Lilly Posted September 6, 2026

(Sr.) Manager-Country Study Management

Shanghai, Shanghai, China FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

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.

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.

Collaboration and Communication

Key contact person for CRAs, regional and global team in assigned study

Develop and maintain relationships with prioritized institutions and investigators within a specific TA and in assigned studies

Facilitates investigator site communications (e.g., newsletter, enrollment updates)

Support TA COM on strategic site development and partnerships

Propose innovative solutions to optimize processes

Business Deliverables

Accountable for study timeline, quality and budget plan and delivery at country level

Provide operational strategic input to early protocol development and study timelines

Lead Country level feasibility

Lead CRA team to identify, screen, evaluate and select sites partnering with quality team to ensure site qualification for a specific study participation

Coordinate and facilitate study training planning and implementation

Responsible for country level site activation process, timeline, risk management, contract budget approval & control

Actively coordinates, participates and presents in AST, ISST and/or SIVs as required

Provide input into study related vendors selection, such as vendors for quick start up, recruitment, etc., review and approve vendor payments, oversight vendor deliveries

Coordinate and facilitate enrollment readiness including all local set-up activities,CFDA study information online registration and HGRAO submission in preparation for FPV

Lead CRAs to develop enrollment plans ensuring appropriate risk/mitigation at each site in order to meet targets

Provide input and/or develop and maintain country level monitoring plans as required

Oversights monitoring intervals, SDV/SDR backlog and site compliances

Monitoring oversight including sampling review monitoring visit reports, meetings with Study Report Reviewer Specialist and COM

Oversight site-level data entry and query resolution

Co-ordinate and conduct study based co-monitoring with CRAs as required

Accountable for country level Issue Management and Protocol deviation review

Oversight of study timeline, SDV status and data query resolution as planned

Verify and approve site payment

Lead and ensure site self check process within planned time

Ensure timely closeout site summary and CSR stamping

Create and maintain Country level system such as eTMF and sCTMS with completeness and high quality

Oversee site level TMFs to ensure completeness, accuracy and updated in a timely manner

Collaborate in the preparation of local quality/compliance reviews, internal audits and regulatory inspections and ensures adequate and timely CAPA follow up

Identify quality issues within the study to implement appropriate corrective action plans or escalate to appropriate level for resolution

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Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Clinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 57 comparable Manager Clinical Research roles across 17 biopharma companies.

57Comparable roles tracked
50Currently active
17Companies hiring similar roles
21Countries represented

Salary context

5 of 57 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Research Associate II - Oncology MN · AbbVie $78,500/yr – $141,000/yr
Peer group range $109,750 – $170,100 (median $123,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 57 comparable roles

China17
United States10
Italy4
United Kingdom3
Germany3
Australia3

+ 15 more countries

Seniority mix

57 of 57 peers have a known seniority level

Associate31
Manager25
Associate Director1

Therapeutic area mix

8 of 57 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Immunology1

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