per business need and before first patient visit.
• Comply with data standard decisions and strategies for a study and/or program.
• Utilize therapeutic knowledge and possess a deep understanding of the technology used to collect clinical trial data.
• Effectively apply knowledge of applicable internal, external and regulatory requirements/expectations (MQA, CSQ, MHRA, FDA, ICH, GCP, PhRMA, Privacy knowledge, etc.) to study build deliverables.

Enterprise Leadership

• Continually seek and implement means of improving processes to reduce study build cycle time and decrease work effort.
• Represent Data and Analytics processes in cross-functional initiatives.
• Actively participate in shared learning across Data and Analytics organization.
• Work to Increase re-usability of forms and edits by improving the initial design.
• Work to reduce post production changes change control process.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• 7 years database programming and system validation experience in the clinical, pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO or regulatory agency sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, medical field, Informatics, Life Sciences, Health Information Administration, Statistics, Information Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy.
• Job located in Bangalore, India.

Other Information/Additional Preferences

• Masters degree in medical field, Informatics, Life Sciences, Health Information Administration, Statistics, Information Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Business.
• Experience with the following:
• Articulating the flow of data (structure and format) from patient to analysis and apply this knowledge to data solutions.
• Deciding the technology platform (system/database) for data acquisition and aggregation.
• Utilization of clinical/drug development knowledge and an ability to liaise effectively with study team members (i.e. Data Sciences, Statistics, PK, Operations, Medical).
• Strong therapeutic/scientific knowledge in the field of research.
• Society of Clinical Data Management certification.
• Project management experience.
• Vendor management experience.
• Familiarity with clinical data tools and technologies.
• Understanding and experience in using data standards.
• Experience with designing and handling of eCOA data.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Domestic and International travel may be required.

At Lilly, caring is not only what we do for patients. It is how we work. We believe the people who dedicate themselves to making medicines better deserve an environment that makes their lives better too, one where they are supported, respected, and given the space to do their best work. This is not just a policy. It is who we are.

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