IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward. Individuals joining us are assured of a rewarding career in Life Sciences Consulting, replete with opportunities to address diverse and challenging client problems, travel on cross-geography projects, interact with senior client leaders and gain exposure to a truly multicultural and collaborative work environment.

Medical Evidence Practice (MEP)

Our Consultants within the Medical Evidence Practice, support the expansion of patients' access to innovative medicines by strategically planning, generating and disseminating high quality medical evidence.

We do this by designing and delivering innovative, technology-enabled evidence programs for the pharmaceutical industry. We apply scientific rigor and advanced analytics to real world data in order to help our clients improve population health. Our entrepreneurial team works globally, partnering with regional colleagues throughout IQVIA to diagnose critical business issues and deliver evidence-based strategic solutions.

We are strategic thinkers, innovative technologists, deep subject matter experts and data evangelists passionate about driving better performance in healthcare. We are collaborative, intellectually curious, entrepreneurial, and disruptive.

Why Join?

• Become part of a recognized global leader in Real-World Evidence (RWE) still willing to challenge the status quo to improve patient care

• Start your career with an organization that encourages and invests into continuous professional and personal development

• Shape evidence generation strategies to accelerate patient access to innovation

• Work on conducting and disseminating RWE studies which provide new insights on medicines to the life sciences sector

• Shape your professional path by gaining exposure to diverse geographies, range of business offerings and vast therapeutic, information and technology capabilities

Your Role

As an Associate you will be working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative environment where you will be collaborating closely with senior and junior team members to support team’s business development and delivery efforts. You will usually be staffed on 1-3 projects in parallel ensuring a broad exposure to the wide range of IQVIA offerings. Your analytical, inter-personal, critical thinking, business management and leadership skills will be called upon from day one.

Responsibilities

• Performing qualitative & quantitative analyses to identify key client issues, translating the data into meaningful insights and communicating recommendations to key decision makers

• Supporting the preparation, execution and follow up of client meetings and workshops

• Participating in the development of project approach and methodologies

• Conducting independent desk research to specific briefs using internal and external sources

• Working in a team of like-minded professionals to create reports, presentations, and other client deliverables under the guidance of “the best on the business” team leaders

• Assisting in the development of proposals for clients

• Supporting internal initiatives around IQVIA's broad RWE strategy and own M&A activities

• Developing your knowledge of consulting methodologies and the pharmaceutical market through on-the-job exposure and formal and informal training.

• Provide project support and gain experience across multiple parts of the Real World Consulting organisation including: secondary data offering; medical affairs, payer and access, and integrated evidence strategy

Qualifications and experience:

• Minimum BA/BSc with a strong academic track record in life sciences, technology, maths, engineering, economics, business or other related field

• 1-2 years previous experience in the health care industry and/or consulting is a plus

• Good commercial awareness/business judgement and a passion for the healthcare/
  life sciences industry

• Proven analytical, interpretative, and problem-solving skills

• Strong ability to build long-lasting relations and credibility with external and internal contacts

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others in and across the organization to accomplish team goals

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presentations, meeting and workshop facilitation, business and report writing

• Adaptability and an ability to learn quickly and apply new knowledge and thinking

• Full professional proficiency in oral and written English

• Strong IT literacy e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel

• A willingness and ability to travel

Important information:

• The role is available in hybrid format (working 1 day per week from our office in Athens)

• Permanent right to work full time in Greece is mandatory (we're not able to sponsor visas)

• The role is available as of late March

• Please submit your application in English

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 https://jobs.iqvia.com