Senior Clinical Project Lead

IQVIA Inc; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 93,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Project Lead to drive delivery of clinical studies, ensuring quality, timelines and budget adherence across regional studies in collaboration with essential stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership, effective communication, and strategic use of IQVIA solutions to maximize patient impact and financial performance. Candidates should bring strong trial knowledge and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Life sciences or related field required.
• 5+ years of prior relevant experience including >1 year project management experience or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of other related job areas.
• Knowledge of clinical trials and regulatory requirements (ICH GCP) for trial conduct.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including English.
• Strong problem solving and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and manage finances.

Responsibilities

• Participate in bid defense presentations in partnership with Business Development and may lead the presentation for smaller, less complex regional studies.
• May be responsible for delivery and management of smaller, less complex, regional studies.
• Develop integrated study management plans with the core project team.
• Accountable for the execution of clinical studies, or assigned portion of clinical studies, per contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost.
• Set objectives of the core project team and/or sub-team(s) according to contract and strategy.
• Collaborate with other functional groups to support milestone achievement and manage study issues.
• Monitor progress against contract and present project information to stakeholders.
• Manage risk and contingencies and drive problem solving.
• Ensure project quality and implement corrective actions as needed.
• May serve as primary contact for customers and manage relationships with key contacts.
• Build cross-functional teams and lead them to deliver milestones and resolve issues.
• Ensure the financial success of the project and forecast opportunities to accelerate revenue.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Organization

Prioritization

Attention to detail

IT skills

Collaboration

Cross-collaboration

Finances

IQVIA Core Competencies

Education

Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

IQVIA is seeking a Project Lead to drive delivery of clinical studies, ensuring quality, timelines and budget adherence across regional studies in collaboration with essential stakeholders.

The role emphasizes leadership, effective communication, and strategic use of IQVIA solutions to maximize patient impact and financial performance. Candidates should bring strong trial knowledge and cross-functional collaboration skills.