Global Senior Trial Delivery Manager - Sponsor Dedicated

IQVIA; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 242,000 - 405,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

IQVIA LLC in Poland seeks a Global Trial Delivery Manager to coordinate global clinical trial management from start-up through close-out, leading the Study Management Team and ensuring timely deliverables.

You will interface with internal and external stakeholders, oversee budgets and vendor performance, and drive inspection readiness across regions, with travel as required.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent in Life Sciences and relevant industry experience.
• 6–8 years of clinical trial management experience in pharma or CRO.
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership to drive Study Management Team through trials.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Study Management Team and provide updates on deliverable status.
• Ensure real-time trial status reporting and inspection-readiness.
• Coordinate global/regional teams across start-up to close-out.
• Oversee budgets, vendor oversight, and CAPA resolution.
• Interface with internal/external stakeholders and trial sites.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Global coordination

Budget management

Vendor management

Communication

Education

BS degree in Life Sciences

Tools

CTMS

Trial Master File

MS Office

Job description

Global Trial Delivery Manager services provide for the global coordination of clinical trial management activities for internally managed and/or outsourced trials. These services lead the Study Management Team (SMT) and ensure global clinical operations deliverables progress according to agreed upon timelines and milestones, including country & site feasibility and site selection, trial set-up, trial execution and trial closure and vendor set up activities as assigned by the Global Clinical Development Operations Trial Leader (GTL). This service supports the GTL in leading related CRO, country, and site activities, including global vendors involved in site facing activities such as IVRS, Central Lab, ePRO, Imaging, Translation, Printing, Ancillary supplies and Meeting Planners. Interface with stakeholders; internal and external to Global Clinical Development Operations (GCDO) functions, such as Study Responsible Physician, Global Data Manager, Trial Supply Manager, CRO staff, vendor staff and trial sites (if applicable). Work closely with the GCDO Trial Leader (GTL) and is member of the Trial Team, led by the GTL. Ensure inspection readiness through compliance with the clinical research protocol, company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), codes of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), applicable regulations and guidelines from start-up through close-out. Takes ownership for assigned responsibilities. Demonstrated competency to act as a backup or first point of contact in absence of the GCDO Trial Leader. Advanced is given assignments that are more complex and/or have a greater potential impact on business results. May act as the lead over a team of CTMs across a project/program, on insourced and outsourced studies. Able to lead taskforces and provide innovative input. May contribute to process improvement and/or non-project work.

Task

• Services rendered will adhere to applicable to sponsor´s SOPs, WIs, policies, codes of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), local regulatory requirements, etc.
• Complies with relevant training requirements.
• Lead the Study Management Team including providing updates to all trial team members on deliverable status.
• Ensure availability of required reports to support real time tracking of trial status according to trial plan.
• Manage timely and accurate documentation and communication of trial progress.
• Ensure that the Study Management Team (SMT) operates in a constant state of inspection-readiness.
• Act as primary contact for Country and Regional staff.
• Act as the primary contact person for the local teams within GCDO.
• Partner with the Global Trial Lead to execute and oversee central activities from planning, trial start up, through the life of trial to close-out.
• Ensure issue escalation and drive issue resolution.
• Work closely with Trial Team to ensure CAPAs are resolved timely.
• Act as CAPA owner or contributor, as appropriate.
• Contribute to data collection to support the site selection process.
• Participate in feasibility, providing recommendations as needed.
• Establish enrollment commitments and ensure actual enrollment meets projected commitments across the regions at the clinical trial level.
• Ensure the availability of robust recruitment/contingency plans are in place for each region.
• Ensure timely tracking and filing in appropriate systems, as required at central trial oversight level.
• Perform Annual Quality Review of files, as appropriate.
• Ensure archiving and retention of documents per set requirements.
• Establish country budgets and monitor actuals vs. forecast for Out-of-Pocket Expenses.
• Oversight of selected vendors and status of related deliverables.
• Review and approve assigned vendor invoices/spend.
• Monitor budgets and expenditures as expected per planned trial budget.
• Create and update trial-specific documents as required, including Monitoring Guidelines, Informed Consent Form, Investigational Medicinal product (IMP) related documentation, Blinding Plan, country and site feasibility related documents.
• Provide input into cross functional documents such as safety related documents, protocol deviations and issue escalation processes, External Service Provider Oversight Plan and the Filing and Archiving Plan.
• Provide central documents required for HA/EC/IRB submission.
• Ensures creation of appropriate trial-specific training materials and requirements, making them available to the regional/site/CRO staff and delivering training as needed.
• Responsible for the set-up, coordination, attendance participation of Investigator Meetings.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with internal stakeholders, such as country representatives, data management leader and clinical supplies unit.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of protocol and procedures and adequate therapeutic area knowledge.
• Ensure compliance with Health Authority regulations and guidelines and internal standard operating procedures and processes.
• Participate in preparation for, and conduct of, Health Authority inspections and internal audits.
• Work with Bioresearch Quality & Compliance (BRQC) liaisons to ensure quality oversight of assigned trial utilizing the available tools.
• Coordinate data cleaning with some supervision towards a timely and successful database lock.
• Act as central expert for assigned protocol(s).
• Sufficient therapeutic knowledge to support defined CTM roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to process improvement and training, as applicable.

Requirements

• BS degree or equivalent, in Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).
• 6-8 years clinical trial management experience in the pharmaceutical industry or CRO. Specific therapeutic area experience.
• Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP, local laws and regulations.
• Superior clinical research operational knowledge.
• Proven track record in successfully managing various aspects of trials from start-up to database lock and trial closure.
• Demonstrated effective leadership to proactively drive the Study Management Team through key stages of trials, as well as delegation skills.
• Effective leadership skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead a team through formation stages, up to operating as a high performing team.
• Experience and ability in coordinating global or regional teams in a virtual environment.
• Proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.
• Experience and ability in coordinating global teams in a virtual environment for a minimum of 2, preferably 3 years.
• Proven experience in proactive planning, risk mitigating and gaining team consensus on updated plans during the project lifecycle.
• Strong project planning/management.
• Independent complex decision making.
• Solution oriented and proactive risk identification and mitigation.
• Strong IT skills, including knowledge of standard Microsoft applications, Trial Master File, Clinical Trial Management System, and willingness to learn new systems.
• Monitoring experience is recommended, or other relevant experience should be considered, such as data management or central monitoring.
• Travel.
• Proficient in speaking and writing local country language and English.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills leading to successful team collaboration
• Strong decision making. Solution oriented.
• Strong analytical skills, and simultaneously demonstrates the ability to manage ambiguity when limited information is available.
• Experience in developing presentations and presenting key information to stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and competently plan and have oversight of country and select vendor budgeting processes, i.e. Understand and be aware of country Out of Pockets (OOPs) and FTE cost drivers.

Poland exclusive - The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is 217.800,00 - 404.600,00 PLN zł. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits. 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. The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is 135.100,00 zł - 521.000,00 zł. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits. IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create connections that accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments. Everything we do is part of a journey to improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. To get there, we seek out diverse talent with curious minds and a relentless commitment to innovation and impact. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA contributes to our shared goal of helping customers improve the lives of patients everywhere. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.