Senior Clinical Research Associate - Sponsor Dedicated

IQVIA Inc; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or mobility allowance

Wellness reimbursement

Home office setup support

Vacation days and year-end leave

Job summary

IQVIA in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Associate to manage site visits, ensure data integrity, and maintain high patient safety standards across oncology, neurology, immunology, and diabetes studies. You will build relationships with investigators, mentor junior staff, and support study timelines—traveling approximately 40% with remote monitoring where feasible.

The role emphasizes GCP/ICH compliance, sponsor-dedicated workflows, and structured training with global career

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field.
• 3 years on-site monitoring experience of clinical trials.
• Strong knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Fluent Dutch (C1) and English.
• Willingness to travel within the assigned region (typically 40%).

Responsibilities

• Conduct site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits in accordance with study protocols, GCP, ICH guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure investigational sites maintain high standards of patient safety, data integrity, protocol compliance, and study quality.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with investigators and site personnel, providing ongoing guidance, training, and support throughout the study lifecycle.
• Monitor study progress, including regulatory documentation, patient recruitment and enrollment, data query resolution, and site performance metrics.
• Collaborate with sites to implement and optimize patient recruitment and retention strategies to support study timelines.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and inspection-ready study documentation, including ISF, TMF, monitoring reports, and follow-up communications.
• Partner closely with cross-functional study teams to support successful study execution and delivery of project objectives.
• Mentor and support junior clinical team members through coaching, training, and co-monitoring activities, as applicable.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support study start-up, maintenance, close-out, and site financial activities as required.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

On-site monitoring experience

GCP & ICH knowledge

Dutch language skills (C1)

Willingness to travel (40%)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field

Job description

For candidates able to start before December 2026, a discretionary sign‑on bonus of up to 4,300 EUR may be offered, with the final amount confirmed at offer stage, subject to role level and relevant experience.

Why Join Clinical Functional Service Partnerships (CFSP)?

At IQVIA, our Clinical Functional Service Partnership (CFSP) model gives you the best of both worlds: the variety and sponsor-level exposure of working as an embedded member of a leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology team, backed by the stability, global infrastructure, and career support of IQVIA. You'll develop deep, specialist expertise on a dedicated program, with the flexibility to expand across sponsors and therapeutic areas as your career progresses - and the security of a long-term IQVIA career even as individual programs evolve.

Through our long-standing partnerships with the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, you'll contribute to clinical research programs that bring innovative treatments to patients worldwide, working across all phases of development and a broad range of therapeutic areas, within a culture that supports flexibility, continuous learning, and wellbeing.

Please note: for this role you must be based in the Netherlands.

Build Your Future with IQVIA

At IQVIA, you'll apply your clinical research expertise to drive meaningful outcomes for patients and sponsors around the world. As a Clinical Research Associate, you'll work across innovative studies and therapeutic areas, build your reputation with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners, and grow your skills through structured training, mentorship, and genuine global career pathways. If you're ready to take ownership of site relationships, sharpen your expertise, and help bring life-changing treatments to patients worldwide, we'd love to hear from you.

Role details:

• Working in partnership with a single sponsor
• Typically allocated to 1-2 clinical trial protocols, which may include studies in Oncology, Neurology, Immunology and/or Diabetes
• Responsible for approximately 10 investigational sites
• Conducting on-site visits approximately 8 days per month, depending on study and sponsor requirements
• Supported by a dedicated IQVIA Line Manager throughout your employment
• Excellent work-life balance through a structured sponsor-dedicated model
• Reduced travel requirements (approximately 40%) through the sponsor's Fit for Purpose Monitoring approach, which incorporates remote monitoring activities and reduces the need for frequent on-site visits.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits in accordance with study protocols, GCP, ICH guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure investigational sites maintain high standards of patient safety, data integrity, protocol compliance, and study quality.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with investigators and site personnel, providing ongoing guidance, training, and support throughout the study lifecycle.
• Monitor study progress, including regulatory documentation, patient recruitment and enrollment, data query resolution, and site performance metrics.
• Collaborate with sites to implement and optimize patient recruitment and retention strategies to support study timelines.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and inspection-ready study documentation, including Investigator Site Files (ISF), Trial Master Files (TMF), monitoring reports, and follow-up communications.
• Identify, assess, and appropriately escal…
• Partner closely with cross-functional study teams to support successful study execution and delivery of project objectives.
• Mentor and support junior clinical team members through coaching, training, and co-monitoring activities, as applicable.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support study start-up, maintenance, close-out, and site financial activities as required.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor´s degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 years on-site monitoring experience of clinical trials within a CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare environment.
• Strong knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Preferrable experience in a sponsor-dedicated or cFSP environment.
• Knowledge of patient recruitment and study start-up activities is preferred.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch (minimum C1 level), along with a strong command of English.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel within the assigned region (typically 40%, depending on study needs and sponsor requirements).
• A valid Class B driver's license.

What we offer

• IQVIA provides a car (with private use) or a mobility allowance, fuel, insurance, maintenance, plus essential work equipment (laptop, and iPhone)
• Strong focus on professional growth, with access to learning and development resources, training programs, and opportunities to continuously build clinical and leadership expertise
• Home office setup support and an annual wellness reimbursement for sport and wellbeing activities
• Leave policy, including annual vacation days and additional year-end leave options
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension plan, multiple insurance coverages, and optional partial reimbursement of supplementary health insurance, plus social and wellbeing activities.

Build Your Future with IQVIA

As a Senior CRA at IQVIA, you'll apply your clinical research expertise to drive meaningful outcomes for patients and sponsors around the world. You'll work on innovative studies across a variety of therapeutic areas, collaborate with industry-leading professionals, and take on increasingly strategic responsibilities throughout the clinical trial lifecycle. With continuous professional development, global career opportunities, and a culture that values expertise and innovation, IQVIA provides the platform to elevate your career and make a lasting impact on healthcare.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.