Senior Consultant – Strategic management of HTA submissions - London/Amsterdam/Athens/Lisbon

Real World Commercial Solutions to Create a Healthier World

In RWCS we’re passionate about improving the life sciences ecosystem and making decisions that accelerate innovation for a healthier world. Every day our team develops evidence-based strategies that are used in published research, clinical guidelines, and market access decisions, to improve healthcare at every touchpoint. We design and deliver Commercial Analytics, supported by our world-class proprietary data assets, solve complex client challenges through strategic consulting, and use leading edge market research techniques to support clients brand strategy, planning and measurement. We’re purpose-driven problem solvers, that do what we love to make a greater impact on human health.

EMEA Methods and Evidence Generation – Health Economics & HTA

The IQVIA Real World Methods and Evidence Generation (RW MEG) team includes around 100 highly qualified multi-disciplinary professionals in a variety of health economics, statistics, life sciences and epidemiology-related disciplines based in 12 geographies.  We help 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. Our Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) HQ is situated next to Paddington station in London, representing a team with a European presence beyond the UK.

Our clients operate in the life sciences industry, including the global top 20 pharmaceutical companies, medical device and biotech companies, as well as public health providers and regulatory authorities. They are looking for insight and evidence around the safety, efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health care delivery systems, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products spanning the full spectrum of therapeutic and disease areas. Our diverse mix of clients, the breath of disease areas, as well as increasing access to novel data sources and methodologies provide a constant and rewarding challenge for our people.

For more information about our company please visit our website: https://www.iqvia.com/

The Role

In this role, you’ll be ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of completed projects for high client satisfaction. You will work from our office in Athens, Lisbon, London or Amsterdam and report into our EMEA Regional Business Unit, with focus on the European market, supporting our Health Economics team and its HTA Evidence and StrategyCenter of Excellence. Typical projects for this role include Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions, EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA), EU Joint Scientific Consultations and local scientific advice and related evidence generation projects e.g., global value dossiers, evidence and landscape assessments, systematic literature reviews, (network) meta-analyses and dissemination of the results by means of posters and manuscripts. The audience for these analyses will be various pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies.

We seek insightful, detail-oriented people that can lead teams to deliver high-quality , so we can work with our clients to make a difference in the life science industry.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead (end-to-end) project management and delivery whilst maintaining high levels of client satisfaction in HTA and HTA related strategic consulting projects

• Reviewing and analyzing client issues and performing qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop cost-effective solutions for high client satisfaction

• Distil strategic insights from analytics that generate value for our clients

• Develop tailored solutions to specific client problems as part of our team’s business development activities

• Providing direction and guidance to analysts, consultants and recommending improvements and alternative solutions

• Developing and presenting detailed documentation, client reports and presentations, and providing client follow-ups

• Managing timelines and day-to-day communication with the client and your team members

• Drive internal initiatives for the advancement of innovative methodological approaches

• Collaborate with other business areas and functions of the organization to deliver client services and support the development of new offerings

• Developing your knowledge of consulting methodologies, the life sciences market, and CoE-specific expertise through on-the-job experience and training

• Mentor junior team members.

Who You Are

• BSc or equivalent in pharmacy, biology/ life sciences

• MSc or PhD or equivalent in health economics

• 5+ years relevant experience in Health Economics and HTA working in consultancy, CRO or pharmaceutical/ biotech

• Project management experience with client-influencing and relationship-building skills

• Previous experience in managing end-to-end HTA submissions (obligatory)

• Previous exposure to at least 1 European HTA body

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to check own work so that drafts are delivered to a high quality

• Strong time-management and organizational skills

• Attitude to work well as a team member and to build and manage relationships in a multi-cultural environment

• Excellent at presenting and communicating

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English– applications should be sent in English

• Eligibility to work without visa sponsorship

Please submit your CV in English