Sr. Manager, MedTech Clinical Operations

About the role

IQVIA MedTech is looking for an experienced clinical operations leader to manage a team of clinical staff supporting clinical studies, ensuring projects are well resourced and staff are trained and meet project objectives. The role also supports senior leadership on resourcing strategies and works with local clients.

Key responsibilities

• Manage staff according to organizational policies and regulations, including planning and directing work, assessing performance, guiding professional development, handling employee relations and disciplinary matters.
• Take part in hiring new employees and managers, including reviewing candidates and interviewing, and ensure new hires are onboarded and trained.
• Make sure staff have the right materials, system access and training, and oversee training plans, SOP reviews and training activities.
• Assign staff to clinical studies based on their experience and training, and allocate resources to clinical research projects.
• Review and evaluate staff work regularly, identify quality risks and issues and create corrective action plans.
• Ensure staff meet workload and quality metrics through regular review and reporting.
• Collaborate with other clinical teams and functional leaders on project challenges and customer service, and take part in quality or process improvement initiatives.
• May mentor junior managers, act as a client liaison for local sponsor affiliates, and mentor new peers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree; a degree in a scientific discipline or health care is preferred.
• Prior clinical trial experience, including in a management or leadership capacity, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Medical device clinical trial experience is highly preferred.
• Very good leadership skills.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements, including GCP and ICH guidelines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a good command of English.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and time-management skills, and the ability to work under pressure with competing priorities.

The potential base pay range for the role, when annualized, is $86,500 to $216,000, depending on qualifications, location and schedule. Additional compensation may include incentives, bonuses and benefits.