Associate Director, Metrology
Durham, NC - USA
Job Summary
We are seeking an Associate Director Metrology to join IQVIA Laboratories.
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:
The Director Metrology provides global leadership for laboratory instrumentation and metrology programs across IQVIA Laboratories ensuring compliance operational readiness and scalability to support business growth. This role partners crossfunctionally and with executive leadership to drive strategy innovation and continuous improvement across a global laboratory footprint.
What Youll Be Doing:
Lead and oversee global metrology operations across approximately 17 IQVIA laboratory sites including Central Labs and Specialty Labs
Develop and execute departmental strategy aligned with business objectives regulatory requirements and longterm growth
Establish goals metrics and performance expectations for a global team driving accountability and operational excellence
Ensure effective resourcing prioritization and workload management across regions and sites
Provide oversight of equipment lifecycle management preventative maintenance calibration and compliance programs using enterprise asset systems
Serve as an escalation point for quality safety and operational issues ensuring timely CAPA resolution and root cause analysis
Partner crossfunctionally to evaluate select and implement new instrumentation technologies and vendor solutions
Drive global harmonization best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across laboratory operations
What We Are Looking For:
Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Extensive experience overseeing complex laboratory instrumentation and metrology programs within regulated environments
Strong working knowledge of laboratory equipment compliance preventative maintenance programs and regulatory standards
Other equivalent combination of education training and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
The Knowledge Skills and Abilities Needed for This Role:
Proven ability to lead and influence global crossfunctional teams and senior stakeholders
Strong financial operational and strategic planning skills including budget development and cost optimization
Excellent communication coaching and changemanagement capabilities
Ability to assess risk prioritize competing demands and drive solutions across multiple sites and business units
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 wellbeing so they can thrive at home and at work at any stage of their wellbeing journey.
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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
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. 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 $89000.00 - $206700.00. 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.Required Experience:
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About Company
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