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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Associate Consultant - Deployment Unit

Strategy & Management ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePorto Salvo, PortugalNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • An undergraduate or Master's degree and moderate relevant healthcare experience, with an interest in healthcare analytics and data and an understanding of local healthcare markets.
  • Exposure to statistics and consulting, analytical, interpretative, and problem-solving skills, and experience working with large and multiple data sets to process data for analysis.
  • Fluency in English, written and verbal, is essential; another European language is also required, with German or French prioritized.
  • Strong capability in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft PowerPoint; SAS, Oracle SQL, R programming, and Excel VBA are beneficial.
  • Previous experience may include internships, project work, or employment in areas such as market research, marketing insights and analytics, multichannel or consumer marketing, branding, forecasting, statistics, predictive modeling, primary market research, technology and applications, healthcare IT, managed markets, management consulting, sales force effectiveness and operations, business intelligence, epidemiology, health economics and outcomes research, data mining, data governance, outsourcing, offshoring, web analytics, data development and programming, or Google Analytics.
  • Knowledge of healthcare data, including physician, patient, and epidemiology data, is desirable.
  • Knowledge of fundamental processes and key issues in pharmaceutical commercial business and healthcare industries, their interactions, and the impact of external and internal influences on decision making, growth, and decline.
  • Ability to follow standard operating procedures and processes and effectively document project-related work.
  • Strong business acumen and understanding of sales and marketing principles; project management experience; and knowledge of professional or trade associations, key people, and companies.
  • Effective communication, project management, and time management skills.
  • Ability to manage priorities to meet deadlines while maintaining consistent, high-quality outcomes.
  • Ability to think creatively and strategically.
  • Fluency in German or French is preferred; English is mandatory.
  • Willingness to travel at short notice.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze secondary data and desk market research to identify key findings and trends.
  • Perform quantitative or qualitative analysis to support client deliverables and business decisions related to IQVIA data.
  • Assist with data preparation, deliver project components, and help ensure the quality of final deliverables.
  • Assist in creating client presentations and attend, support, and present at client meetings with senior support.
  • Manage projects and work streams of reasonable size.
  • Assist in developing detailed documentation and specifications, including business process documentation, standard operating procedures, and client data scorecards.
  • Learn and work with sales and promotional data, market and epidemiology assessment, pipeline analysis, and market research.
  • Develop knowledge of consulting methodologies and the pharmaceutical market through consulting engagements and formal and informal learning opportunities.
  • Work effectively with colleagues across the organization to accomplish team goals, internally and externally.

Desired Qualifications

  • SAS, Oracle SQL, R programming, and Excel VBA skills.
  • Prior healthcare data experience, including physician, patient, and epidemiology data.
  • Fluency in German or French.

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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