Senior Data Team Lead - Clinical Data Management

About the role

IQVIA is looking for a Senior Data Team Lead in Mexico City to independently manage end-to-end delivery of data management services for single or multi-service projects, delivering quality results on time and within budget. The role provides leadership and vision to the Clinical Data Management (CDM) team in project planning, execution, close-out, financial management, communications and milestone deliverables, and may include the roles of Data Team Lead, Program Lead, Customer Site Manager or CDM Subject Matter Expert.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for the customer on data management deliverables and lead negotiations on timelines, finances, processes and resources
• Manage multiple large studies or programs of studies, possibly global, and support Data Team Leads on them
• Create and sign off on data management plans, implement quality management plans and act as escalation point for unresolved data issues
• Train and mentor junior team members, coordinate their work and act as SME in a specific CDM task or technology
• Support financial management: review SOW and budgets, track change orders, take part in monthly financial reviews, and act as project manager for single-service projects including invoicing
• Support the RFP process, including reviewing documents, pricing and bid defense
• Lead focus teams, share lessons learned, present at workshops and conferences, and contribute to improving processes and tools

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in health, clinical, biological, mathematical sciences or a related field, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• 7 years of direct data management experience, including 5+ years as a CDM project lead
• Proven experience managing delivery of multiple global trials through the full data management life cycle (trials of at least 1,000 patients)
• Experience handling complex customer negotiations and bid defense meetings independently
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and relevant regulatory guidelines, and of the clinical drug development process

Required skills

• Expert data management skills and advanced knowledge of the data management process (therapeutic area, SAE reconciliation, external vendor reconciliation, local laboratory data, new technologies)
• Medical terminology, pharmacology, anatomy and/or physiology
• Ability to apply operating procedures and work instructions in practice