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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Manager, Project Services Mid/Large

Clinical Research OperationsPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeLivingston, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Life Sciences and/or a related field is preferred; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  • At least four years of experience in clinical trials, hospital-funded research, project management, or a laboratory environment.
  • Strong people management skills and the ability to develop and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Experience successfully leading large, global, and complex Phase I–IV clinical trials.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day direction to staff and manage the Client Delivery Team to achieve client and company goals and initiatives.
  • Support direct reports and drive continuous improvement in project-team processes and procedures.
  • Perform Project Manager or Set Up Project Manager duties when needed, for short- or long-term assignments.
  • Mentor and develop direct staff within the Customer Delivery Teams, including appraising performance, guiding professional development, rewarding, and disciplining employees as applicable.
  • Build a customer-service culture by ensuring rapid identification of issues and problems and timely communication of resolution outcomes to internal and external customers.
  • Ensure studies are planned and executed in accordance with FDA, ICH, and/or EMEA guidelines and that Good Clinical Practices are followed.
  • Report productivity and quality metrics to the Associate Director.
  • Participate in or lead external customer meetings with sales to drive new and repeat business.
  • As needed, administer study training to sites, CRAs, and sponsors and establish regular communication with sites to manage ongoing project expectations and issues.
  • Report team performance against contracts, client expectations, and project baselines to management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Direct line management experience.
  • Strong knowledge of Project Services processes, company laboratory processes, and/or equivalent working knowledge of central laboratory operations.

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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