Medical Information Agent, German

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.
At Lilly, we make a difference for people the world over by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help people live longer, healthier and more active lives. Central to all that we do are our talented and motivated professionals, circa 850 of whom are based at our Global Business Solutions Centre in Little Island, Cork. There we boast a vibrant workforce made up of over 38 nationalities, speaking over 27 languages.

Established in 2010 to gain efficiencies in areas such as General Accounting, Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash, the GBS Cork quickly excelled in its financial mandate, allowing the Cork leadership to ask, how can we apply these processes to other areas of the business? And so the GBS we have today was born, still leading in finance, but also evolving and expanding into diverse Business Service functions including Customer Care, Global HR Data Management, Clinical Trial Management and Scientific Communications, and more to come on stream across 2020.

This, along with the recent physical expansion of the Little Island campus, means there has never been a more exciting time to be part of the GBS story! Mirroring the existing Island House building, the new Island Hall facility extends our overall capacity where Lilly offers a premium workspace across both buildings, complete with flexible working options, healthcare, pension and life assurance benefits, subsidised canteen, wellbeing facilities, travel subsidies, on-site parking and much more.

At the GBS, it's not just about what we do today, but how we can continuously improve and innovate for present and future operations. We view the development of our highly skilled workforce in much the same way and want to grow your role into an empowering and fulfilling career here at Lilly. Therefore, with the sole purpose of employee progression, weekly Manager 1:1s, a dedicated Learning & Development service and Educational Assistance schemes all await you.

Above all, it's about being part of an open, welcoming and inclusive culture, one that is further enhanced by the dedication of our committees - Team Lilly Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility and Health Safety & Environment.
Purpose:
The role of the Medical Information Agent is to provide accurate, professional and timely answers to patients, Health Care Providers (HCPs) and other customers. The Agent is responsible for:

• Answering requests from predominantly patients but also HCPs on technical issues relating to Lilly medicines or device use compliantly
• Following business procedures including adverse events and product quality complaints reporting to ensure regulatory compliance
• Documenting all customer interactions in the appropriate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

The Medical Information (MI) organization combines scientific knowledge and communication expertise to organize and deliver relevant medical communications that are meaningful and relevant to customers, enhance patient care and advance the quality and transparency of Lilly research.
Medical Information provides answers to unsolicited medical requests from customers. Answers are created based on professional and scientific expertise, and serve as an essential link between Lilly and customers (HCPs or patients, respectively). Careful listening to customer needs and adequate responding to customer inquiries is associated with a positive customer experience.
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.
MI Request Management

• Handle requests about Lilly medicines or devices from the general public, HCPs or Lilly sales/medical representatives on frequently asked questions or technical issues.
• Answer all contacts in a courteous, professional manner using predefined balanced, accurate and non-promotional answers/resources and knowledge systems.
• Follow defined procedures for adverse events or product quality complaints identification and reporting to defined quality standards.
• Accurately record all customer transactions into MI CRM or Quality Management databases to agreed quality standards: documentation must be concise, thorough, and accurate in accordance with Good Documentation Practices.
• Facilitate fulfilment of customers' requests including materials under distributing Copyright protected materials in a compliant manner.
• Escalate all MI requests without predefined answers according to defined business processes and service standards.
• Ensure optimal customer experience (CX) for all customer contacts using advanced customer interaction skills in conjunction with excellent technological solutions skills.

Create, Promote and Maintain Operational Excellence:

• Identify service problems, emerging issues that impact on CX or compliance and report to appropriate MI colleagues
• Identify opportunities to improve CX or improve productivity through new/modified ways of working, digital innovation or technological improvements
• Share effective methods and practices with colleagues that improve CX or compliance.
• Maintain and enhance necessary Lilly product, business process and organizational knowledge to improve CX and compliance.
• Demonstrate flexibility in providing coverage and/or availability for the front line via scheduling adjustments for unexpected absences, events, or call/contact volume variances.
• Support the implementation of new MI systems or business processes through user experience testing, giving appropriate feedback and suggesting improvements or alternative solutions.

Analytics and Insights

• Ensure sufficient information is collected, stored and shared compliantly on customer feedback, customer or brand insights, patient stories or service successes for insights reports.
• Ensure sufficient information is collected, stored and shared compliantly on service complaints, customer service feedback or service successes, contributing to quality management reports.
• Support content development and customer content accessibility by suggesting suitable tags and meta-tags, including Search Engine Optimization.

Compliance

• Integrate compliance into daily activities
• Comply with any corrective actions
• Cooperate with investigations, monitoring and audits

Business Relationships

• Develop and maintain excellent business relationships with fellow MI team members or other colleagues in MI, Drug Safety, Product Quality Control, Patient Support or related teams to deliver excellent CX and regulatory compliance.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelors degree, diploma, medical or pharmaceutical technical assistant or equivalent in health care, natural sciences, pharmacy, nutritional specialists or relevant equivalent business experience. Business experience such as medical sales representative will also be considered.
• Educational/work background in a health care, medical affairs, clinical development, scientific or medical communications field.
• Experience of service/contact center or medical information operations an advantage.
• Native German and fluency in English is essential for this role.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Excellent active listening skills with effective verbal skills to respond to customers with a rational and empathetic manner.
• Good written skills to succinctly, accurately and objectively respond to customers queries.
• Effective prioritization yet able to respond flexibly and empathetically to customer needs, managing their expectations effectively.
• Proactive, analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Excellent time management skills: able to work under pressure, juggling short deadlines, multiple priorities and concern for maintaining standards.
• Experience of software packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook and experience is using database systems.
• Project management experience would be an advantage
• Some business travel may be needed for business, team or project meetings

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