Intern - Clinical Development Trial Lead

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.

Role: Intern - Clinical Development Trial Lead (CDT), Cork GBS

Start Date: May 2026

End Date:   August 2026

Location: Hybrid role based on site in Little Island.

About Us

At Eli Lilly Cork, 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 45,000 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 patients around the world.

Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 2000 employees across 60 nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials and more. Eli Lilly Cork offers a premium workspace across our campus in Little Island, complete with flexible hybrid working options, healthcare, pension and life assurance benefits, subsided canteen, onsite gym, travel subsidies and on-site parking. In house People Development services, Educational Assistance, and our ‘Live Your BEST Life’ well being initiatives are just some of the holistic benefits that enhance the career experience for our colleagues.

Eli Lilly Cork is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We cater for all dimensions ensuring inclusion of all ethnicities, nationalities, cultural backgrounds, generations, sexuality, visible and invisible disabilities and gender, with four pillars: EnAble, Age & Culture, LGBTQ+ and GIN-Gender Inclusion Network. EnAble, our pillar for people with disabilities and those that care for them, partners with the Access Lilly initiative to make our physical and digital environment accessible and inclusive for all. Together they are committed to promoting awareness to create a disability confident culture both at Eli Lilly Cork and beyond.

Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself!

Purpose of Job

The Intern - Clinical Development Trial Lead (CDTL) provides technical and project administrative support to the Clinical Development Trial Leads (CDTL's) and Clinical Development Organization (CDO) leadership to help enable on-time and on-budget delivery of key tasks during clinical trial execution.  The Intern - CDTL supports trial, asset, and portfolio level tasks that may be assigned to a specific asset team(s) or centrally across a Therapeutic Area (TA)/Business Unit (BU). The Intern Clinical Development Trial Lead (CDTL)will support the CDTL lead the cross-functional study team in the development and execution of clinical trials and is accountable both regionally and globally to deliver trial(s) with quality, on time, and within scope and budget.  The CDTL leverages project management, regional operational knowledge, clinical trial process leadership and expertise, and scientific expertise to drive actions and coordinate efforts to achieve or exceed these trial deliverables. 

Responsibilities:

Project Management and Regional Operational Knowledge

• Support the use of project management skills, processes, and tools to develop and execute local, regional and/or global clinical trials as described below:
• Scope - Understand the scope of work required to complete the clinical trial successfully. Monitor the status and help support to meet the deliverables of the trial.
• Timeline – Help support the development and tracking of global trial enrollment plans by gaining alignment and integrating inputs across functions and geographies. 
• Risk – Help to assess, identify and monitor trial-level risks.  Incorporate scientific knowledge, trial process, and regional expertise to create one integrated trial-level risk mitigation and contingency plan.  
• Budget – Learn  about the cross-functional, trial-level budget components.  Create and monitor the overall budget and assumptions using financial tracking tools.  Routinely network with appropriate business partners, on trial-level budget status and changes.
• Help drive and coordinate local, regional and global, cross-functional study team throughout study implementation, execution, and closure, empowering them to meet the clinical trial deliverables, including issue management, contingency planning and issue resolution.
• Support the accountability for trial/regional enrollment strategy and execution starting from country allocation through Last Patient Entered Treatment (LPET).
• Help manage relationships and  support communication to and from the Clinical Development, CDDA, and Third Party Organization (TPOs).
• Support the CDTL team with administrative tasks related to  cross-functional study team (including with vendors, affiliates/regions, global team members and other business partners).
• Participate in shared learning forums
• May assist with other appropriate trial level activities as needed (i.e. coordination of regional and trial project-related meetings, structure of newsletters, uploading minutes to the study collaboration site(s) or eTMFs as appropriate, etc.)
• Support routine study activities per policies/procedures.

Clinical Trial Process Leadership and Expertise

• Learn and establish an understanding of drug development process.  Understand the impact of project decisions on the overall clinical trial. Look for opportunities to expand and deepen clinical trial process expertise.
• Lean about global and regional operating model; help coordinate and facilitate geographic and functional input to provide to the study teams.
• Support the team ensure a state of inspection readiness of the TMF records created, maintained, finalized, and owned by Clinical Development
• Network and establish connections within Clinical development. Ensure regular interactions peers coach, CDTL’s and relevant team members on aspects of clinical trial process and regional specifications.
• Report, manage and interpret information for the clinical trial(s), including completeness and accuracy across relevant systems and tools from study implementation through closure.
• Apply knowledge of global/regional regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Lilly standards of operation in the conduct of clinical trials. Liaise with affiliates and other appropriate resources to understand local regulatory requirements.

Scientific Expertise

• Leverage scientific and regulatory knowledge to prepare and/or provide technical support for clinical and regulatory documents, prepare for meetings with regulatory agencies and draft responses to questions form regulatory agencies, Third party Organisations and affiliates.
• Combine scientific knowledge and operational knowledge learned during the Intern program to help impact clinical design, feasibility and implementation.
• Utilize clinical development knowledge learned, problem solving and critical thinking skills to support the scientific needs of the business.

Minimum Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in 3rd year BSC Medical and Health Sciences in University College Cork and ready to pursue student placement as part of an undergraduate programme with a start date between May 2025 and June 2025
• Computer proficiency and experience using a variety of software packages (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Project)

Additional Preferences:

• Strong communication skills; able to communicate clearly and succinctly with team members and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively cross-culturally as well as across regions/geographies with strong customer service skills.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to flex to changing business needs, attention to detail, strong self-management, organizational skills, and problem solving.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

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 does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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