IQVIA Posted September 15, 2026

Clinical Project Manager - IQVIA Biotech - Oncology

Centurion, South Africa Full time
Clinical Development Oncology Manager
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About this opportunity

Project Leads are an integral part of clinical trial delivery, liaising with clinical teams to improve patients’ lives by bringing new drugs to the market faster. The Project Lead is an essential member of the core project team responsible for project delivery of clinical studies to meet contractual requirements in accordance with SOPs, policies and practices. Clinical Project Management is focused on project delivery, productivity and quality resulting in strong financial performance and customer satisfaction. Clinical Project leads can run their own studies. The Project Lead focus is on leveraging therapeutic expertise and IQVIA’s suite of solutions to drive operational excellence and strategic leadership with our customers

Essential Functions

• Participate in bid defense presentations in partnership with Business Development and may lead the presentation for smaller, less complex regional studies.

• May be responsible for delivery and management of smaller, less complex, regional studies.

• Develop integrated study management plans with the core project team.

• Accountable for the execution of clinical studies, or assigned portion of clinical studies, per contract while optimizing speed, quality and cost of delivery and ensuring consistent use of study tools and training materials and compliance with standard processes, policies and procedures.

• Set objectives of the core project team and/or sub-team(s) according to agreed upon contract, strategy and approach, effectively communicate and assess performance.

• Collaborate with other functional groups within the company where necessary to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.

• Monitor progress against contract and prepare/present project and/or sub-team information proactively to stakeholders internally and externally.

• Manage risk (positive and negative) and contingencies proactively and lead problem solving and resolution efforts.

• Achieve project quality by identifying quality risks and issues, responding to issues raised by project team and/or sub-team members and planning/implementing appropriate corrective and preventative action plans.

• May serve as primary or backup project contact with customer and would then own the relationship with the project’s key customer contacts, as well as communicate/collaborate with IQVIA business development representatives, as necessary.;

• Build the cross-functional project team and lead their efforts; responsible for managing cross-collaboration of the core team and for overall project delivery to support milestone achievement and to manage study issues and obstacles.;

• Ensure the financial success of the project.

• Forecast and identify opportunities to accelerate activities to bring revenue forward.

• Identify changes in scope and manage change control process as necessary.

• Identify lessons learned and implement best practices.

• May be assigned as the primary contact for vendors leading project vendor management and vendor management related activities as per project requirements.;

• Adopt corporate initiatives and changes and serve as a change advocate when necessary.

• Provide input to line managers of their project team members’ performance relative to project tasks.

• Support staff development and mentor less experienced project team members on assigned projects to support their professional development.;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or related field

• 5 years of prior relevant experience including > 1 years project management experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Advanced knowledge of job area, and broad knowledge of other related job areas, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

• Knowledge of clinical trials - Knowledge of clinical trial conduct, and skill in applying applicable clinical research regulatory requirements i.e. ICH GCP and relevant local laws, regulations and guidelines, towards clinical trial conduct.

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

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.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Centurion, South Africa
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 418 comparable Manager Clinical Development roles across 65 biopharma companies.

418Comparable roles tracked
395Currently active
65Companies hiring similar roles
38Countries represented

Salary context

134 of 418 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate, Clinical Data Systems · AbbVie $58,656/yr – $103,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Clinical Development · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $210,375/yr – $272,250/yr
Peer group range $81,078 – $241,313 (median $180,500)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 418 comparable roles

United States194
India54
United Kingdom26
China20
Japan13
Poland11

+ 32 more countries

Seniority mix

418 of 418 peers have a known seniority level

Manager255
Associate Director114
Associate49

Therapeutic area mix

34 of 418 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology18
Immunology7
Ophthalmology2
Neuroscience2
Cardiovascular / CVRM2
Respiratory2
Dermatology & Aesthetics1

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