Strategic Planning Manager (R1079823) in Beijing, China at IQVIA™

Job Description

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 and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward.

Strategy Lead, Real World Evidence / Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Based in China

Office based in Shanghai or Beijing

About IQVIA

Named as the FORTUNE Magazine “World’s Most Admired Companies” list, IQVIA harness insights, commercial and scientific depth, and executional expertise to empower clients to improve clinical, scientific and commercial results, to realize the full potential of innovations. And, ultimately, to drive healthcare forward.

As part of the industry-leading global RWE solution, the IQVIA China HEOR/RWE team is a young, energetic and fast-growing team consists of master and PhD level researchers/consultants, with strong academic background and working experience in economic modeling, value-evidence strategy & communication, value dossiers, network meta-analyses, and real-world studies either based on chart review or database analysis. In collaboration with other teams locally, regionally and globally in the IQVIA organization, we continue to explore new research methodology and innovative solutions to deliver cutting-edge HEOR/RWE, Pricing & Market Access research with the highest quality, to support product value proposition as well as evidence-based decision making. 

We invite talented and motivated individuals to join us and grow with our organization as well the exciting field of RWE.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leverage IQVIA medical, scientific and real-world evidence expertise to develop optimal solutions and lead a cross functional team in developing real-world evidence business opportunities.
• Develop client-centric solutions, designing both strategic and methodological approaches for RWE.
• Work with BD team to pro-actively develop and shape new business opportunities, securing RWI projects from life sciences clients across full portfolio of IQVIA RWE offerings.
• Act as primary owner of client engagements during proposal stage of business development (support proposal development, early engagement, business building) with ultimate responsibility for project strategy, methodology design & approach, Project kick-off and ensuring the project is set up to deliver high levels of quality
• Work with IQVIA strategic partners to develop new solutions and platforms for real-world data and evidence generation.
• Contribute to the enhanced awareness of IQVIA in the market place, e.g. through speaking engagements, client meetings, publications etc.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, clinical, public health, epidemiology, etc. Master’s degree preferred. At least 4 years of working experience in CRO, healthcare consulting or pharmaceutical companies; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge about real-world evidence and real-world data and healthcare industry.
• Proven ability for decision making and problem solving with limited information, bringing clarity to disparate information to inform actions and drive results
• Experience working productively in a pressurized environment, managing competing priorities and maintaining a positive outlook at work; handles criticism well and learns from it
• Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs, have difficult conversations with internal/external stakeholders and customers, negotiate solutions and understand   impacts on the overall offering
• Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including good command of English language (both written and spoken)
• Innovative and strategic thinker
• Good business acumen including confidence with financial considerations, excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and comfort working in both sales and operational environments
• Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to work with independently, and lead a virtual team in a matrix organization
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide network of individuals e.g. coworkers, managers, as well as other internal & external stakeholders.
• Effective mentoring and training skills, fostering learning and knowledge sharing with colleagues

  To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sammi.Qian@Iqvia.com.

We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve human health outcomes. Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there! We invite you to join IQVIA™