Associate Project Manager

IQVIA; Thane, Ahmedabad District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA India in Maharashtra (Thane) seeks an Assoc Lab Project Services Manager to oversee all laboratory aspects of assigned clinical trial projects for a Customer, from startup to closeout. You will ensure SOP compliance, manage study plans, budgets, timelines and communicate with sites and customers.

The role requires 2–3 years in clinical trials or lab environments, strong organizational and communication skills, and ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field required.
• 2–3 years of experience in clinical trials, hospital-funded research, project management, or laboratory environment.
• Strong interpersonal and customer management skills.
• Excellent English language communication and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of central laboratory operations and data reporting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Study Setup and Planning: Facilitate study setup including protocol and budget review, milestone planning and risk/issue logs.
• Study Activity Monitoring and Closeout: Monitor project timelines and deliverables, manage study documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Manage study scope changes and budgets, ensure quality of service, and address issues as they arise.
• Proactive Lines of Communication: Build and maintain customer relationships and coordinate with internal operations.
• Meetings and Training: Represent the company at investigator meetings, audits and provide study training to sites and customers.
• Mentor: Assist in training less experienced staff.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Life Sciences and/or related field

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Assoc Lab Project Svcs Mgr.

Preferred candidate profile

Job Overview

Under general direction, manage all laboratory aspects of assigned clinical trial projects for a Customer or a specific program for a Customer. May have responsibility for a specific Customer, drug program, indication or drug compound. Acts as the main point of contact for the Customer after study award and throughout the entire study lifecycle (startup, maintenance, closeout). Ensures work is conducted in line with standard operating procedures, policies and good practices.

Essential Functions

• Study Setup and Planning:
• Facilitate seamless study set-up including Protocol and Budget review, leading meetings, develop and implement project plans, milestone, risk, issue and action logs. Partner with Study Setup team to ensure quality database set-up, oversee preparation of protocol specific documentation. Will prepare and present protocol-specific materials at Kick Off and Investigator meetings
• May participate in the proposal and business development process including bid defense meetings. Support development of Customer standards
• Study Activity Monitoring and Closeout:
• Will monitor the Project Management Plan, timelines and deliverables, manage study documentation throughout the Project lifecycle including filing into eTMF, oversee study monitoring and reporting, conduct meetings to meet needs of the Study and Customer requirements
• Will manage study scope changes and budget monitor quality of the study and any service-related issues, implementing changes as required. Lessons learnt will be reviewed and shared
• Proactive Lines of Communication:
• Build and own the Customer relationship, facilitate communication, collaborate with all operational areas within the company
• Will serve as an escalation point for study level issues and will coordinate and triage study-specific issues
• Coordinates customer survey follow up and ongoing health checks to support Customer relationship building
• Meetings, Initiatives and Training Activities:
• Will represent the company at Investigator meetings and other internal / external face to face meetings. Will participate in audits and inspections as required
• Will provide study training to sites, CRAs and customers
• Will establish regular lines of communication with sites to manage on-going project expectations and issues. Will participate in improvement projects as needed
• Will assist in training of less experienced staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Life Sciences and/or related field preferred Req
• 2-3 years of experience in clinical trials/ hospital-funded research, project management or laboratory environment preferred. . Equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Strong interpersonal and customer management skills.
• Working understanding of medical and clinical research terminology.
• Working knowledge of Project Management processes, the company laboratory processes, and/or equivalent working knowledge of central laboratory operations (kits/supplies, logistics, laboratory operations, specimen storage, data reporting and transfers, site alerts, etc.) preferred.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency with Microsoft Office and the company systems, or equivalent experience with similar Centralized Laboratory systems preferred.
• Experience in successfully leading Phase I-IV clinical trials preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment while possessing strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including good command of English language. In certain geographies where communication in local language is desired (e.g. Japan, China), excellent command of local language with reasonable proficiency in English preferred.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and customers.