Director, Clinical Data Management - Home based Europe

IQVIA™ is the leading human data science company focused on helping healthcare clients find unparalleled insights and better solutions for patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness the power of healthcare data, domain expertise, transformative technology, and advanced analytics to drive healthcare forward.

Directs a large, global team of Data Team Leads (DTLs) responsible for Project Managing Data Management activities for a large, single-Sponsor, Functional Service Provider (FSP) relationship.  Works directly with the Sponsor to ensure their data management needs are being met.  Responsible for providing experienced, trained, therapeutically aligned resources to manage projects in 3 main therapeutic areas.  Overall responsibility for the financial health of projects, including appropriate time coding and team utilization, understanding the direct impact to the P&L of the FSP team.  Ensures compliance with regulations and training in both corporate and FSP processes and procedure.  Responsible for managing the performance of the DTL team and their direct managers.  May be asked to lead strategic initiatives either within or outside of the FSP working with other functional and Sponsor management to ensure clear documentation and implementation.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Directs a large, global team of Data Team Leads (DTLs) responsible for Project Managing Data Management activities for a large, single-Sponsor, Functional Service Provider (FSP) relationship.

Consolidate resource requirements and define staffing needs that ensure project objectives can be met while maximizing utilization, realization and minimizing costs.

• Responsible for overall project financial health including management of service orders, change orders and project financial review
• Set productivity, quality and strategic goals for team and report monthly progress toward those goals
• Monitor and manage utilization and productivity.
• Ensure performance of staff is regularly assessed and documented.
• Define staffing needs based on hard backlog and strategic plan for office.
• Define and implement department objectives consistent with broader office and regional objectives.
• Provide technical advice and solutions to solve problems and improve efficiency across functions, projects and customers.
• Monitor quality and efficiency across projects to identify trends and opportunities for improvements. Ensure sharing of learning across projects and departments.
• Participate in defining strategies for new processes and technology at either regional or global level.
• Ensure that staff is trained and compliant with current operating procedures and work instructions and project scope of work.
• Work with peers within office and regions to define and implement training strategies.
• Mentor staff members to develop Data Management, drug development and business expertise.
• Manage relationship with customer functional peers.
• Provide operational input into proposals for large programs and strategic partnerships. Provide input to costing algorithms and standard proposal text.
• Attend customer meetings and lead discussions of project requirements and strategic planning.
• Recommend placement of projects based on staffing levels and hard backlog, technology requirements and customer relationships.
• Ensure compliance of work with project’s scope of work.
• Actively assess and manage project realization.
• Ensure project milestones are met according to agreed upon timelines with high quality.
• May serve as a Data Management Customer Liaison for one or more customers.
• Manage staff in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance and guiding professional development; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing employee relations issues and resolving problems. Approve actions on human resources matters.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listedbelow are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience

Typically requires a minimum of 7 - 10 years of prior relevant experience.

Knowledge

Requires broad management knowledge to lead teams, and well as the ability to influences others outside of own job area

regarding policies, procedures, and goals.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Or educational equivalence, in clinical, biological or mathematical sciences, or related field, or nursing qualification with 12 years of experience including global drug development, and leading a data management function

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of Data Management processes and systems including new technologies
• Knowledge of fundamental business processes
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to delegate and monitor quality of outputs
• Outstanding negotiation, decision-making and problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated with the ability to be strategic
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients

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Making a positive impact on human health takes insight, curiosity, and intellectual courage. It takes brave minds, pushing the boundaries to transform healthcare. Regardless of your role, you will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve outcomes for patients.

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