IQVIA Posted October 16, 2026

CRA 2, Single-Sponsor Dedicated

Amsterdam, Netherlands Full time
Notify me about similar jobs

IQVIA is the source of truth for this posting and owns the application process. We surface normalized context and market comparison you won't find on the original listing.

About this opportunity

For candidates able to start before December 2026, a discretionary sign‑on bonus of up to 4,300 EUR may be offered, with the final amount confirmed at offer stage, subject to role level and relevant experience.

Why Join Clinical Functional Service Partnerships (CFSP)?

At IQVIA, our Clinical Functional Service Partnership (CFSP) model gives you the best of both worlds: the variety and sponsor-level exposure of working as an embedded member of a leading pharmaceutical or biotechnology team, backed by the stability, global infrastructure, and career support of IQVIA. You'll develop deep, specialist expertise on a dedicated program, with the flexibility to expand across sponsors and therapeutic areas as your career progresses - and the security of a long-term IQVIA career even as individual programs evolve.

Through our long-standing partnerships with the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, you'll contribute to clinical research programs that bring innovative treatments to patients worldwide, working across all phases of development and a broad range of therapeutic areas, within a culture that supports flexibility, continuous learning, and wellbeing.

Please note: for this role you must be based in the Netherlands.

Build Your Future with IQVIA

At IQVIA, you'll apply your clinical research expertise to drive meaningful outcomes for patients and sponsors around the world. As a Clinical Research Associate, you'll work across innovative studies and therapeutic areas, build your reputation with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners, and grow your skills through structured training, mentorship, and genuine global career pathways. If you're ready to take ownership of site relationships, sharpen your expertise, and help bring life-changing treatments to patients worldwide, we'd love to hear from you.

Role details:

Working in partnership with a single sponsor

Typically allocated to 1-2 clinical trial protocols, which may include studies in Oncology, Neurology, Immunology and/or Diabetes

Responsible for approximately 10 investigational sites

Conducting on-site visits approximately 8 days per month, depending on study and sponsor requirements

Supported by a dedicated IQVIA Line Manager throughout your employment

Excellent work-life balance through a structured sponsor-dedicated model

Reduced travel requirements (approximately 40%) through the sponsor's Fit for Purpose Monitoring approach, which incorporates remote monitoring activities and reduces the need for frequent on-site visits.

Key responsibilities

Conduct site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits in accordance with study protocols, GCP, ICH guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Ensure investigational sites maintain high standards of patient safety, data integrity, protocol compliance, and study quality.

Build and maintain effective relationships with investigators and site personnel, providing ongoing guidance, training, and support throughout the study lifecycle.

Monitor study progress, including regulatory documentation, patient recruitment and enrollment, data query resolution, and site performance metrics.

Collaborate with sites to implement and optimize patient recruitment and retention strategies to support study timelines.

Maintain accurate, complete, and inspection-ready study documentation, including Investigator Site Files (ISF), Trial Master Files (TMF), monitoring reports, and follow-up communications.

Identify, assess, and appropriately escalate study risks, site issues, and quality concerns while driving timely resolution.

Partner closely with cross-functional study teams to support successful study execution and delivery of project objectives.

Mentor and support junior clinical team members through coaching, training, and co-monitoring activities, as applicable.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support study start-up, maintenance, close-out, and site financial activities as required.

What you’ll bring

Bachelor´s degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

1,5 years on-site monitoring experience of clinical trials within a CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare environment.

Strong knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Preferrable experience in a sponsor-dedicated or cFSP environment.

Knowledge of patient recruitment and study start-up activities is preferred.

Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Fluent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch (minimum C1 level), along with a strong command of English. 

Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.

Willingness to travel within the assigned region (typically 40%, depending on study needs and sponsor requirements).

A valid Class B driver's license.

What we offer

IQVIA provides a car (with private use) or a mobility allowance, fuel, insurance, maintenance, plus essential work equipment (laptop, and iPhone)

Strong focus on professional growth, with access to learning and development resources, training programs, and opportunities to continuously build clinical and leadership expertise

Home office setup support and an annual wellness reimbursement for sport and wellbeing activities

Leave policy, including annual vacation days and additional year-end leave options

Comprehensive benefits package including pension plan, multiple insurance coverages, and optional partial reimbursement of supplementary health insurance, plus social and wellbeing activities.

Build Your Future with IQVIA

As a CRA 2 at IQVIA, you'll apply your clinical research expertise to drive meaningful outcomes for patients and sponsors around the world. You'll work on innovative studies across a variety of therapeutic areas, collaborate with industry-leading professionals, and take on increasingly strategic responsibilities throughout the clinical trial lifecycle. With continuous professional development, global career opportunities, and a culture that values expertise and innovation, IQVIA provides the platform to elevate your career and make a lasting impact on healthcare.

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
Not listed
Function
Clinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 265 comparable Clinical Research roles across 22 biopharma companies.

265Comparable roles tracked
255Currently active
22Companies hiring similar roles
45Countries represented

Salary context

54 of 265 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Research Nurse · AbbVie $27/hr – $48/hr (≈ $56,160–$99,840/yr)
Peer group range $78,000 – $367,450 (median $136,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 265 comparable roles

United States67
China31
United Kingdom21
Canada12
Australia11
Spain9

+ 39 more countries

Seniority mix

203 of 265 peers have a known seniority level

Associate97
Senior53
Manager36
Principal6
Director5
Executive/VP2
Senior Director2
Associate Director1
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1

Therapeutic area mix

20 of 265 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology15
Neuroscience4
Immunology1

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

40%similar
IQVIA Amsterdam, Netherlands Senior
Same function Same country
40%similar
IQVIA Amsterdam, Netherlands Associate
Same function Same country
40%similar
IQVIA Amsterdam, Netherlands Associate
Same function Same country
40%similar
IQVIA Amsterdam, Netherlands Associate
Same function Same country
40%similar
IQVIA Amsterdam, Netherlands Senior
Same function Same country
40%similar
IQVIA Amsterdam, Netherlands Senior
Same function Same country

Notify me about similar jobs

Get an email when we spot other openings like this one – same job function, comparable seniority, roles you'd actually want to see.

How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

40%
Senior Clinical Research Associate - Sponsor Dedicated
IQVIA · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Senior
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
40%
Clinical Research Associate I - Sponsor dedicated - Netherlands - Home based (m/w/d)
IQVIA · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Associate
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
(Sr.) Manager-Country Study Management
Lilly · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
25%
Sr. Clinical Research Lead
Roche · Beijing, Beijing, China's Mainland · Senior
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.