Associate / Senior Associate - Medical Information, Finnish

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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 950 of whom are based at our Global Business Solutions centre in Little Island, Cork. There we boast 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.

The role of the Associate / Senior Associate - Medical Information, Finnish is to support Medical Information Services in Europe.

*Please note we are seeking a Native Finnish Speaker with fluency in English*

The Associate / Senior Associate is responsible for:

• Responding professionally to medical/pharmaceutical inquiries from Health Care Providers (HCPs), patients and other customers.
• Documenting all customer interactions in the appropriate computer system.

The Medical Information (MI) organization combines scientific knowledge and communication expertise in order 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.

Enquires Management

• Handle calls requesting product information from HCPs and other customers.
• Answer calls in a courteous, professional manner with predefined answers/resources.
• Handle of queries from patients by providing balanced, accurate and non-promotional information.
• Identify queries containing either adverse events or product quality complaints and handle these in accordance with the appropriate operating procedures.
• Accurately record all medical communication transactions into the medical information database. Documentation is to be concise, thorough, and accurate in accordance with Good Documentation Practices.
• Support the Medical Information organisation with the maintenance of the knowledge database.
• Facilitate fulfilment of customers' requests.
• Escalate all enquiries without predefined answers according to defined processes.
• Other duties and special projects that are assigned by management (experience related).
• Utilize computer technology to handle high call volumes.
• Ensure optimal customer satisfaction.

Create, Promote and Maintain Operational Excellence

• Share most effective methods and practices with colleagues in order to satisfy customer needs and provide input/feedback to continuously improve daily processes.
• Maintain and enhance Lilly product and organizational knowledge.
• Support organizational changes and demonstrate flexibility in providing coverage and/or availability for the front line via scheduling adjustments for unexpected absences, events, or call volume variances.
• Participate in internal and external educational opportunities relevant to the Medical Information or customer service environment. Attend team meetings regularly.
• Response to Crisis/Red Flag calls and refer to Medical Information staff until resolution.

Compliance

• Integrate compliance into daily activities.
• Comply with any corrective and preventive actions.
• Cooperate with investigations, monitoring and audits.
• Depending on experience level - peer to peer coaching.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor degree, diploma, medical or pharmaceutical technical assistant or equivalent in health care, natural sciences, pharmacy, nutritional specialists or a related discipline, or relevant equivalent business experience. Business experience such as medical sales representative will also be considered.
• Sound background to understand national health care systems and organizational hierarchies.
• Native Finnish speaker with fluency in English is a requirement for this role.
• Excellent active listening skills with effective verbal skills to respond to customers with a rational and empathetic manner.
• Excellent written skills to succinctly, accurately and objectively respond to customers queries.
• Able to respond flexibly and empathetically to customer needs, managing their expectations effectively.
• Proactive, analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Able to work under pressure, juggling short deadlines, multiple priorities and concern for maintaining standards.
• Good time management skills.
• Effective prioritization showing ability to be flexible whilst meeting customer needs and managing their expectations.
• Experience of software packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook.

Other Information/Additional Preferences:

• Educational/work background in a health care, medical affairs, clinical development, scientific or medical communications field.
• Knowledge of customer center or medical information operational experience.
• Project management experience would be an advantage

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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Note: When applying internally for a position your current supervisor receives notification that you have applied to the position. We encourage employees to discuss the opportunity with their supervisor prior to applying.

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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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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