Senior Principal, Head of Asset & Portfolio Strategy Practice - Life Sciences

Job Title: Sr Principal, Head of Asset & Portfolio Strategy CoE

Contract: Permanent

Location: EU Wide

Department: Consulting Services

Profile Summary

A senior role for an experienced life science management consulting professional to head up an EMEA wide consulting practice and continue to build the collateral, strategy and innovation around IQVIA’s Asset & Portfolio centre of excellence.

We are looking for someone who can drive the maturity of the practice, orchestrate a go-to-market approach, build the brand and value proposition as part of a broader long-term vision. You will work in close collaboration with other internal functions and leverage current well established internal expertise.

Role Overview

The Centre of Excellence lead role is the senior owner of the practice within IQVIA’s consulting services function and will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and expertise development in this key consulting solution area. The position will operate across the consulting and client organization collaborating with GTM consulting colleagues, sister CoEs and the broader IQVIA functions to address client needs.

This role contributes to making IQVIA the leader across the A&PS space with offerings to support clients with strategic investment decisions at all levels of the organization. These offerings centre mainly around; Corporate Strategy including M&A strategy/commercial due diligence, market entry & growth strategy and portfolio and product strategy/life-cycle management.

Our clients include pharma/biotech of all sizes, diagnostics/medical device companies as well as non-profits and governments.

Responsibilities

• Create a clear view of the future of the CoE by considering the long-term goals of the organization and defining the strategy to achieve this
• Drive overall business growth in EMEA with a focus on increasing revenue, and profitability in the Asset and Portfolio Strategy COE in accordance with target
• Build strong and long-term relationships with client decision-makers at HQ level and key stakeholders relevant to the COE.  Maintain responsibility for IQVIA’s relationships with key Commercial audiences and other applicable functions.
• Maintain and grow a community of individuals engaged in solving mission-critical asset/portfolio strategy business problems
• Support recruiting and training talent
• Lead the development of cutting-edge solutions and offerings to maximize competitive edge
• Lead and coordinate the development of TL material relevant to pharma industry needs in asset and portfolio strategy
• Influence the client’s asset and portfolio strategy and position IQVIA as a strategic partner by positioning IQVIA thought leadership and innovation aligned to client strategic priorities.
• Leverage senior IQVIA resources and subject matter experts as needed in building relationships.
• Support excellence in delivery across all engagements by acting as an internal and external ambassador and maintaining relationships with project sponsors to ensure projects are meeting business goals

Skills & Experience

• A highly seasoned life science consulting executive with deep Pharma & Life Science Asset & Portfolio domain expertise gained in a management consulting environment.
• Experience in building and leading practices, service lines and communities in terms of recruiting and training talent, providing opportunities for professional development
• Natural leader, influencer and innovator that builds relationships easily.
• Expertise in Solution Development, who can craft a compelling story, generate and evidence big ideas.
• Collaboration and team leadership, with and without direct authority, as well as influence and persuasion skills.
• Ability to navigate and operate well within a complex matrix environment.
• Strong Financial Acumen augmented by Business Pragmaticism.
• Experience selling and negotiating large-scale and / or cross-functional solutions.
• Financial analysis and spreadsheet modelling.
• Maintains a constant focus on industry, client and competitive trends in the life sciences industry and applies this knowledge to both active client engagements and offering development.
• Ability to engage with Senior Executives both internally and externally as a knowledge partner

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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.