Senior Clinical Site Activation Lead – ANZ

IQVIA; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to sponsors and studies

Mentoring within a leading global CRO

Flexible location AU & NZ

Job summary

IQVIA Australia is seeking multiple Senior Site Activation Specialists to join our ANZ Site Activation team, supporting clinical trials from site identification through to activation and ongoing maintenance.

You will manage end-to-end site start-up activities, ethics submissions, budgets, and site contracts, working with study teams and investigators. Flexible work location across Australia and New Zealand is available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months hands-on experience in clinical trial site start-up / site activation activities.
• Experience managing ethics submissions and informed consent documentation requirements.
• Proven experience in site budget and contract negotiations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple sites and studies in parallel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Support site feasibility, site identification, site start-up, and maintenance activities across multiple studies and sponsors.
• Prepare, review, and track site start-up documentation in accordance with regulatory, ethics, and sponsor requirements.
• Act as a key point of contact for investigative sites during start-up and maintenance phases.
• Independently coordinate ethics and informed consent form (ICF) submissions, including local adaptations and ongoing amendments.
• Lead site budget and contract negotiations.
• Maintain accurate site and study information within internal systems and project trackers.
• Communicate status updates, risks, and timelines effectively to internal stakeholders.
• Provide operational guidance and informal mentoring to less experienced team members.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy across multiple studies and stakeholders.

Skills

Site start-up

Ethics submissions

Informed consent

Budget negotiations

Contract negotiations

Multi-study coordination

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Health Sciences

Job description

IQVIA Australia is seeking multiple Senior Site Activation Specialists to join our ANZ Site Activation team, supporting clinical trials from site identification through to activation and ongoing maintenance.

You will manage end-to-end site start-up activities, ethics submissions, budgets, and site contracts, working with study teams and investigators. Flexible work location across Australia and New Zealand is available.