Therapeutic Strategy Lead - Central Nervous System (home-based)

IQVIA; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization in Dublin seeks a Therapeutic Strategy Lead to develop delivery strategies for clients during the RFP/Bid Defense cycle. The ideal candidate will bridge sales, medical, and operational teams, ensuring seamless project execution. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in life sciences, strong biopharma industry knowledge, and prior CRO experience. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact through innovative strategies and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Hands on operational delivery and/or drug development experience in applicable therapeutic area.
• Prior experience in the Clinical Research Organization (CRO) industry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement effective delivery strategies.
• Collaborate with Sales, Medical, and Operations.
• Maintain understanding of market trends.
• Support sales teams throughout the Business Development process.

Skills

Deep and current knowledge of scientific landscape

Strong global knowledge of biopharma

In-depth knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements

Strong business acumen

Strong customer management skills

Strong leadership skills

Ability to work strategically

Strong presentation skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong software and computer skills (MS Office)

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Job description

Join Our Team as a Therapeutic Strategy Lead!

Are you passionate about creating innovative delivery strategies that meet customer needs? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where you can make a real impact? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

PURPOSE

As a Therapeutic Strategy Lead, you’ll develop and implement effective delivery strategies tailored to customer needs during the RFP/Bid Defense cycle. You’ll bridge the gap between sales, medical, and operational teams to ensure seamless project execution and support sales teams throughout the Business Development process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively collaborate with Sales, Medical, Operations, and other functions and provide guidance to ensure tailor-made strategies to project or programs that differentiate IQVIA from the competition resulting in compelling, feasible proposals and continuously drive business growth.

• Scan the therapeutic and operational landscape and take account of wider impacts to develop long term implementation strategies that maximize opportunities to add value.

• Maintain an understanding of current and future market trends that may impact current and/or future innovative operational delivery strategies.

• Act as champion for project centricity within the organization through enabling the project delivery team assigned to an awarded project to understand and implement the project strategy that was sold.

• Drive the team to leverage and consolidate all available data to build the project strategy. Balance use of external research and data with IQVIA’s internal data sources.

• Guide and mentor assigned Project Leader so that they can confidently present the project strategy to the client and the internal stakeholders.

• Actively support Sales in the preparation and conduct of customer and bid defense meetings e.g. training and preparation of the assigned project team.

• Attend, present and lead or bid defense meeting or customer meeting, as required

• Identify any quality issues within the study and provide coaching on resolution of issues, including implementation of corrective and preventative action plans and escalation.

• Ensure project/program budget(s) meet financial and company goals, including Gross New Business.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Deep and current knowledge of the scientific, clinical operations, real world, regulatory, operational, commercial and competitive landscape in applicable therapeutic area.

• ·Strong global knowledge and awareness/understanding of the biopharma industry, drug development lifecycle and operational clinical trial delivery.

• In-depth knowledge of applicable clinical research regulatory requirements; e.g. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines.

• Strong business acumen including confidence with financial considerations, excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and comfort working in both sales and operational environments.

• Strong customer management skills and demonstrated ability to understand customer needs, have difficult conversations with internal/external stakeholders and customers, negotiate solutions and understand impacts on the overall program/portfolio.

• Strong leadership skills, ability to lead a virtual team in a matrix organization.

• Ability to work strategically to realize organizational and project goals, identifying and developing positive and compelling visions for the successful delivery of projects and taking account of a wide range of issues across, and related to, the projects and the organization.

• Strong presentation skills.

• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including good command of English language (both written and spoken).

• Strong software and computer skills, including MS Office applications.

• Must have prior experience in the Clinical Research Organization (CRO) industry

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences and relevant global clinical research experience (director level), including hands on operational delivery and/or drug development experience in the applicable therapeutic area (Central Nervous System )

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