Data Team Lead/Senior Data Team Lead (Remote) in Essex, United Kingdom

IQVIA™ is the leading human data science company focused on helping healthcare clients find unparalleled insights and better solutions for patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness the power of healthcare data, domain expertise, transformative technology, and advanced analytics to drive healthcare forward.

Purpose of roles

You’ll be responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of data management services for single/multi-service projects, ensuring quality deliverables on time and within budget, to customer satisfaction. Provide comprehensive data management expertise to Clinical Data Management (CDM) team to provide high quality data management products that meet customer needs. Direct the team in areas of project planning, execution and close-out, financial management, communications and milestone deliverables.

Data Team Lead

• Provide leadership and vision to the team

• Manage and deliver several large scale, high complexity/non-standard aspect studies across a range of customers/sponsors and Therapeutic areas

• Manage customers/sponsors at both Study and Programme Level

• Manage delivery of areas requiring specific expertise (e.g Process, Finance)

Client Management:

• Serve as primary point of contact for customer on data management deliverables

• Provide project management expertise working with customer data managers, key decision makers and internal team members to manage continuous process improvements, issue escalation, workload projections, and provide technical expertise

• Provide input for and perform direct negotiations with customer, e.g., timelines, financial, process, resources

• Maintain strong customer relationships

• Ensure open communications with customer and Quintiles management to manage and meet contractual obligations

Service Management:

• Meet with Data Operations Coordinator (DOC) and/or Data Operations team members on a regular basis to ensure milestones meet timelines and quality deliverables

• Establish strong communications with Data Operations team, functional leads, project managers and all other stake holders

• Support DM service delivery with comprehensive DM process and technical expertise in executing projects

• Serve as the escalation point for unresolved data issues; work with client data managers, vendors, internal team members for resolution

• Work with functional manager(s) to ensure appropriate resources are assigned to meet project deliverables

• Create and/or review and sign-off on all data management plan (DMP) documents

• Implement proactive quality management plan/s. Identify any service and quality issues with agreed upon specifications per the DMP and contract/SOW and work with functional manager(s) to resolve

• Track service performance and provide leadership to identify root causes of issues and implement remedial actions

• Maintain internal tracking databases and systems

• Must be willing to travel

Data Team Lead – Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree, or educational equivalent, in health, clinical, biological or mathematical sciences, or related field

• A minimum of 5 years direct Data Management experience, including 3 or more years as a CDM project lead; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience

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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