IQVIA

Senior Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology

IQVIA$186K — $500K+*
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MD from an accredited medical school
  • 5-7 years of clinical experience in Oncology/Hematology/Surgical Oncology/Urology with an oncologic focus
  • Board certification or eligibility in the relevant therapeutic area preferred
  • Proven experience in clinical research as a study physician/investigator within Pharma, CRO, or Biotech environments
  • Experience with regulatory interactions and compliance standards

Responsibilities

  • Provide medical and scientific input for clinical research programs and study protocols
  • Ensure medical activities comply with GCP and operate efficiently
  • Support site selection and develop patient recruitment strategies
  • Train study teams on protocols and therapeutic areas
  • Conduct medical oversight of patient safety and review safety data
  • Provide medical review of clinical data and contribute to clinical study reports
  • Support business development efforts through proposal development and feasibility assessments

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work from home in the U.S. or Canada
  • Engagement in global clinical research programs
  • Access to a network of medical/scientific consultants
  • Opportunity to influence new business opportunities and study designs
  • Contributions to quality improvement initiatives and scientific literature review
Full Job Description

Job Posting Title- Senior Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology

Location: Home-based in the U.S. or Canada

Job Overview

The Senior Medical Director (Hematology/Oncology) is a strategic medical leader who provides scientific, clinical, and operational oversight across global clinical research programs. Acting as Medical Monitor, this role serves as the primary medical interface between IQVIA, sponsors, and investigative sites—ensuring high-quality, compliant, and efficient trial execution.

The role provides hands-on medical oversight, guiding protocol interpretation, eligibility, compliance, and safety, including medical data review and review of critical clinical data (e.g., alert laboratory results) and timely response to urgent medical queries to ensure patient safety and study continuity.

Essential Functions

  • Provides medical and scientific input to clinical research programs including review of new business proposals, preclinical and/or clinical data, study protocols, training materials, informed consent, Investigator Drug Brochures, eCRFs, analysis plan designs, clinical study reports, regulatory approval submissions, serious and non-serious adverse event evaluation and reporting
  • Ensures medical activities run according to GCP and operate with highest efficiency
  • Establishes and maintains a network of medical/scientific consultants, etc.

Clinical Leadership & Study Execution

  • Support site selection, investigator engagement, and patient recruitment/retention strategies
  • Train study teams and investigators on protocol and therapeutic area
  • Develop and oversee medical monitoring plans and serve as the primary medical resource for study teams and sites

Safety & Medical Oversight

  • Ensure medical oversight of patient safety, including ongoing assessment of the study safety profile
  • Review and interpret safety data, including SAEs and critical clinical data, ensuring accuracy and appropriate follow-up
  • Support safety reporting activities and collaborate with sponsors and internal safety teams
  • Manage unblinding procedures when required and contribute to regulatory interactions as needed

Data Review & Reporting

  • Provide medical review of clinical data, including eCRFs, tables, and listings, to ensure accuracy and consistency
  • Contribute to data interpretation and support development of clinical study reports

Business Development & Strategy

  • Support proposal development, feasibility assessments, and client presentations
  • Provide medical expertise to strengthen study design and strategic positioning in new business opportunities

Additional Contributions

  • Support development of internal processes, training, and quality improvement initiatives
  • Contribute to scientific literature review and medical input across projects as needed

Qualifications & Experience

  • MD from an accredited, internationally recognized medical school
  • 5 67+ years of clinical experience as a licensed physician within the relevant specialty (Oncology, Hematology, Surgical Oncology, or Urology with oncologic focus)
  • Board certification or eligibility in the relevant therapeutic area strongly preferred or equivalent experience.
  • Proven experience in clinical research (63 years) as a study physician/investigator or within Pharma, CRO, or Biotech environments

Key Competencies

  • Strong ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary and matrixed global teams, driving alignment and consensus
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage complex projects with shifting timelines and requirements
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex medical concepts into clear, actionable insights

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The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $186,300.00 - $519,000.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

About IQVIA

Innovex offers superior and creative advice to corporations. In addition, they raised venture capital for our own affiliate companies, in addition to having assisted clients in fund-raising efforts, new venture outreaches, and financing. Their engineers and technical staff offer varied backgrounds in manufacturing, high tech, product design, quality control, safety, biomechanics, and robotics.

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Join the vibrant team at IQVIA, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the healthcare industry. IQVIA is recognized for its commitment to innovation, leadership in healthcare, and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

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Size
82,000 employees
Market Cap
$37.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$279 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+15.3%
Revenue
$11.3 billion
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