Senior Site Activation Lead - ANZ (Flexible Location)

IQVIA Inc; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to sponsors

Collaborative team environment

Training and mentoring

Flexible location across AU/NZ

Job summary

IQVIA is hiring multiple Senior Site Activation Specialists to join our ANZ Site Activation team. You will manage end-to-end site start-up activities across a broad portfolio of sponsors and therapeutic areas, from initial feasibility through activation and ongoing maintenance.

The role includes coordinating ethics submissions, budget negotiations, and site communications with flexible working locations across Australia and New Zealand.

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

Clinical trial start-up

Budget negotiations

Ethics submissions

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Health Sciences

Job description

IQVIA is hiring multiple Senior Site Activation Specialists to join our ANZ Site Activation team. You will manage end-to-end site start-up activities across a broad portfolio of sponsors and therapeutic areas, from initial feasibility through activation and ongoing maintenance.

The role includes coordinating ethics submissions, budget negotiations, and site communications with flexible working locations across Australia and New Zealand.