Associate Director, LNS Alliance Management

We are seeking an Associate Director, LNS Alliance Management to join IQVIA Laboratories at Durham, NC.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

Job Summary:

Lead the Alliance Management team responsible for building and managing strategic partnerships across the Vendor Lab Network. You will strengthen service delivery, drive continuous improvement, and help develop laboratory solutions that meet evolving study and customer needs.

What You'll Be Doing:

Lead and support Alliance Managers in building and maintaining effective relationships with Vendor Labs

Establish and formalize strategic partnerships with Vendor Labs

Develop and implement process improvements for Alliance Management activities

Support business development efforts by presenting Vendor Lab capabilities to clients and maintaining capability documentation

Capture customer needs, monitor industry and service trends, and recommend opportunities to develop or enhance Alliance Management offerings

Partner with study and operational teams to support the delivery of Vendor Lab services across clinical studies

Collaborate with LNS leadership to maintain continuity and quality in Vendor Lab service delivery

What We Are Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field

A minimum of 5–7 years of experience in Central Lab management is required

Experience developing new services and products, onboarding vendors, creating new processes, and building business cases

Experience reviewing and interpreting clinical trial protocols to recommend laboratory solutions, identify service-delivery risks and opportunities, and propose laboratory-related improvements is preferred

Experience managing vendors is preferred

Experience working for a laboratory services company or clinical trial services company is preferred

Other Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed for This Role:

Strong project management and planning skills, including the ability to coordinate complex activities across multiple stakeholders

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present laboratory capabilities clearly to clients and internal partners

Strong interpersonal and relationship-management skills for developing productive Vendor Lab partnerships

Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve existing processes

Ability to collaborate across commercial, science, laboratory operations, project services, logistics, and clinical trial materials functions

What We Offer You:

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees' physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you're looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at  https://jobs.iqvia.com

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IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $96,600.00 - $224,200.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.