(Sr.) Clinical Project Manager

IQVIA AG seeks a Senior Clinical Project Manager in Switzerland to lead clinical trial delivery, ensuring quality, compliance, and financial success while fostering strong client relationships.

This position serves as a pivotal member of the core project team, responsible for the end-to-end delivery of clinical studies. The role focuses on leveraging therapeutic expertise and IQVIA’s solutions to drive operational excellence, improve patient outcomes by accelerating drug market entry, and ensure strict adherence to contractual and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of clinical studies or specific segments thereof, optimizing speed, quality, and cost while ensuring compliance with standard processes.
• Develop integrated study management plans in collaboration with the core project team.
• Set clear objectives for the core team and sub-teams, assessing performance against agreed-upon strategies and contracts.
• Monitor project progress against contractual milestones and proactively report status to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage risks and contingencies, leading problem-solving efforts to resolve study issues and obstacles.
• Ensure project quality by identifying risks, addressing issues raised by team members, and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Collaborate with various functional groups within the company to support milestone achievement and manage study challenges.
• Serve as the primary or backup point of contact for the customer, owning key client relationships and coordinating with business development representatives.
• Build and lead cross-functional project teams, managing collaboration to support milestone achievement and issue resolution.
• Participate in bid defense presentations, potentially leading these for smaller, less complex regional studies.
• Ensure the financial success of the project by managing contractual obligations and implications.
• Manage smaller, less complex regional studies if assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, including more than 1 year in project management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of clinical trial conduct and the ability to apply regulatory requirements such as ICH GCP and local laws.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a good command of English.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to make decisions that clarify disparate information.
• Proven planning, time management, and prioritization skills, including the ability to organize resources and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to handle conflicting priorities and maintain attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated learning agility and a commitment to keeping skills current.
• Proficiency in software and computer skills, particularly MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients.
• Cultural awareness and the ability to work across geographies.
• Good understanding of project financials, including managing contractual obligations.
• Ability to work through others to deliver results, providing feedback and partnering cross-functionally.
• Demonstrated alignment with IQVIA competencies: Client Focus, Collaboration, Communication, Innovation, and Ownership.

Nice to have

• Broad knowledge of protocols and therapeutic areas.
• Understanding of the competitive environment and the ability to demonstrate value through IQVIA solutions.

About the company

IQVIA AG is a global leader in clinical trial delivery, focused on improving patients' lives by bringing new drugs to market faster. The company emphasizes operational excellence, strategic leadership, and strong financial performance, driven by a culture of client focus, collaboration, communication, innovation, and ownership.

• Client Focus
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Innovation
• Ownership