Associate Manager / Manager, Project Services - Laboratories (Remote - West Coast)

We are seeking experienced laboratory professionals to join the Project Services team at IQVIA Laboratories.

This role is 100% remote (Pacific Time business hours). We are hiring at multiple levels — candidates are aligned to the appropriate level based on experience.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

Job Summary

Under general direction, manage all laboratory aspects of clinical trial projects for a client or a specific program, serving as the primary point of contact from award through start-up, maintenance, and closeout. Lead planning, communication, risk management, and cross-functional coordination to deliver high-quality, customer-focused execution.

What You'll Be Doing

Manage assigned clinical trial laboratory projects from award through closeout, ensuring protocol requirements are understood and applied

Lead study set-up activities including protocol and budget review, start-up meetings, and implementation of project and risk management plans

Monitor timelines, deliverables, metrics, and budgets, including trend analysis, scope changes, and change orders

Serve as the single point of contact for sponsors, leading client communications, meetings, and issue triage and escalation

Drive timely, customer-focused problem solving and coordinate cross-functional resources to remove study obstacles

Oversee development of protocol-specific laboratory instructional documents and maintenance of laboratory specifications

Support proposal development, bid defense preparation, and development of sponsor or program-specific standards and procedures

Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement across projects and programs

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences and/or related field preferred

3+ years of experience in a regulated laboratory environment

2+ years of experience managing projects (e.g., study setup, method validation or transfer, client programs) — a formal project management title is not required

Demonstrated computer proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comparable company systems in a project delivery environment

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed for This Role

Strong interpersonal and client management skills, with the ability to interact effectively with sponsor stakeholders

Experience with Lab Trial Management Systems (LTMS)

Strong organizational skills with high accuracy and attention to detail while managing multiple priorities and deadlines

Strong written and verbal communication skills with good command of English and clinical research terminology

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-stress environment with a customer-focused mindset

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients

What We Offer You

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees' physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you're looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!