Centurion, South Africa | Full time | Hybrid | R1575254
Make an impact where strategy meets execution
At IQVIA, Patient & Site Centric Solutions (PSCS) brings together capabilities focused on improving the experience and outcomes of patients, sites and customers across clinical development.
We are looking for an experienced Strategic Project Manager who combines strong project management expertise with a solid understanding of the clinical research and life sciences industry.
In this highly visible role, you will lead and support complex AI and strategic initiatives across PSCS and our broader site businesses. You will work with stakeholders across functions and geographies, bringing structure to complex priorities and helping translate strategy into clear plans, coordinated execution and measurable outcomes. The scope will include projects across the wider PSCS organization and site businesses.
What you’ll do
Lead complex strategic initiatives
- Define and validate project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and measures of success.
- Support the development and management of the PSCS AI strategy and how that translates in to key projects and priorities.
- Build clear project plans and governance structures to support successful execution.
- Drive complex, cross-functional projects from planning through delivery, maintaining momentum, visibility and accountability.
- Manage project scope, timelines, resources and costs while navigating changing business priorities.
Connect people, priorities and outcomes
- Establish strong relationships with stakeholders across functions and business areas.
- Create alignment around project objectives, responsibilities, dependencies and expected outcomes.
- Coordinate multiple workstreams and stakeholders, ensuring teams remain connected and focused on agreed priorities.
- Communicate progress, risks, decisions and dependencies clearly to senior stakeholders.
Manage complexity and risk
- Proactively identify risks and potential barriers to delivery and develop effective mitigation plans.
- Manage competing priorities and interdependencies across complex initiatives.
- Apply structured project management methodologies and operational-effectiveness principles to business challenges.
- Help teams establish practical ways of working that support successful project delivery.
Support change and continuous improvement
- Assess how strategic initiatives will affect teams, processes and ways of working.
- Build awareness and support for change across the organization.
- Contribute to training, communication and adoption activities where appropriate.
- Evaluate project outcomes against agreed success measures.
- Identify opportunities to improve or redesign processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
What we’re looking for
You are an experienced project or program management professional who understands the complexity of working within the clinical research and life sciences environment.
You combine disciplined project management with strong business judgment, and you are comfortable working across functions and influencing stakeholders in a complex matrix organization.
You will bring:
- Significant project, program or PMO experience within a CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research or closely related life sciences organization.
- Strong understanding of the clinical research/life sciences environment and the ability to quickly understand business and operational challenges within this space.
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional strategic projects.
- Strong project planning, governance, risk management and execution capabilities.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple priorities, workstreams and dependencies.
- Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, including the ability to drive progress without direct authority.
- Experience supporting organizational change, operational effectiveness or process improvement.
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.
Particularly valuable:
- Experience working within a PMO, strategic transformation or operational effectiveness function.
- Knowledge of Lean or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
- Advanced project management education, training or certification.
- Experience delivering strategic initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to work on strategic initiatives that reach across PSCS and our broader site businesses rather than focusing on one narrow project area. The role offers exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, business challenges and strategic priorities. That breadth of scope was specifically highlighted during the intake as one of the attractive elements of the opportunity.
You’ll have the opportunity to use your clinical research industry knowledge alongside your project management expertise to help turn important business priorities into structured, measurable delivery.
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.
Where you'll work
Hybrid
You’ll split your time between home and the office, giving you the flexibility to focus where you work best while still building strong in-person connections with your team. This model combines the autonomy of remote work with the collaboration, energy and resources of an office environment.
Culture
Culture at IQVIA is built on a shared belief: that when people are empowered with better data, smarter technology and deeper expertise, they can change what’s possible for patients. Across every team and every corner of the globe, you’ll find colleagues who genuinely care — about the mission and about each other. That’s what makes this a place where people tend to stay, grow and do the best work of their careers.
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