IQVIA Biotech - Global Site Activation, Senior Manager, Legal Council
About this opportunity
The Sr Manager, Global Site Activation, Legal Liaison is responsible for providing expert operational support and guidance for clinical trial contracting activities when IQVIA Biotech is a contracting party. This role serves as a key point of contact for contracting matters, ensuring efficient issue resolution, consistency in contract practices, and alignment with internal legal and organizational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Provide study-specific contracting support to Project Managers, SSUMs, Site Contract Negotiators, and Global Template Developers.
Act as the primary operational contact for complex contracting issues and facilitate timely resolution while escalating legal matters internally to Legal Department as appropriate. Note: this position is not an in-house legal in legal department
Advise stakeholders on approved contracting positions, templates, and IQVIA contracting policies.
Own and maintain the Global Site Contracts Library, including country-specific contract templates, guidance documents, and supporting materials.
Lead the development, validation, maintenance, translation coordination, version control, and continuous improvement of contract templates.
Ensure consistency with IQVIA Legal guidance and implement updated contracting practices across site contracting team.
Deliver training and ongoing support to Site Contracts teams on templates, contracting processes, governance, and escalation procedures.
Collaborate cross-functionally to drive standardization, operational excellence, and compliance in contracting activities.
Support the evolution of contracting processes and tools to meet changing business and country-specific requirements.
Experience:
Master’s degree in law and a minimum of 5 years’ demonstrable experience as a qualified lawyer, preferably in a Law firm or as an In-House Legal Counsel.
5 years’ relevant sponsor or clinical research organization (CRO) or with Pharma Clients, preferably in clinical site contracting
Preference, exposure to pharmaceutical and/or CRO environment
Strong negotiating and communication skills with ability to challenge
Ability to coordinate and collaborate across and within complex projects
Excellent legal, financial and/or technical writing skills
Thorough understanding of regulated clinical trial environment and knowledge of drug development process
Knowledge and ability to apply GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory guidelines
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.
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