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Real-World Solutions, Payer Evidence Solutions

Our Payer Evidence Solutions practice helps our customers design and execute an evidence generation strategy meeting payer and health technology assessment (HTA) evidence requirements and effectively communicate their product’s value story.

We provide integrated solutions to building on our deep local knowledge of payers, our ability to implement globally and locally, the breadth of expertise within of RWS team and our unparalleled access to data. We understand what it takes to develop an evidence generation strategy that maximizes the chances of market access success, we help our customers to generate the evidence in a timely and cost-efficient manner, and we develop and communicate a compelling value story to our customer’s internal and external stakeholders. Our solutions typically span across different expertise areas such as health economics, statistics, pricing and market access and real-world data. We believe in designing tailored solution rather than a templated approach. As such we require people who can think out of the box when working with clients to design the most suitable solutions. If you have the right levels of intellectual curiosity and a passion to bring integrated solutions to headquarter clients, then you’ll fit right in.

Role description

As an Associate Principal you will be able to develop business and implement innovative data-driven solutions with clients. Innovation is at the very core of RWS and this role.

You will be responsible for engaging headquarters clients to develop integrated solutions addressing our customer’s global needs to meet payer evidence requirements, integrating IQVIA’s different offerings including our HEOR, pricing & market access and secondary data solutions.

You understand both the technical HEOR components as well the market access strategy and your drive is to partner with our clients to provide them solutions across the spectrum from the early planning phase to execution and communication.

Strategy setting and market building

• Support implementing Payer Evidence Solutions business vision and objectives and the strategic development of the business
• Identify new opportunities for integrated solutions
• Build and maintain external stakeholder relationships to promote IQVIA market positioning, access to data and relationships with key influencing groups
• Contribute to the development of the IQVIA thought leadership

Client leadership and project delivery

• Consult with customers to fully understand their needs, develop high quality proposals to address these needs and lead project delivery
• Engage senior leaders at key accounts to drive integrated payer evidence growth opportunities
• Lead teams of RWS professionals in the design, development, and advise in delivery of complex projects to a high standard which meets or exceeds client expectations
• Engage closely and supervise cross-functional IQVIA teams to ensure the full complement of IQVIA capabilities and solutions reaches customers

Desired Skills and Experience

• Leadership experience in Healthcare with focus on HTA, HEOR and market access including working with senior clients
• A track record of driving HQ/global deals, aligned with suitable offerings development experience
• An established network of contacts in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and HTA bodies
• A previous experience in consulting
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of health technology assessment, health economic modelling, evidence synthesis and evidence generation strategy
• A high degree of understanding of the processes underpinning payer evaluation and the factors and drivers which impact product development.
• Proven ability to advance ambiguous or conceptual ideas and engage multiple stakeholders, internal and clients, to decision points
• Coordinating with delivering principals to ensure work is delivered to high quality standards
• A track record of thought leadership, publications and public speaking
• Leadership experience in complex organizations with demonstrated results in aligning people without formal reporting relationships
• Good understanding of prospective research methods such as Clinical Trials and Observational Research and retrospective research methods such as analyses conducted in healthcare databases
• Word and PowerPoint competent, the ability to develop clear storylines and proposals.
• Knowledge of consulting methods, tools, techniques
• Deep commercial awareness of the healthcare, health technology and pharmaceutical industry, gained through experience

About You

Candidates interested in joining our European Value and Payer Evidence Practice as an Associate Principal should have:

• Typically, 8 or more years professional experience in Market Access, Pricing and/or HEOR strategy consulting within the pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry with evidence of career progression
• Knowledge of key issues and current developments in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, and ability to speak in detail about pricing, market access, evidence and HTA topics in a meaningful manner with depth of content knowledge, with a focus on European markets
• Strong capability in managing large and/or multiple, multi-disciplinary projects effectively with knowledge of consulting methodologies, tools and techniques to solve problems
• Demonstrable analytical, interpretative and problem-solving skills to work effectively with complicated, conflicting or ambiguous information.  Looks beyond the surface of issues to identify their underlying patterns and causes
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills including delivering presentations, chairing meetings, conducting workshops, and writing reports and business documents
• Experience in managing flow of money and resources through an organization, and the need to get maximum value at each stage to achieve commercial objectives, such as profitability
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop trusted relationships
• Proven skills in identifying, recruiting, mentoring/coaching, and retaining top talent for consulting practice teams

Benefits

We work hard to prioritise the things that matter most to you. Visit our benefits page for information on everything from perks to well-being initiatives and career enhancement.

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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