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Associate Director, LNS Alliance Management

IQVIA

Durham, NCFull-time$97–224K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$97–224K/yr
Location
Durham, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

IQVIA Laboratories seeks an Associate Director, LNS Alliance Management to lead a team building and managing strategic partnerships across its Vendor Lab Network. The role focuses on strengthening service delivery, driving continuous improvement, developing laboratory solutions, supporting business development, and coordinating with study, operational, and LNS leadership teams to meet customer and study needs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Central Lab Management, requiredService Development, nice to haveVendor Onboarding, nice to haveProcess Development, nice to haveBusiness Case Development, nice to haveClinical Trial Protocol Interpretation, nice to haveLaboratory Solution Design, nice to haveVendor Management, nice to haveProject Management, nice to havePlanning, nice to haveStakeholder Coordination, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to havePresentation, nice to haveRelationship Management, nice to haveProcess Improvement, nice to haveCross-Functional Collaboration, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Central Lab Management Experience, requiredLaboratory or Clinical Trial Services Company Experience, nice to haveBachelor's in Science-Related Field or Equivalent, nice to have

Full job description

Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Full time

R1578797

We are seeking an Associate Director, LNS Alliance Management to join IQVIA Laboratories at Durham, NC.

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:

Lead the Alliance Management team responsible for building and managing strategic partnerships across the Vendor Lab Network. You will strengthen service delivery, drive continuous improvement, and help develop laboratory solutions that meet evolving study and customer needs.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Lead and support Alliance Managers in building and maintaining effective relationships with Vendor Labs

  • Establish and formalize strategic partnerships with Vendor Labs

  • Develop and implement process improvements for Alliance Management activities

  • Support business development efforts by presenting Vendor Lab capabilities to clients and maintaining capability documentation

  • Capture customer needs, monitor industry and service trends, and recommend opportunities to develop or enhance Alliance Management offerings

  • Partner with study and operational teams to support the delivery of Vendor Lab services across clinical studies

  • Collaborate with LNS leadership to maintain continuity and quality in Vendor Lab service delivery

What We Are Looking For:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field

  • A minimum of 5–7 years of experience in Central Lab management is required

  • Experience developing new services and products, onboarding vendors, creating new processes, and building business cases

  • Experience reviewing and interpreting clinical trial protocols to recommend laboratory solutions, identify service-delivery risks and opportunities, and propose laboratory-related improvements is preferred

  • Experience managing vendors is preferred

  • Experience working for a laboratory services company or clinical trial services company is preferred

  • Other Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed for This Role:

  • Strong project management and planning skills, including the ability to coordinate complex activities across multiple stakeholders

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present laboratory capabilities clearly to clients and internal partners

  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-management skills for developing productive Vendor Lab partnerships

  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve existing processes

  • Ability to collaborate across commercial, science, laboratory operations, project services, logistics, and clinical trial materials functions

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!

IQVIA 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

IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA 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.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $96,600.00 - $224,200.00. 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.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create connections that accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments. Everything we do is part of a journey to improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide.

To get there, we seek out diverse talent with curious minds and a relentless commitment to innovation and impact. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA contributes to our shared goal of helping customers improve the lives of patients everywhere. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.

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How this job compares

Set against the 655 open Alliance Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$97–224K/yr
  • North Carolina median$155–325K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$155–318K/yr637 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is 35% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($247K) — in the lowest quarter of Alliance Management salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 21 open Alliance Management jobs in North Carolina and 655 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Alliance Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (402 postings).
Education
196 of the 655 open Alliance Management jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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