Senior Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology

Iqvia; Quilmes; On-site; ARS 276,723,000 - 368,964,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA in Buenos Aires, Argentina (also Mexico City and São Paulo) seeks a Senior Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology to provide strategic medical leadership across global clinical research programs. As Medical Monitor, you will interface with sponsors and sites to ensure compliant, efficient trial execution and safe patient care.

You will oversee medical monitoring plans, guide protocol interpretation, safety reviews, and data interpretation, collaborating with safety teams and study teams.

Qualifications

• MD from an accredited medical school.
• 5–7+ years of clinical experience as a licensed physician in oncology/hematology or related fields.
• Board certification or eligibility in the relevant therapeutic area strongly preferred.
• Advanced English with ability to communicate across global stakeholders.
• Proven experience in clinical research as a study physician/investigator or within pharma, CRO, or biotech environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and scientific input to clinical research programs, including review of study protocols, data, and safety materials.
• Ensure medical activities comply with GCP and operate with high efficiency.
• Develop and oversee medical monitoring plans and serve as the primary medical resource for study teams and sites.
• Support site selection, investigator engagement, and patient recruitment/retention strategies.
• Review safety data and contribute to safety reporting and regulatory interactions as needed.
• Contribute to data interpretation and development of clinical study reports.

Skills

Strategic medical leadership

Clinical monitoring

Global trial oversight

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Education

MD / Doctor of Medicine

Job description

Senior Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mexico City, Mexico
São Paulo, Brazil
Full time
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Job Overview

The Senior Medical Director (Hematology/Oncology) is a strategic medical leader who provides scientific, clinical, and operational oversight across global clinical research programs. Acting as Medical Monitor, this role serves as the primary medical interface between IQVIA, sponsors, and investigative sites-ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient trial execution. The role provides hands‑on medical oversight, guiding protocol interpretation, eligibility, compliance, and safety, including medical data review and review of critical clinical data (e.g., alert laboratory results) and timely response to urgent medical queries to ensure patient safety and study continuity.

Essential Functions

• Provides medical and scientific input to clinical research programs including review of new business proposals, preclinical and/or clinical data, study protocols, training materials, informed consent, Investigator Drug Brochures, eCRFs, analysis plan designs, clinical study reports, regulatory approval submissions, serious and non‑serious adverse event evaluation and reporting
• Ensures medical activities run according to GCP and operate with highest efficiency
• Establishes and maintains a network of medical/scientific consultants, etc.

Clinical Leadership & Study Execution

• Support site selection, investigator engagement, and patient recruitment/retention strategies
• Train study teams and investigators on protocol and therapeutic area
• Develop and oversee medical monitoring plans and serve as the primary medical resource for study teams and sites

Safety & Medical Oversight

• Ensure medical oversight of patient safety, including ongoing assessment of the study safety profile
• Review and interpret safety data, including SAEs and critical clinical data, ensuring accuracy and appropriate follow‑up
• Support safety reporting activities and collaborate with sponsors and internal safety teams
• Manage unblinding procedures when required and contribute to regulatory interactions as needed

Data Review & Reporting

• Provide medical review of clinical data, including eCRFs, tables, and listings, to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Contribute to data interpretation and support development of clinical study reports

Business Development & Strategy

• Support proposal development, feasibility assessments, and client presentations
• Provide medical expertise to strengthen study design and strategic positioning in new business opportunities

Additional Contributions

• Support development of internal processes, training, and quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to scientific literature review and medical input across projects as needed

Qualifications & Experience

• MD from an accredited, internationally recognized medical school
• 5-7+ years of clinical experience as a licensed physician within the relevant specialty (Oncology, Hematology, Surgical Oncology, or Urology with oncologic focus)
• Board certification or eligibility in the relevant therapeutic area strongly preferred or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in clinical research (≥3 years) as a study physician/investigator or within Pharma, CRO, or Biotech environments.
• Advanced English level, able to speak and communicate fluently, able to discuss with different stakeholders about medical assessments for clinical trials. Global scope, global teams.

Key Competencies

• Strong ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary and matrixed global teams, driving alignment and consensus
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage complex projects with shifting timelines and requirements
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex medical concepts into clear, actionable insights.

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