IQVIA Posted September 16, 2026

Site Activation Specialist/ Contract Negotiator

Durham, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

Job Overview

Under moderate supervision, executes the feasibility, site identification, regulatory, start-up, and maintenance activities in accordance with regulations, SOPs, and project requirements at the regional or country level.

Prepares and manages site documentation; reviews and negotiates site documents and contracts with sites and sponsors; maintains, reviews, and reports on site performance metrics; serves as the primary point of contact for investigative sites; tracks completion of appropriate documents for sites; ensures contracts are fully executed; and establishes project timelines. With moderate oversight and supervision, perform tasks at a country/region level associated with site activation activities in accordance with applicable local and/or international

regulations, standard operating procedures (SOPs), project requirements and contractual/budgetary guidelines. May also include maintenance activities.

Essential Functions

• With moderate oversight and supervision, perform feasibility, site activation and some maintenance activities in assigned studies for investigative sites, according to applicable regulations, SOPs and work instructions, working closely with the Site Activation Manager (SAM), Project Management team, and other departments as necessary. Review documents for completeness, consistency and accuracy, under guidance of senior staff.

• Prepare site documents, reviewing for completeness and accuracy.

• Inform team members of completion of regulatory, contractual, and other documents for individual sites.

• Distribute completed documents to sites and internal project team members.

• Update and maintain internal systems, databases, tracking tools, timelines and project plans with accurate and complete project specific information.

• Review, track and follow up the progress, approval and execution of required documents such as questionnaires, CDAs, regulatory/ethics approvals, Informed Consent Form (ICF) and Investigator Pack (IP) release documents. Requires advanced knowledge within a specific discipline typically gained through extensive work experience and/or education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Life sciences or a related field required and

• Other 1 - 3 years clinical research or other relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience required

• With 3 years of experience in a healthcare environment, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

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 $49,200.00 - $123,000.00. 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.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Durham, United States
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 1275 comparable Clinical Development roles across 107 biopharma companies.

1275Comparable roles tracked
1207Currently active
107Companies hiring similar roles
54Countries represented

Salary context

405 of 1275 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 $49,200/yr – $123,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Patient Safety, Medical Director · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $458,800 (median $208,800)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1275 comparable roles

United States653
India131
United Kingdom75
China57
Poland32
Japan29

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Seniority mix

903 of 1275 peers have a known seniority level

Manager250
Director219
Senior143
Associate Director112
Senior Director51
Principal42
Executive/VP32
Associate30
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc24

Therapeutic area mix

189 of 1275 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology106
Immunology29
Neuroscience21
Cardiovascular / CVRM8
Respiratory8
Dermatology & Aesthetics6
Ophthalmology5
Rare Disease3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Gastroenterology1

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