Consultant Healthcare & Life Science - Implementation Science, Real World Solutions

Join us on our exciting journey! IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics to drive healthcare forward.

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Consultant to join our Implementation Science Team within the Real World Solutions Dept. based in Milan. You will work the on the development and delivery of healthcare and patient pathway improvement projects that help our Life Sciences and Healthcare Clients deeply understand the Patient Experience along all phases of the disease and enable better and faster access to care and correct take in charge by the HC system.

Responsibilities

• Support the team with proposal drafting, document preparation, clients’ engagement and project management
• Activate projects, especially Healthcare and patient engagement projects, engaging healthcare stakeholders at Regional, LUHs and Hospital level
• Conduct interviews to General Managers, Chief Medical Officers, Lab Directors, Physicians, Nurses etc. in order to map challenges and improvement opportunities dealing with a given disease, clinical guidelines and real life patient journey
• Map the Patient Pathway, identifying Healthcare settings and provisions, Patient touchpoints and Clinician unmet needs from this perspective
• Develop process improvement recommendations and size their impact, in terms of clinical outcomes, cost of the treatments, social costs,…
• Manage the preparation, execution and follow up of client workshops
• Work independently and as part of a team, with responsibility for supervising junior team members

Requirements

• Management Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Economics or Physics degree with strong record of academic achievement
• At least 4 years work experience gained with a consulting firm specialized in the Healthcare sector or with a company of the Life Science Sector active in patient engagement initiatives
• Experience in Healthcare Improvement activities on-the-ground within Italian hospital
• Experience in business development activities for Life Sciences companies / Healthcare institutions is a relevant preferred requirement
• Strong analytical skills and preferable experience in business process re-engineering
• Ability to analyze complex data, draw conclusions and summarize recommendations
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills: strong skills in working with Excel spreadsheets and creating presentations with Power Point
• Proficiency in English and Italian (both written and spoken)
• Strong communication skills
• Proven stakeholder management experience
• Excellent execution skills, consistently meeting deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects, juggle priorities and deliver on tight deadlines
• Keenness to learn and commitment to a rapid development curve
• Ability to work as a team leader and as a team member
• Business development
• Proven knowledge and application of one the following is a preferred requirement:
  • Implementation Research Frameworks
  • Value-based Healthcare and Pathway costification
  • Healthcare Lean Management
  • Design and management of scientific publications
  • Consensus methodologies
  • HTA assessment of Organizational, Social and Economic dominos

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