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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Director, Test Code Product & Lifecycle

Database AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience is required; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  • Twelve years of information technology experience are required.
  • Eight years of experience in database administration are required.
  • Experience applying database design approaches that account for existing and future needs, capacity, limitations, operating time, and desired results is required.
  • Experience evaluating database implementation approaches, backup strategies, and recovery strategies is required.
  • Knowledge of database administration activities, including denormalization, data archival schemes, sizing, data definition language, and database objects, is required.
  • Knowledge of referential integrity, security enforcement, and application optimization is required.
  • Ability to lead technical teams and provide management direction in a matrix-managed environment is required.
  • Ability to advise and guide staff on complex database analysis and design reviews is required.
  • Advanced problem-solving skills for complex database processing challenges are required.
  • Ability to evaluate technical options and recommend database design, implementation, backup, and recovery strategies is required.
  • A strong focus on operational reliability, performance optimization, and production support is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and management direction to database administration team members.
  • Manage resource allocations within a matrix-managed environment.
  • Lead, plan, and oversee database designs to solve complex database processing problems.
  • Perform complex database analysis and design tasks using advanced techniques.
  • Ensure databases meet operational standards and performance levels, including reliability, response time, and query execution time.
  • Prepare cost analyses and justifications for difficult database systems.
  • Serve as a senior consultant to staff by providing strategic technical advice and consultation on database analysis and design reviews.
  • Participate in the administration, monitoring, tuning, and support of databases in the production environment.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in clinical or regulated laboratory environments is helpful.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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