Intern - Lilly Meetings & Congresses Centre of Excellence

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. 

Intern - Lilly Meetings & Congresses Centre of Excellence 

Positions: 1 

Start date: January 2027 

Duration:  8 months 

Salary: €30,500 

Location: Lilly GBS, Little Island Cork 

Type: Hybrid role requiring the successful candidate to be on site 50% of the month in Little Island, Cork and 50% working remotely.  

Course Eligibility:  Bsc Business , Economics or similar  

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, subsidised canteen, onsite gym, travel subsidies and on-site parking. Inhouse People Development services, Educational Assistance, and our ‘Live Your BEST Life’  wellbeing 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, embRACE, LGBTQ+ & Ally 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! 

The Enterprise Meeting Services (EMS) Centre of Excellence Team is focused on delivering value-add meeting activity around Governance and Supplier Management, financial support and transaction processing, transfer of value (ToV) compliance, data & analytics, and technical support through project implementation. 

This role will support with data analytics, technical improvements, data integrity, the financial reconciliation and payments process, and support both Lilly and Lilly’s agency partners’ staff such as Meeting Planning Companies and the Strategic Sourcing Agency. 

The candidate will need to have strong financial and compliance acumen to ensure that both Lilly and Lilly’s agency partners’ staff such as Meeting Planning Companies and the Strategic Sourcing Agency are acting in accordance with various global regulations. 

Responsibilities:  

• Execute and support Vendor and Budget Management activities for supporting Affiliates (Accruals, Cost Centre Tracking, Vendor Management, Working with Third Parties & Purchase Orders)  

• Support the Data & Analytics team with delivery of reporting and analytics activities for the Lilly Meetings & Congresses team. 

• Support with system development, bug fixes and technical enhancements, through creation of user stories, end user testing and engagement with appropriate teams. 

• Support with ‘business as usual’ tasks, including managing vendor & customer creation, and reconciliation activities to support the business needs. 

• Support Transparency disclosure efforts, including Transfer of Value (TOV) audits and checks. 

Requirements:  

• Currently enrolled in 3rd level education and ready to pursue student placement as part of an undergraduate/masters program. 

• Fluency in English language essential. Fluency in another European language an advantage. 

• Demonstrate a strong compliance-oriented mindset & excellence in all interactions with our internal customers, business partners & external Healthcare Professionals 

• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete key tasks and deliverables. 

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.