Senior Clinical Project Manager (Oncology)

About the role

IQVIA Biotech partners exclusively with biotech and emerging biopharma companies to support clinical development across all phases and therapeutic areas. It is recruiting a CPM/Senior Clinical Project Manager with a strong background in oncology trials. The role focuses on project delivery, productivity and quality, and project leads can run their own studies.

Key responsibilities

• Execute clinical studies or assigned portions of them, optimising speed, quality and cost, and ensuring compliance with standard processes, policies and procedures.
• Set objectives for the core project team, communicate and assess performance, and develop integrated study management plans.
• Take part in bid defense presentations and may lead them for smaller, less complex regional studies, or deliver and manage such studies.
• Monitor progress against the contract, manage risk and contingencies, and lead problem solving.
• Identify quality risks and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Serve as primary or backup project contact with the customer, own the relationship with key customer contacts and forecast opportunities to accelerate revenue.
• Manage change control, ensure the financial success of the project, and give input on team member performance.
• Mentor less experienced team members and build the cross-functional project team.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or a related field.
• 5 years of prior relevant experience, including more than 1 year of project management experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Knowledge of clinical trial conduct and applicable regulatory requirements such as ICH GCP and local laws and guidelines.
• Good understanding of project financials, contractual obligations and the competitive environment.
• Very good command of English and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Broad protocol knowledge; therapeutic area knowledge in cardiovascular-metabolic, renal or obesity is an advantage.
• Planning, time management, prioritisation and resource organisation.
• Ability to work across geographies and understand cultural differences.
• Good software and computer skills.