IQVIA

Vendor Startup Manager IRT – Single Sponsor (home-based)

📍 Location
Reading, United Kingdom
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
July 08, 2026
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Job Description

**Job overview**

Are you a Clinical (Project) IRT Manager with a passion for vendor excellence and study startup success?

We’re looking for a Vendor Startup Manager (VSM) to join our Single Sponsor Department, dedicated exclusively to Novartis. In this role, you’ll bring technical expertise to accelerate vendor service delivery during the critical startup phase of global clinical trials.

**What We’re Looking For**

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

✅ Strong vendor management skills and deep knowledge of clinical trial startup processes

✅ Strategic thinking and the ability to assess risk and implement contingency plans

✅ Experience with vendor contracting, budgeting, and onboarding

✅ Excellent communication and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders

✅ Hands-on experience with tools like IRT, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and UVP (Unified Vendor Portal)

**What You’ll Do**<...

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