Description
At IQVIA, our Clinical Functional Service Partnership (CFSP) models offer the best of both worlds: the opportunity to work as an integrated member of a leading sponsor's team while benefiting from the global expertise, career development and support of IQVIA.
As a Clinical Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of clinical trials on behalf of one of our sponsors, managing timelines, budgets, risk and cross-functional teams to keep studies on track and compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in bid defense presentations in partnership with Business Development and may lead the presentation for smaller, less complex regional studies.
- Develop integrated study management plans with the core project team.
- Be accountable for the execution of clinical studies, or assigned portion of clinical studies, per contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery.
- Set objectives of the core project team and/or sub-team(s) according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach.
- Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.
- Monitor progress against contract and prepare/present project and/or sub-team information proactively to stakeholders internally and externally.
- Manage risk (positive and negative) and contingencies proactively and lead problem solving and resolution efforts.
- Achieve project quality by identifying quality risks and issues, responding to issues raised by project team and/or sub-team members and planning/implementing appropriate corrective and preventative action plans.
- Build the cross-functional project team and lead their efforts.
- Ensure the financial success of the project.
- Forecast and identify opportunities to accelerate activities to bring revenue forward.
- Identify changes in scope and manage change control process as necessary.
- Identify lessons learned and implement best practices.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's Degree in Life sciences or related field
- 5 years of prior relevant experience including > 2 years of project management experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Prior Regional or Global Clinical Project Management experience.
- Leadership - Ability to work through others to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics.
- Organisation - Planning, time management and prioritization skills.
- Quality - Attention to detail and accuracy in work.
- Collaboration - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.
- Finances - Good understanding of project financials including experience managing, contractual obligations and implications.