Associate Principal, Patient-Centered Solutions, CNS Practice

About the role

IQVIA's Patient-Centered Solutions (PCS) team designs scientifically rigorous research that incorporates the patient voice into the development and commercialization of medications and other interventions, working mainly with life science and pharmaceutical companies. As Associate Principal in the PCS CNS Practice, you will manage or lead multiple consulting projects and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery for clients in the pharmaceutical or related industries, while contributing to and managing teams of Associates, Associate Consultants, Consultants and Managers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and contribute to PCS CNS Practice projects from project kick-off to close, providing oversight and tracking of COA CNS Practice projects
• Plan, organize and manage internal and external resources to achieve project goals
• Serve as key point of contact with clients, build relationships and follow up after delivery to ensure client satisfaction
• Identify new business opportunities through follow-on work and new leads, and support proposal preparation and bid integrity
• Provide direction, advice and intellectual leadership to clients and delivery teams, and develop client reports and presentations
• Contribute to community building, including recruitment, coaching, management of PCS resources in Europe and network development
• Lead ad hoc work streams on recruitment, learning and development, and develop templates, training materials and formal project management processes
• Coach 3-4 staff members

Required profile

• 5-8 years of professional consulting experience in the pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry with evidence of career progression
• Minimum of 2-3 years of project management experience on multinational strategic consulting projects involving CNS indications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; graduate degree or MBA not required but a plus
• Fluency in spoken and written English, willingness and ability to travel, and right to live and work in the recruiting country
• Track record of leadership and people development

Required skills

• Knowledge of regulatory guidance and scientific guidelines for clinical outcome assessments, and of instrument development and validation
• Able to draft abstracts, posters, oral presentations and manuscripts, and to design analysis plans for qualitative data
• Familiarity with eCOA methodology and translations
• Ability to identify leads and develop proposals, and to work in large, multi-disciplinary teams