Are you an experienced leader with a passion for delivering complex multi-country commercial, medical, and service improvement projects in the pharmaceutical industry? Do you have excellent strategic planning, communication, and people management skills? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our newly created International Project Director role at IQVIA.
As an International Project Director, you will join our established IPD team and be responsible for setting up, leading and strategically directing multi-service projects for IQVIA’s clients across Europe and beyond. You will be the primary point of contact with the client and managing international teams. You will also work closely with senior customer contacts and IQVIA executives to ensure project alignment, governance and delivery.
Job Responsibilities
Manage projects with duration of 1 – 5 years, with a team of between 10 – 100 and with 2 – 10 country involvement and $5 – 50m annual service revenue value
Direct the hiring and selection process for international project staff by conducting candidate review and participating in the interviewing process
Translate client strategy into operational delivery against agreed KPIs
Manage staff and managers, planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance and guiding professional development; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing employee relations issues and resolving problems
Manage the financial performance of multiple varied projects
Manage local and international project managers and work alongside the International project administrator team to ensure gold standard service delivery and adherence to the project plan
Liaise closely with senior European-level customer contacts on a day-to-day basis to ensure project is aligned to customer objectives
Chair project governance steering committee with participation by C-suite customer contacts and senior IQVIA executives
Provide proactive guidance to customers around ways to optimize their objectives and drive efficiencies
Align with local country operations and other International Project Directors to ensure the dissemination of best practice in project management
Qualifications and Experience
Significant experience in strategic planning, leading and managing multi-country teams such as commercial, medical affairs or non-promotional customer facing personnel within the pharmaceutical industry
Fluent in English and local language, both written and spoken
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field
Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management tools
Willingness to travel as required
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IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
IQVIA is a world leader in using data, technology, advanced analytics, and expertise to help customers drive healthcare – and human health – forward. Together with the companies we serve, we are enabling a more modern, more effective and more efficient healthcare system, and creating breakthrough solutions that transform business and patient outcomes.
To get there, it takes diverse skills and a curiosity to explore new possibilities. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA, including our colleagues at Q² Solutions, contributes to our shared goal of improving human health. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.
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