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Job Title:Senior Programme manager

Location: Rome (hybrid)

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. With approximately 85,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries.

IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. In such way we support our clients enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients.

Are you ready to move Healthcare forward? Start your career at IQVIA!

To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.

Role, Responsibilities - Summary

Leads Client service and has overall responsibility for multiple Programmes and Projects to Clinical Centres and Patients, with a view of delivering the very best of IQVIA’s experience, expertise and capabilities..

The role is a concrete opportunity to shape one of the most exciting segments in Health Care and entails the following:

• P&L responsibility for at least 2-3 Programmes; optimise their profitability to meet or exceed budget.
• Assume joint leadership of Senior Client relationships.
• Provide Management reports relating to Programmes finances and performance.
• Ensure that staff and teams maintain effective communication and working relationships with all other departments.
• Design, delivery and management of innovative solutions, projects for Clients.
• Mobilise, manage, co-ordinate resources and internal functions dedicated to the execution of Programmes.
• Work with line managers to ensure that any study, staff or communication issues are accurately and promptly escalated and resolved.
• Ensure that staff work to the highest standard in compliance with current SOPs, relevant guidelines/policies and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that staff work according to the schedules and timetables established with the Client for the conduct and completion of the studies.
• Act as the main point of escalation and problem solver for Programme Management.

Successful Programme Managers have an opportunity to progress in their career within the company.

Candidate Profile - Summary

• 5-10 years of work experience, either in Services (consulting, project management) or in Industry
• Proven track record of successfully leading complex projects in large corporate settings, with accountability for P&L and results
• Excellent organisational, leadership, client relationship skills
• Outstanding analytics, problem solving
• Experience and passion for Health Care
• University or Master Degree
• Proficiency in English

Our offer to successful candidates - Summary

• A unique opportunity to shape one of the most exciting, fastest growing segments in Health Care
• Permanent, full time position
• Competitive salary, bonus
• Based in Rome, with frequent travel required, as our work entails presence at the Client site.

What we offer:

• Career Development opportunities: at IQVIA, the University of Healthcare, we are committed to hiring exceptional talent and helping employees reach their professional goals through Internal Job Opportunities, structured Performance Management and Enablement processes, Mentoring program, Diversity&Inclusion initiatives and much more!

• Flexibility: You have flexible working conditions, we trust our employees and we believe that we can perform our job also in a smart/agile way, but you can rely also on modern and sustainable offices all over the world, where you can meet other colleagues, collaborate, innovate and having also fun!

• Unparalleled opportunity to play an active role in helping create a healthier world. Our work is important. It's challenging. Improving human health requires passionate people, innovative in their approach with a collaborative mindset, motivated to grow alongside us! 

We are a diverse, global team that shares a passion for collaboration and solving complex problems. Together, we help customers drive healthcare forward. Join IQVIA and see where your skills can take you.

Applicants are kindly requested to submit their resumes in English.

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