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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Principal Senior Principal - Global Real World Commercial Analytics and Insights

Strategy & Management ConsultingUpdated on Oct 29
Full-timeIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of relevant experience in consulting and/or the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in Sales, Marketing, Business Insights, or Commercial Excellence.
  • Experience in consulting roles in the pharmaceutical industry or with a vendor/consulting firm, business insights, market/marketing research, or a similar area.
  • Experience working with or selling different methodologies for generating commercial insights, including secondary data.
  • Sound knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and its core processes.
  • Business development skills and sales experience.
  • Good communication and networking skills, internal collaboration across countries, and sensitivity to internal sales requirements and leading cross-functional teams.
  • Expertise in client delivery, project management, and leadership, including several years of project experience in pharmaceutical and other healthcare industries.
  • Entrepreneurial attitude, willingness to take risks, and long-term strategic thinking regarding account development.
  • Hands-on issue-based consulting and conceptual skills, with an ambition for innovation.
  • Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, industry trends and challenges, major therapeutic areas, and analytical thinking.
  • Excellent listening and communication skills and strong business development skills.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate the use of IQVIA real-world patient data to answer pharmaceutical clients’ commercial business objectives, focusing on headquarters and multi-country engagements.
  • Commercialize and grow IQVIA’s Real World Patient Insights/Commercial Analytics offering and support pharmaceutical headquarters and commercial functions globally.
  • Deliver against an individual sales target.
  • Build close client relationships, from operational contacts to senior management, at dedicated headquarters accounts.
  • Develop and deliver insightful, value-added strategies addressing complex client issues.
  • Create and elevate new business opportunities by identifying value-added follow-on work and new revenue opportunities with existing and new client organizations.
  • Manage multiple consulting projects of varying complexity and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery for pharmaceutical or related-industry clients.
  • Own client engagements and ongoing relationships, with ultimate responsibility for client satisfaction and quality and added value throughout each engagement.
  • Advise clients and delivery teams, providing direction and intellectual leadership.
  • Lead thought leadership and represent the area internally and through speaking engagements, client meetings, and publications.
  • Stay current on industry, client, and competitive trends to anticipate and identify new business challenges and issues with assigned clients.
  • Participate in annual performance-review team processes and take ownership within IQVIA.
  • Mentor, coach, and share subject-matter expertise to develop individuals and capabilities delivering solutions for clients.

Desired Qualifications

  • Established connections to pharmaceutical headquarters clients.
  • Experience working with a variety of pharmaceutical functions, from early-stage assessments through mature products.
  • Experience managing sales-focused or business development teams.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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