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Senior Medical and Scientific Advisor
Location: REMOTE

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Job Summary
Provide scientific and technical advice to guide and make recommendations on bioanalytical strategy with key internal and external stakeholders to support drug development programs. Ensure these align with internal capabilities and coordinate with technical, scientific support, and sales functions across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and China Labs. This position is based in the US, supporting both US and global drug development programs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Serve as the primary scientific point of contact and provide global scientific oversight for key stakeholders.
• Ensure early engagement between bioanalytical scientists and clinical scientists to provide input on assays, platforms, and associated technical aspects of testing.
• Support feasibility discussions concerning assay transfer and validation to ensure bioanalytical methods fit study requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Drive evaluation of new technology and technical approaches to support our sponsors.
• Perform research, benchmarking, and comparative analyses to nurture innovation and review new technologies/assays and areas of opportunity for potential assay development.
• Coordinate scientific activities across Q2 Solutions bioanalytical laboratories, Q2 Solutions lab network, and scientific advisors (e.g., oncology, anatomic pathology, genomics, immunoassays, flow cytometry, and CDx/IVD, regulatory).
• Participate in laboratory investigations and be responsible for scientific escalation.
• Contribute to scientific governance meetings.
• Utilize the extended capabilities of our parent organizations, IQVIA and Quest Diagnostics, for disease area and other subject matter expertise.
• Provide scientific/technical support for bid defense prep meetings and capability presentations.
• Support scientifically sound approaches/proposals for bid teams for RFIs, RFPs, and other queries related to clinical trials.
• Work with internal functions (e.g., marketing, strategy) to help create scientific client-facing material (e.g., slide decks, webinars, newsletters, web content) and represent Q2 Solutions at conferences and other events.
• Utilize sound knowledge and understanding of Q2 Solutions internal processes, practices, and capabilities.

What We Are Looking For:

• B.S. diploma is a minimal requirement.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or clinical trial environment, including experience with immunoassay.
• M.S. and/or Ph.D. diploma is preferred.
• Other equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed for this role:

• General knowledge of GXP laboratory regulations.
• Sound scientific and technical knowledge as it relates to clinical testing.
• Bioanalytical immunoassay knowledge and application of analytical platforms to regulated analysis.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel.

What We Offer You:We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental and emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visithttps://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join Q2 Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, to help make the extraordinary possible!

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

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA’s ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates IQVIA and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status.https://jobs.iqvia.com/covid-19-vaccine-status

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $113,900.00 - $189,800.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.