Description
As a Site Activation Manager in IQVIA's Global Study Leadership team, you will lead site activation activities across global clinical trials, working with sponsors, sites and cross-functional teams to drive study start-up success.
You will lead study start-up activities across global, regional, and country-level programs, ensuring studies are activated efficiently, compliantly, and on schedule.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading site identification, feasibility, regulatory submissions, ethics approvals and site contracting
- Developing and executing Site Activation Management Plans aligned to study strategy and objectives
- Performing protocol amendments
- Driving study start-up timelines and critical milestones
- Managing regulatory strategies, approvals and essential study documentation
- Negotiating contracts and regulatory documents while ensuring local and global compliance
- Identifying risks, resolving issues and implementing mitigation plans
- Building strong relationships with sponsors, sites, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Monitoring project metrics, budgets, timelines and performance indicators
- Providing project updates, reports, presentations and operational insights
- Supporting proposal development, bid defence activities and customer engagement
- Mentoring colleagues and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
To be considered, you will need:
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related field
- Experience in site activation, study start-up, protocol amendments, regulatory affairs or clinical operations
- Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical trial regulations, ethics processes and regulatory requirements
- Experience managing timelines, budgets, risks and cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead complex projects and drive outcomes in a global environment
- Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Experience working across cultures and geographies
- Passion for innovation and leveraging technology to improve clinical trial delivery