Global Clinical Project Lead — Study Delivery

Smart4 Cloud Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Clinical Project Manager - Global Study Leadership based in Centurion, South Africa. You will lead regional and global clinical studies, partnering with sponsors and cross‑functional teams to ensure timelines, quality and patient impact.

You will work within Global Study Leadership to deliver diverse trials across oncology, rare disease, CNS, cardiovascular and more, while developing leadership skills and leveraging data-driven insights to accelerate growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or a related scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of clinical research experience, including project management within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment.
• Experience leading clinical studies, study workstreams, or cross-functional project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of regional and global clinical studies or assigned study workstreams from start-up through close-out.
• Build strong relationships with sponsors, serving as a primary project contact and ensuring an exceptional customer experience.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and study objectives.
• Develop and execute study management plans to support successful study delivery.
• Manage study timelines, budgets, quality, risks and operational performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive proactive issue resolution, risk mitigation and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Support financial oversight, forecasting, change control and vendor management activities where applicable.
• Ensure studies are delivered in compliance with ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, SOPs and contractual commitments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through lessons learned and best-practice sharing.

Skills

Clinical project management

Cross-functional teamwork

ICH-GCP knowledge

Budgeting & forecasting

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

Job description

IQVIA is seeking a Clinical Project Manager - Global Study Leadership based in Centurion, South Africa. You will lead regional and global clinical studies, partnering with sponsors and cross‑functional teams to ensure timelines, quality and patient impact.

You will work within Global Study Leadership to deliver diverse trials across oncology, rare disease, CNS, cardiovascular and more, while developing leadership skills and leveraging data-driven insights to accelerate growth.