[Hiring] Associate Decentralized Clinical Trial Lead / Decentralized Clinical Trial Lead @IQVIA

Role Description

Associate Decentralized Clinical Trial Study Lead (aDCTL) / Decentralized Clinical Trial Lead (DCTL) are an integral part of clinical trial delivery to improve patients’ lives and bring therapies to the market faster. The aDCTL / DCTL roles requires strong project management skills, customer and site facing engagement experience, creativity/innovation and the ability to thrive in a dynamic setting. The aDCTL / DCTL may oversee studies ranging from fully decentralized trials to hybrid studies which require liaising with traditional project delivery teams. Critical to the success of DCT is the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders including but not limited to technology & IT, mobile nursing, site support services, regulatory, site startup, etc. aDCTL / DCTL’s also follow established SOP and policies focused on project delivery, productivity and quality resulting in strong project financial performance and customer satisfaction.

• Accountable for the strategic development and delivery of DCT studies in line with agreed upon contracts while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery.
• Serve as DCT project oversight and/or contact with customers and own relationship with the project’s key customer contact(s).
• Set objectives and manage for the DCT project team according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach for operational delivery.
• Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to develop and/or support the preparation of integrated study management plans.
• Monitor progress against contract and prepare/present project information proactively to all stakeholders internally and externally.
• Supervise problem solving and resolution efforts to include management of risks, and manage contingencies and issues.
• Achieve project quality by identifying and proactively managing quality risks and issues.
• Take ownership, understand the budget and drive optimal project financial management from initial load to study closeout.
• Ensure the financial success of the project including optimal management and assignment of resources.
• Actively work on preserving DCT scope and forecast opportunities to accelerate activities.
• Identify changes in scope and manage change control process.
• Identify and communicate lessons learned and best practices to promote continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Life sciences or related field.
• Requires +4 years relevant clinical research experience plus around 3 years of experience in project management.
• Requires advanced knowledge of and experience implementing Project Management methodologies, ideally within the clinical research space.
• Broad knowledge of DCT (current challenges and opportunities to improve clinical trial delivery) and other related job areas.
• Knowledge of clinical trials and applicable clinical research regulatory requirements i.e. ICH GCP and relevant local laws.
• Technology Savvy – Affinity for learning and leveraging technology.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including good command of English language.
• Good understanding of project financials including experience managing financials (budget), contractual obligations and implications.

Company Description

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.