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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Program Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMississauga, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in healthcare, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is preferred.
  • Bilingualism in English and French is preferred.
  • Supervisory or management experience in a contact centre and/or pharmaceutical environment is preferred.
  • Experience with patient support programs and reimbursement navigation is preferred.
  • Experience working successfully in fast-paced environments with fluctuating service demand.
  • Experience with workforce scheduling and resource planning principles.
  • Technical aptitude with contact centre technologies, including interactive voice response functionality, call monitoring tools, and performance reporting.
  • Written and verbal English sufficient to perform the role's duties, including collaboration with teams and stakeholders across Canada and globally.
  • Written and verbal communication skills to influence internal and external stakeholders.
  • Interpersonal and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.
  • Analytical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to receive feedback constructively and adapt leadership approach accordingly.

Responsibilities

  • Lead face-to-face client kickoff meetings during the post-sale process, including project development and timeline definition.
  • Prepare and present program progress and market insight reports to clients and internal teams.
  • Proactively communicate and escalate risks to program goals.
  • Respond to customer concerns and questions.
  • Attend in-person client meetings on an ad hoc basis as needed.
  • Consult on program design and setup during pre-sales.
  • Own post-sale launch, management, and execution of sold solutions by developing and controlling deadlines and activities.
  • Establish and implement a program plan at startup, outlining steps from implementation through program maintenance.
  • Coordinate cross-project activities and adhere to internal procedures.
  • Identify scope creep.
  • Routinely monitor programs to ensure optimal performance and alignment with program deliverables and objectives.
  • Communicate daily with clients and stakeholders about program topics and actions.
  • Identify areas for improvement and develop new processes where applicable.
  • Provide clients weekly and monthly insights on program performance.
  • Conduct quarterly business reviews with clients.
  • Manage sales order activity through efficient tracking and timely fulfillment, including accurate revenue forecasting for deliveries.
  • Review program processes, pursue continuous improvement, and recommend efficiencies while ensuring compliance.
  • Manage a team of caseworkers supporting reimbursement navigation, bridging support, copay support, and general inquiries.
  • Perform quality assurance on caseworker calls and emails.
  • Coach and mentor the caseworker team, including conducting monthly one-on-one meetings with each caseworker.
  • Track and manage key performance indicators for telephone and email support and task management.
  • Ensure the caseworker team complies with standard operating procedures and program expectations.

Desired Qualifications

  • University degree in healthcare, life sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Bilingualism in English and French.
  • Supervisory or management experience in a contact centre and/or pharmaceutical environment.
  • Experience with patient support programs and reimbursement navigation.

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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