Creative Operations Lead

IQVIA; Montclair (NJ); On-site; USD 77,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA Healthcare Communications Group is seeking a Creative Operations Lead to bring structure, accountability, and technical excellence to a global creative studio. This hybrid leadership and hands-on role oversees a team of designers, manages workflow, and ensures release‑ready files across brands.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in studio production within regulated environments, strong prepress expertise, and deep knowledge of Adobe CC.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in studio production, prepress, print production, or related field within an agency, studio, or regulated environment.
• Healthcare/pharma experience is preferred and highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 4+ global designers, setting expectations for quality and delivery.
• Manage daily studio workflow, resources, and priorities to ensure on‑time delivery.
• Act as day‑to‑day prepress specialist, releasing production‑ready files across brands.
• Perform comprehensive quality control for bleeds, fonts, color, packaging, and legal copy.
• Ensure compliance with brand, regulatory, and vendor specifications; review proofs before release.
• Forecast workload with cross‑functional teams to improve throughput and efficiency.

Skills

Team leadership

Prepress expertise

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro)

PowerPoint

Figma

Job description

Overview

At IQVIA Healthcare Communications Group, great creative work depends on an equally strong production foundation. We are seeking a Creative Operations Lead who can bring structure, accountability, and technical excellence to the day-to-day operation of our shared creative studio.

This is a hybrid leadership and hands‑on production role. The Creative Operations Lead will oversee a team of global designers, manage resources, workflow and quality across assignments, and serve as the primary day‑to‑day prepress specialist for the IHCG agencies. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable guiding a team, solving production challenges, and preparing flawless, release‑ready files.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 4+ global designers, setting clear expectations for quality, responsiveness, utilization, accountability, and reliable studio coverage.
• Manage daily studio workflow, resource allocation, project assignments, and priorities across IHCG to ensure clear prioritization and on‑time delivery.
• Serve as the day‑to‑day prepress specialist, preparing and releasing accurate, production‑ready mechanicals and final files across assigned brands.
• Conduct comprehensive quality‑control checks for bleeds, trims, safety, dielines, resolution, fonts, links, image integrity, color accuracy, file packaging, and required pharmaceutical formatting, including legal copy, fair balance, footnotes, references, and superscripts.
• Ensure all deliverables align with approved creative, brand guidelines, regulatory expectations, and vendor/publication specifications; review print and digital proofs, identify production risks, recommend solutions, and confirm final‑file accuracy before release.
• Partner with Creative, Account, Project Management, Operations, and Production teams to forecast workload, resolve bottlenecks, improve workflow visibility, and meet deadlines without compromising quality.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for overflow creative production and coordinate with external vendors as needed.
• Develop and maintain studio processes, templates, naming conventions, archival standards, and quality‑control measures to improve speed, consistency, efficiency, and scalability while minimizing rework and vendor issues.
• Monitor studio utilization, budgets, and vendor costs, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and expand capabilities as business needs evolve.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and strong cross‑functional partnership across IHCG.
• Build a scalable studio model that supports business growth while maintaining creative quality, brand integrity, strong team utilization, and consistent production standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in studio production, prepress, print production, graphic production, or a related discipline within an agency, studio, or regulated communications environment; pharmaceutical/healthcare industry experience required.
• Strong people leadership skills, with 3+ years of experience leading or managing creative production resources preferred, including designers, production specialists, and remote or global teams.

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred but not required.

• Deep prepress and print‑production expertise, including print specifications, color spaces, image resolution, font management, packaging, proofing, and vendor release requirements.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, and Photoshop, as well as PowerPoint; Figma experience is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to identify technical, formatting, and consistency issues before deliverables reach clients or vendors.
• Proven ability to manage high‑volume production, multiple priorities, and shifting deadlines while remaining calm and solutions‑oriented and effectively balancing quality, speed, resources, and cost.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the confidence to provide clear direction, constructive feedback, and technical guidance.
• Proactive, continuous‑improvement mindset with the ability to identify process gaps, recommend efficiencies, and help scale studio capabilities as the business grows.
• Experience with project‑management and workflow tools; familiarity with presentation production and digital asset delivery is a plus.

Please Note: In order to be eligible for this remote role, you must reside within the country where the position is posted.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

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 $77,300.00 - $193,200.00. 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.