Clinical Project Manager Director (MASH)

IQVIA; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Clinical Project Management Director to lead the delivery of complex, global studies and programs. You will direct the study team, manage portfolios from pre-award to close-out, and ensure on-time, on-budget execution with high quality and customer satisfaction.

The role requires deep therapeutic expertise, strong partnerships with business development, and the ability to forecast risks, drive financial performance, and implement best practices across regions and functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences or related field is required.
• Requires 12 years of prior relevant experience including minimum 8 years of project management or relevant functional experience.
• Knowledge of ICH GCP and applicable clinical research regulations and local laws.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of project delivery strategy for RFPs and lead bid defense presentations.
• Direct execution of clinical studies per contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure delivery across studies/programs and maintain financial performance.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or related field

Job description

Job Overview

Clinical Project Management Directors direct and manage the team responsible for clinical delivery of complex; global full service, multi-regional studies and/or programs. Has strategic decision-making responsibility for the project/program. Responsible for direction and management of portfolios and/or accounts from operational perspective ensuring that studies and/or programs are delivered on time and quality resulting in strong financial performance and customer satisfaction and in accordance with SOPs; policies and practices from pre-award to close-out. Focus on leveraging therapeutic expertise and IQVIA's suite of solutions to drive operational excellence and strategic leadership with our customers.

Essential Functions

• Contribute to the development of the project delivery strategy for Request for Proposals (RFPs). Participate in bid defense preparations. Lead bid defense presentations in partnership with business development for large, complex, multi-service, multi-region studies or programs. Understand project strategy and operationalize the agreed upon approach.
• Oversee the development of integrated study management plans with the core project team.
• Direct the execution of clinical studies as per the contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery and ensuring consistent use of study tools and training materials and compliance with standard processes, policies and procedures.
• Recognize systemic issues at program or portfolio level and identify solutions with the project teams, recommend actions to improve efficiencies and oversee the implementation of best practices, address escalation items with the customer.;
• Set objectives of the core project team according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach, effectively communicate and assess performance.
• Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.
• Monitor progress against contract and prepare/present project information proactively to all stakeholders internally and externally.
• Responsible for the management and delivery of large and/or complex studies or programs of studies.
• May be responsible for portfolio management with one customer or therapeutic area.
• Proactively manage strategic risk (positive and negative) and contingencies and lead problem solving and resolution efforts.
• Achieve project quality by identifying quality risks and issues, responding to issues raised by project team members and planning/implementing appropriate corrective and preventative action plans.
• Serve as primary project/program/portfolio contact with customer and own relationship with key customer contact(s), communicate/collaborate with IQVIA business development as necessary.;
• Drive consistency of operational delivery across customer's projects/programs/portfolio.
• Build the cross-functional project/program/portfolio team and lead their efforts, responsible for managing cross-collaboration of the core team and for overall project delivery to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.;
• Responsible for ensuring the financial success of project/programs/portfolio.
• Forecast and identify opportunities to accelerate activities to bring revenue forward.
• Identify changes in scope and manage change control process as necessary, identify opportunities to increase scope to assist the Customer's business needs.;
• Identify and communicate strategic lessons learned and best practices to promote continuous improvement.
• Participate in, champion and adopt function and/or corporate initiatives, changes and/or special project assignments, act as a client liaison, departmental cross-functional liaison and/or change agent.;
• Provide input to line managers of their project team members' performance relative to project tasks. Recommend team members' further professional development. Support staff development. Mentor less experienced project team members on assigned projects to support their professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or related field Req
• MUST HAVE MASH EXPERIENCE
• Requires extensive knowledge of multiple job areas obtained through advanced education and experience.
• Viewed as a leading expert within the field by peers.
• Requires 12 years of prior relevant experience including minimum 8 years of project management or relevant functional experience.
• Equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Knowledge of clinical trials - Knowledge of clinical trial conduct, and skill in applying applicable clinical research regulatory requirements, i.e. ICH GCP and relevant local laws, regulations and guidelines, towards clinical trial conduct.;
• Knowledge of clinical trials - Broad protocol knowledge, therapeutic knowledge desired.;
• Knowledge of clinical trials - Good understanding of the competitive environment and how to communicate/