{"id":1144475,"url":"https://alion.io/job/iqvia-line-manager-for-clinical-project-manager","title":"Line Manager for Clinical Project Manager","company":{"id":4918,"name":"IQVIA","domain":"iqvia.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/iqvia","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":83,"open_postings":441,"ghost_share":0.002,"stale_share":0.878,"repost_share":0.011,"time_to_fill_p50_days":16,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Belgrade, Serbia","Budapest, Hungary","Barcelona, Spain","Berlin, Germany","Sofia, Bulgaria","Milan, Italy","Madrid, Spain","Lisbon, Portugal","Brussels, Belgium","Bratislava, Slovakia","Athens, Greece","Prague, Czech Republic","Paris, France","United Kingdom","South Africa","Romania"],"countries":["RS","HU","ES","DE","BG","IT","PT","BE","SK","GR","CZ","FR","GB","ZA","RO"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":79000,"max_usd":152000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":24},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T14:13:34Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T18:11:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"About the role\nAre you an experienced Clinical Project Manager who enjoys developing others, building strong teams, and helping colleagues succeed?\nWe are looking for a CPM Line Manager to join our cFSP team and provide leadership, coaching, and functional oversight to an assigned group of Clinical Project Managers.\nThis opportunity could suit an established people manager, but previous formal line management experience is not essential for the right candidate. We are also keen to hear from high-performing Senior or Lead Clinical Project Managers who have demonstrated leadership through mentoring, coaching, study team oversight, stakeholder management, or similar responsibilities and are ready to take the next step in their career.\nThe successful candidate will combine a strong clinical project management background with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, a collaborative leadership style, and a genuine passion for developing people.\nExperience leading global clinical studies within a sponsor-dedicated/FSP model, CRO, or large pharmaceutical environment will be particularly relevant to this opportunity.\nWhat you will be doing\nAs a CPM Line Manager, you will provide dedicated line management, leadership, coaching, and functional oversight to an assigned team of Clinical Project Managers within the cFSP model.\nYour responsibilities will include:\nConducting regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports, providing coaching, performance feedback, career development support, and oversight of project responsibilities.\nSetting clear performance expectations and objectives and supporting ongoing performance management.\nCoaching and mentoring team members to support their professional growth, leadership development, and longer-term career progression.\nLeading the onboarding, training, and integration of newly hired CPMs into the cFSP model.\nCompleting and reviewing competency assessments and individual development plans with direct reports.\nMonitoring team performance, engagement, workload, training completion, and development needs.\nSupporting employee engagement initiatives and contributing to action planning based on employee feedback.\nEnsuring CPMs understand their responsibilities within the client-led work package and product delivery model, including appropriate communication, escalation, and adherence to required standards.\nEnsuring work is conducted in accordance with applicable processes, policies, procedures, quality standards, SOPs, and regulatory requirements.\nReviewing resource allocation and workload across the CPM team and partnering with leadership on capacity planning, succession planning, and backfill activities.\nProducing and presenting team status reports, resource summaries, and operational updates for functional and senior leadership.\nSupporting direct reports with expectations relating to resource management, time reporting, compliance, training, and operational discipline.\nPartnering with functional leadership, client stakeholders, and operational teams to support effective resource management and clear ways of working.\nDriving continuous improvement activities and encouraging the sharing of best practices across the CPM team.\nRepresenting the CPM line management function during internal meetings, governance discussions, talent reviews, and client-facing forums as required.\nSupporting recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and workforce planning activities for the CPM function.\nServing as an escalation point for team members and providing guidance on people-related, operational, and resource management challenges.\nPromoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, engagement, and continuous development across the team.\nParticipating in functional, organizational, and client-driven initiatives supporting talent development, resource management, and strategic business objectives.\nWhat we are looking for\nWe are looking for someone with strong clinical project management experience who can demonstrate both successful project delivery and the ability to lead, influence, and develop others.\nYou will ideally bring:\nA Bachelor's degree in life sciences or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.\nAt least 5 years of clinical research experience, including minimum 3 years of leadership experience.\nStrong clinical project management experience, ideally including responsibility for global studies.\nExperience within a sponsor-dedicated/FSP model, CRO, or large pharmaceutical environment.\nPrevious formal people management experience is valuable, but not essential. Leadership experience gained through mentoring, coaching, study team oversight, or similar responsibilities will also be considered.\nA strong understanding of clinical trial conduct and applicable clinical research regulatory requirements, including ICH-GCP and relevant local regulations and guidelines.\nA proven ability to deliver projects successfully against quality and timeline expectations.\nStrong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, including the ability to work effectively with clients, colleagues, and senior stakeholders.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills.\nStrong coaching, influencing, negotiation, judgment, and decision-making capabilities.\nGood problem-solving skills and the ability to proactively identify and address performance or operational challenges.\nThe ability to establish effective working relationships across functions and geographies, with awareness and understanding of cultural differences.\nA collaborative and inclusive leadership style with a genuine interest in supporting the development and success of others.\nStrong organizational and computer skills, including MS Office applications.\nAbove all, we are interested in individuals who demonstrate leadership potential, strong stakeholder engagement, sound operational judgment, and a proven track record of successful clinical project delivery.\nReady for your next step?\nIf you are already an experienced people manager, or an accomplished Clinical Project Manager who has naturally taken on leadership, mentoring, or coaching responsibilities and is now ready to move into formal line management, we would love to hear from you.\nThis is an opportunity to combine your clinical project management expertise with people leadership, helping a team of CPMs grow, perform, and succeed while contributing to the continued development of our cFSP partnership.\nApply today and take the next step in your leadership journey with IQVIA.\nIQVIA 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\nIQVIA 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. 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