Project Lead Data Manager

Elanco; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Elanco, a global leader in animal health, seeks a senior leader to develop a centralized framework and tools for clinical data management. You will partner with clinical development, operations, and IT to define metrics, protocols, and standardized processes that ensure data integrity and trial safety.

Based in IAC Bangalore, you will influence DM activities across sites and third parties, mentoring the team and driving automation to reduce errors and costs.

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent in IT, statistics or science related to animal health.
• Minimum 15 years of global R&D data management experience, preferably in animal health.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to mentor cross-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with electronic data capture systems and data governance.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards in clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Lead centralized framework and tools for clinical data management across programs.
• Partner with clinical development, operations, QA and IT to define metrics and protocols.
• Drive global DM objectives through data capture, management, reporting, storage and archival.
• Mentor DM staff and coordinate with internal sites and external partners.
• Ensure data integrity, quality, validation and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Statistics/Science

Tools

EDC systems

Data governance tools

QC/Testing tools

Job description

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Position Description: This is a pivotal role in developing a centralized framework and tools to enable Elanco’s clinical trial oversight. The incumbent will be responsible for partnering with clinical development and operations teams to define key metrics, develop response protocols, and implement standardized processes that ensure data integrity and trial safety. The role is further responsible for strategically driving the implementation and execution of global clinical data management objectives through systems and processes used during data capture, management, reporting, storage and archival. This leadership position is expected to be highly influential in partnering with product development teams, Site monitoring groups, field trial managers (FTMs), internal sites, and third parties to develop tools that result in on-target delivery of final databases and Final Study Reports (FSRs) This position will closely collaborate with global R&D functions including clinical development, clinical operations, internal study sites, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance to ensure data integrity, data quality, validation, and compliance. This position will also provide leadership and management of DM activities for clinical projects and internal and external sites.

Key Leadership Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Execution: Operationalize and lead the implementation tools and processes as defined by management, ensuring alignment with broader R&D goals.
• Proactive Problem Solving: Anticipate challenges and proactively architect solutions to maintain project momentum.
• Global Influence: Work effectively and flexibly within and across Elanco R&D teams and external collaborators to drive overall Elanco R&D deliverables.
• Culture of Excellence: Create and maintain a positive, high-performance work environment aligned with company objectives and a "Play to Win" mentality.
• Innovation Champion: Provide and accept challenges to deliver innovative technical solutions and foster an innovative culture within the team.
• Strategic Alignment: Identify and utilize advanced methods to deliver individual and team objectives in a high-quality, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Agility & Adaptability: Demonstrate and model high levels of adaptability, flexibility, and learning agility in a fast-paced global environment.
• Policy Advocacy: Educate, represent, and advocate for DM/ policies and procedures with internal and external stakeholders at a senior level.
• Mentorship & Coaching: Serve as a primary mentor and coach for DM colleagues, significantly contributing to their professional growth and development and knowledge of the animal drug development field.

Key Technical Responsibilities

• Oversee the timely delivery and quality for all deliverables supporting internal and external FTM and monitoring team activities, including FLAT (field level audit trail) logs, data cleaning logs, dashboards, visualization, monitoring reports, site invoicing reports, vendor reconciliation, AE/Conmed coding, and additional deliveries as defined.
• Lead and drive process improvements for related internal processes to enhance operational efficiency and consistency.
• Translate metric outcomes into actionable response plans to mitigate risks before they impact trial timelines or quality.
• Collaborate with the Data Governance team to create and maintain standard forms and templates for all upcoming field study builds.
• Ensure all centralized monitoring activities comply with global regulatory standards and internal QC/Testing protocols.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with Clinical Operations, Quality, and IT teams to align monitoring strategies with broader business goals.
• Drive the adoption of automated data entry and quality control tools (including ElancoGPT personas) to eliminate manual errors and generate significant cost savings.
• Align team outputs with the Elanco 2030 DM Vision, proactively identifying opportunities for process modernization and team readiness.

Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications)

• BS or equivalent in IT, statistics or scientific field related to animal health, or relevant work experience in the animal drug development industry
• Minimum 15 years of experience working in a global network or supporting a global network, ideally in animal health R&D
• Thorough knowledge of electronic systems and capabilities and their application in animal/ health R&D, maintenance validation and data pulls are a plus
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work within and across interdisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor less experienced colleagues, especially as it relates to living the Elanco behaviors.

Additional Preferences

• Clinical trial experience and/or clinical trial data experience
• Advanced knowledge of electronic data capture systems
• Experience interacting with regulatory authorities and regulatory submissions.
• Project Management and/or development of QMS experience

Other Information

• This position will be based in IAC Bangalore.

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