Vendor Contract Associate, CTP

Job Overview

Under guidance, updates and analyses data in the database to ensure it is correct. Provides systems support in developing and enhancing business systems to provide new or enhanced products to clients or effective planning, reporting, and analysis tools to internal functions

Essential Functions

• Learns to use professional concepts. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues. Works on problems of limited scope. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.
• Reviews unprojected data that was successfully bridged to ensure that trends are accurate for a particular product, outlet, manufacturer, etc. when compared to a previous time period.
• Monitors trends in supplier’s data submission (volume, completeness, etc.) and investigate any apparent anomalies.
• Makes changes to the unprojected data as required.
• If the product design calls for raw data to be projected, creates and/or applies projection factors, alter projection factors as necessary to account for missing supplier data. Updates / maintains universe and sample files as needed.
• Reviews trends to identify any apparent anomalies in the projected data.
• Researches suspected problems.
• Specifies required changes to the data if necessary.
• Updates the transaction database by replacing the last cycle’s data with the newly received and processed data.
• Update the history file(s), applying corrections to historical data as necessary.
• Supports new automation opportunities to create process efficiencies.
• Manipulates database query software and mainframe applications.
• Maintains and enhances the quality on databases by identifying and implementing quality control measures and procedures

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent  experience
• Five (5) years work experience in a technical environment with basic programming skills. 
• Strong PC literacy skills including Word, Excel, Access, with an understanding of relational databases.
• Ability to carry out moderate analysis and information gathering to resolve problems on non-routine matters.
• General knowledge of an area of the company's products, pharmaceutical industry or field specific to a major function.

At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 70,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.