Clinical Systems Strategy Lead

Old Mutual South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA seeks a Clinical Systems Specialist with strong data management capabilities to drive the documentation, implementation and maintenance of clinical systems and interfaces across sites in South Africa. The role focuses on SOP-aligned development, validation processes, and generating actionable reports for decision-making.

You will lead technical deployments, provide second-level support for systems like InnTrax, EDM, and SIP/IQVIA, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Life Sciences, or related field required.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, ideally within a clinical research environment.
• Strong experience working with clinical systems and data management processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support to Clinical Systems Specialists (CSS I & II) on system deployment and interface development.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and consultant to the business, ensuring system requirements are feasible and aligned with operational needs.
• Act as team lead for application enhancements or special projects when required.
• Develop, validate, and maintain ad-hoc queries in MS Access to meet business requirements.
• Maintain a centralized register of validated queries and generate reports and metrics to support business decision-making.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Independent working

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Access

T-SQL

VBA

MS-DOS

FTP

Job description

IQVIA seeks a Clinical Systems Specialist with strong data management capabilities to drive the documentation, implementation and maintenance of clinical systems and interfaces across sites in South Africa. The role focuses on SOP-aligned development, validation processes, and generating actionable reports for decision-making.

You will lead technical deployments, provide second-level support for systems like InnTrax, EDM, and SIP/IQVIA, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data