Project Leads are an integral part of clinical trial delivery, liaising with clinical teams to improve patients’ lives by bringing new drugs to the market faster. The Project Lead is an essential member of the core project team responsible for project delivery of clinical studies to meet contractual requirements in accordance with SOPs, policies and practices. Clinical Project Management is focused on project delivery, productivity and quality resulting in strong financial performance and customer satisfaction. Clinical Project leads can run their own studies. The Project Lead focus is on leveraging therapeutic expertise and IQVIA’s suite of solutions to drive operational excellence and strategic leadership with our customers.
Essential Functions
Participate in bid defense presentations in partnership with Business Development and may lead the presentation for smaller, less complex regional studies.
May be responsible for delivery and management of smaller, less complex, regional studies.
Develop integrated study management plans with the core project team.
Accountable for the execution of clinical studies, or assigned portion of clinical studies, per contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery and ensuring consistent use of study tools and training materials and compliance with standard processes, policies and procedures.
Set objectives of the core project team and/or sub-team(s) according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach, effectively communicate and assess performance.
Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.
Monitor progress against contract and prepare/present project and/or sub-team information proactively to stakeholders internally and externally.
Manage risk (positive and negative) and contingencies proactively and lead problem solving and resolution efforts.
Achieve project quality by identifying quality risks and issues, responding to issues raised by project team and/or sub-team members and planning/implementing appropriate corrective and preventative action plans.
May serve as primary or backup project contact with customer and would then own the relationship with the project’s key customer contacts, as well as communicate/collaborate with IQVIA business development representatives, as necessary.
Build the cross-functional project team and lead their efforts; responsible for managing cross-collaboration of the core team and for overall project delivery to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.
Ensure the financial success of the project.
Forecast and identify opportunities to accelerate activities to bring revenue forward.
Identify changes in scope and manage change control process as necessary.
Identify lessons learned and implement best practices.
May be assigned as the primary contact for vendors leading project vendor management and vendor management related activities as per project requirements.
Adopt corporate initiatives and changes and serve as a change advocate when necessary.
Provide input to line managers of their project team members’ performance relative to project tasks.
Support staff development and mentor less experienced project team members on assigned projects to support their professional development.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or related field.
At least 6 years’ experience in clinical research (2 years in project management), preferably in the Pharmaceutical/CRO industry.
Experience of project management for international clinical trial phase 2 to 3 will be an advantage.
Highly developed project management and team leadership capability, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Structured mindset, good scientific, medical and analytical thinking.
Communication - Strong written and verbal communication skills including good command of English language. Strong presentation skills.
Problem solving - Strong problem solving skills.
Leadership - Ability to work through others to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics, monitoring/managing performance and providing feedback, experience productively partnering cross functionally and with customers to advance work effectively and efficiently.
Leadership - Ability to make decisions, bringing clarity to disparate information to inform actions and drive results.
Organisation - Planning, time management and prioritization skills. Ability to organize resources needed to accomplish tasks, set objectives and provide clear direction to others, experience planning activities in advance and taking account of possible changing circumstances.
Prioritisation - Ability to handle conflicting priorities.
Quality - Attention to detail and accuracy in work. Results-oriented approach to work towards delivery and output.
Quality - Demonstrated learning agility and openness to learning and keeping own knowledge and skill set current and evolving.
IT skills - Good software and computer skills, including MS Office applications including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Collaboration - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients. Strong customer service skills.
Cross-collaboration - Ability to work across geographies displaying high awareness and understanding of cultural differences.
Finances - Good understanding of project financials including experience managing, contractual obligations and implications.
IQVIA Core Competencies - Ability to demonstrate all IQVIA competencies (Client Focus, Collaboration, Communication, innovation, Ownership).
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
