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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Senior Consultant - Consulting & Analytics Services

Strategy & Management ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$119k - $158.7k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and 5 to 8 years of related experience in consulting, the pharmaceutical industry, and/or healthcare are required.
  • At least 2 to 3 years of project management and experience or an analytical mindset focused on life sciences strategy, commercial consulting engagements, analytics, and working with large data sets are required.
  • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including presentations, chairing meetings, facilitating workshops, and business and report writing, are required.
  • Expertise deriving actionable business insights and strategic recommendations from analyses leveraging secondary data, such as IQVIA data, and analytics is required.
  • Experience developing consultative relationships with senior-level managers and executives at pharmaceutical or healthcare clients is required.
  • Experience working in sizable, multidisciplinary teams and leading staff is required.
  • The ability to manage large or multiple projects, juggle priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain consistently high-quality outcomes is required.
  • Knowledge of consulting methodologies, tools, and techniques related to the functional area is required.
  • Strong knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft applications is required.
  • Knowledge of key issues and current developments in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries is required.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others across the organization to accomplish team goals are required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams in designing, developing, and delivering commercial consulting projects using strategic thinking, analytics, and commercial life sciences domain expertise.
  • Provide direction, advice, and intellectual leadership to clients and delivery teams, and direct consulting teams through consistent participation in team meetings.
  • Review and analyze client requirements or problems and develop proposals for cost-effective solutions that ensure profitability and high client satisfaction.
  • Provide direction and guidance to junior team members assigned to engagements and across multiple projects.
  • Perform qualitative and/or quantitative analyses to identify client issues and develop actionable, client-specific solutions.
  • Design, structure, and deliver client reports and presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
  • Recommend improvements and alternative solutions to meet or exceed client expectations.
  • Identify new business opportunities, follow-on work, and new leads with clients.
  • Follow up with clients after project deliverables are completed to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Develop broader and deeper knowledge of related consulting methodologies and the pharmaceutical market through on-the-job experience and participation in training opportunities.
  • Share subject-matter expertise to improve client reports and presentations and contribute to delivering significant portions of client findings.
  • Serve as a coach to three to four staff members.

Desired Qualifications

  • An advanced degree, such as an MBA or PhD, is preferred.

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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