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IQVIA is investing in new security platforms and capabilities to protect a global workforce, a large software development community, and a growing portfolio of acquired businesses. Delivering those investments on time, and with real adoption, requires strong project leadership across many teams, regions, and functions.\nYou will run projects from initiation through closure: building plans, coordinating technical and business stakeholders, managing risks and dependencies, and keeping leadership informed. Representative projects include rolling out an application security posture management platform across development teams, and expanding secure web gateway and zero-trust access capabilities that protect how the IQVIA workforce connects to applications and the internet. Other work may span cloud security coverage for acquired environments, data discovery and classification, and the security integration of newly acquired companies.\nThe role suits a technically fluent project manager who understands security concepts well enough to engage credibly with engineers and architects, and who can translate technical work into clear plans, decisions, and communications for leadership and end users.\nYou will sit within the global Information Security organization, partnering with Security Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Security, Security Operations, IAM, IT infrastructure and networking, end-user computing, procurement, and development teams across IQVIA’s business units and regions.\nPrincipal responsibilities will include:\nPlan and manage technical security projects end to end, defining scope, objectives, milestones, resourcing, and success criteria in partnership with project sponsors and technical leads.\nBuild and maintain integrated project plans and schedules, tracking dependencies across security, infrastructure, networking, and application teams, and keeping delivery on track against committed timelines.\nCoordinate platform deployments that depend on development team adoption, including onboarding waves, integration with source code and CI/CD systems, and follow-through with engineering teams to drive coverage and usage.\nManage workforce-facing rollouts of security capabilities, including pilot groups, phased deployment waves, regional sequencing, rollback planning, and go/no-go decisions.\nLead change management for rollouts that affect end users, including communications plans, user guidance, training materials, and service desk readiness, in partnership with end-user computing and communications teams.\nMaintain RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies), identifying delivery risks early and driving mitigation and escalation to resolution.\nTrack project budgets, purchase orders, and vendor deliverables and milestones, working with procurement and finance and flagging variances to project sponsors.\nCoordinate with vendors and professional services partners on implementation plans, statements of work, and delivery milestones.\nPrepare materials for steering committees and leadership reviews, including status, decisions required, risks, and recommendations.\nMaintain portfolio-level reporting across Information Security projects, giving leadership clear visibility into status, health, resourcing, and upcoming milestones.\nSupport projects involving acquired businesses, coordinating security integration activities, extending security platform coverage to acquired environments, and aligning timelines with broader integration programs.\nCoordinate cross-functional delivery of data security initiatives, such as data discovery and classification deployments, involving data owners, platform teams, Privacy, and Legal.\nManage project work in Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) and ServiceNow, maintaining accurate plans, documentation, and change records aligned with IQVIA change management processes.\nCapture lessons learned and contribute to repeatable delivery practices, templates, and standards for Information Security projects.\nRequired Experience and Qualifications\n5-7 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years managing technical, infrastructure, or IT projects in a global or matrixed organization.\nProven track record of delivering projects end to end, including planning, scheduling, dependency management, risk and issue management, and project closure.\nWorking understanding of information security concepts - such as application security, network and web security, zero-trust access, cloud security, and data protection - sufficient to engage credibly with engineers and architects.\nExperience coordinating technical deployments across multiple teams, such as infrastructure, networking, cloud, application development, and end-user computing.\nExperience managing enterprise rollouts that affect end users, including pilots, phased deployments, communications, and service desk readiness.\nExperience tracking project budgets, purchase orders, and vendor deliverables, and working with procurement and finance teams.\nExperience preparing steering committee and executive status reporting, with the ability to present risks, decisions, and trade-offs clearly and concisely.\nHands-on experience with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) and ServiceNow for project tracking, documentation, and change management.\nStrong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build alignment across technical teams, business stakeholders, and vendors without direct authority.\nBackground in security projects, such as security platform deployments, network security transformations, or M&A integration, is preferred.\nExperience in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated environments is an advantage.\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent practical experience is preferred.\nProject management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Scrum/Agile are preferred.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to work effectively across a global, matrixed organization.\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. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.\nAt IQVIA, we believe that diversity, inclusion, and belonging empower our mission to accelerate innovation for a healthier world. We create a culture of belonging by valuing the perspectives of all talented employees worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to power smarter healthcare for everyone, everywhere. When our talented employees bring their authentic selves and their diverse experiences to work, they enable us to accomplish extraordinary things. Multifaceted thought processes spark innovation. Multi-talented collaboration harnesses innovation to deliver superior outcomes. 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