M&A Integration Lead: Strategy, Delivery & Change

IQVIA LLC; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking an Integration Project Manager to lead the planning and execution of acquisition integrations from due diligence through steady-state operations. You will own the integration plan, coordinate cross-functional workstreams, manage risks, and report to executives in a matrixed environment.

The role requires strong program management, stakeholder management, and change leadership, with travel around 10% and on-site collaboration with acquired leadership and IQVIA teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs, ideally within a life sciences, CRO, CDMO or professional services environment
• Willingness and ability to travel and to work on site at the acquired company, particularly during the first six months post-close
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; formal project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent) is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Support the transition from Due Diligence to Integration with Business Unit sponsors and Corporate Development to document the vision and strategic objectives for the integration
• Work with Corporate Development to identify a cross functional team of Integration Workstream Leads across HR, Finance, IT, Commercial, Legal, Quality and Operations
• Work with Corporate Development to plan for known risks discovered in the due diligence phase, including a post-diligence readout with the Legal Lead to review risks to be carried into integration
• Develop and maintain the handover deck documenting the strategy formed by Corporate Development and the Business, bridging the information gap between the diligence and integration teams
• Plan, budget, and drive the integration
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and drive a high-level, cross functional integration plan in Smartsheet in support of the overall integration strategy
• Coordinate with all relevant Functions to create a detailed Integration Budget, and work with Finance to monitor the budget and support report outs to key stakeholders
• Implement planning and organization strategies to prioritize tasks, determine required actions, develop timelines and milestones, and leverage resources
• Establish and maintain a governance cadence with Workstream Leads and the executive sponsors, ensuring progress, past-due tasks and risks are visible and actioned
• Manage Smartsheet and the Integration Team Space, ensuring decisions and progress are tracked and reported accurately
• Connect workstreams with dependencies and hold follow-up discussions to verify alignment across the team
• Establish interim ways of working where a functional integration is delayed (e.g., benefits harmonization, finance system implementation) so operations are not disrupted
• Support change, culture, and communication
• Facilitate integration team alignment and accelerate change acceptance for both the acquired and IQVIA teams, addressing change resistance through appropriate change management techniques
• Understand the IQVIA and AcquiredCo cultural environments, political and social dynamics, to inform the degree of change expected and the change strategy
• Determine the need to be physically on site at the AcquiredCo and assess whether other functional leads and IQVIA staff should also be on site
• Provide coaching and feedback to AcquiredCo on IQVIA process, approach and decision making
• Support cross-company communication and collaboration between IQVIA and acquired stakeholders to drive awareness and understanding
• Resolve complex business problems through the attainment of Steady State
• Identify and manage risks and resolve issues, employing appropriate escalations as needed (e.g., escalation of any legal or compliance related items) throughout the integration process
• Facilitate the integration team’s understanding of root causes to prioritize critical activities that drive productivity and efficiency
• Naviagate organizational viewpoints, positioning ideas and actions to push through controversial issues while addressing the concerns of all relevant parties
• Manage the process of strategic and operational integration decision-making, ensuring decisions are made, documented and communicated
• Protect the value of the acquisition by identifying and maintaining the capabilities that made the target attractive in the first place
• Conduct After Action Reviews (AARs) to capture lessons learned and refine the IQVIA integration playbook
• This role requires availability to travel (around 10%)

Skills

Strategic focus

Planning &organizing

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Change management

Cross-functional projects

Decision making

Delegation

Politics navigation

Influence senior stakeholders

Smartsheet

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

IQVIA is seeking an Integration Project Manager to lead the planning and execution of acquisition integrations from due diligence through steady-state operations. You will own the integration plan, coordinate cross-functional workstreams, manage risks, and report to executives in a matrixed environment.

The role requires strong program management, stakeholder management, and change leadership, with travel around 10% and on-site collaboration with acquired leadership and IQVIA teams.