Clinical Project Management Director – IQVIA

Director, Clinical Project Management is the senior clinical delivery leadership role IQVIA is hiring for in Hong Kong (Job ID R1565543) with additional locations including Shanghai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore & Taiwan. The position is full time and hybrid, and it centres on leading the end-to-end delivery of complex global oncology clinical studies and programmes while protecting quality, timelines and financial performance. If you have run multi-regional trials and want to lead them for the world’s largest clinical research organisation, this listing is worth a close look.

Role Overview

IQVIA’s clinical project management directors direct and manage the teams responsible for clinical delivery of complex, global, full-service, multi-regional studies and programmes. The role carries strategic decision-making responsibility for the project or programme, acting as the main accountable leader between the sponsor, the functional teams and IQVIA’s executive leadership.

In oncology, that means steering studies through demanding recruitment environments, complex protocols and fast-moving regulatory expectations, while keeping sponsor relationships strong. Based in Kuala Lumpur, you would sit in one of IQVIA’s key Asia-Pacific hubs and work with colleagues across time zones.

Key Responsibilities

1. Understand the project strategy and operationalise the agreed approach with the core project team.
2. Oversee development of integrated study management plans, covering scope, timelines, risk, communications and quality.
3. Own management and delivery of large or complex studies or programmes of studies, and where needed portfolio management for one customer or therapeutic area.
4. Serve as the primary sponsor contact and build long-term relationships with the customer’s key decision makers.
5. Ensure the financial success of projects, programmes and portfolios, including budget management, forecasting, change control and optimal resource assignment.
6. Supervise problem solving and resolution, including management of risks, contingencies and issues.
7. Drive quality by identifying quality risks early and approving corrective and preventive action plans.
8. Coach and mentor project managers and provide input to line managers on team members’ performance.
9. Support bid defence, proposal development and business growth with existing customers.

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Qualifications and Experience

Required

1. Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a related field.
2. Around 12 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 8 years in project management or a comparable functional leadership role (based on parallel IQVIA requisitions).
3. Strong knowledge of clinical trial conduct and the application of ICH GCP and local regulations.
4. Good understanding of project financials, including contractual obligations and their implications.
5. Proven record of leading global or multi-regional programmes across trial phases.

Preferred

1. Oncology therapeutic knowledge, including broad protocol experience.
2. Professional project management certification such as PMP.
3. Experience in bid defence, budgeting and portfolio oversight.
4. Understanding of the competitive environment and how to communicate the value of IQVIA’s solutions.