Sr Director, Strategic Ops, Global Consumer Health

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.

The role: The purpose of the job is to lead critical initiatives across the global IQVIA Consumer Health business. Each of these initiatives directly supports the delivery of the businesses short, medium and long term objectives. They range from operational e.g. driving operational excellence programs to strategic e.g. leading M&A activity. The role works directly with the Consumer Health Leadership team and reports into the SVP and GM of Consumer Health.

Essential Functions

• Operational excellence: Leads the efforts across the dedicated consumer health businesses to improve efficiency through process improvement and embedding technology. Works in partnership with CH Leadership and the MTCH delivery organization.
• Commercial operations: Leads the newly created global CH commercial operations function. Responsible for building a world class, metrics driven operation that supports and drives the performance of both the global and local CH sales engine. 
• M&A: Working with the CH LT, identifies, engages and runs the commercial due diligence for CH acquisition targets.
• Portfolio expansion/strategy: Examining the commercial attractiveness and feasibility of expanding local country CH offerings across geographies.
• Program management of key Consumer Health programs: Supporting coordination of the global, hybrid based Consumer businesses.
•  Lead market research analysis activities that provide information in support of the business needs analysis process and strategic account management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications - our ideal candidate will have

• Other Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Life sciences
• 10+ years experience in Consumer Health, Lifesciences or related industry
• Equivalent combination of education, training and experience Req
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Good matrix team leadership skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Strong software and computer skills, including MS Office applications.
• Strong financial analysis skills; preferably thorough understanding of company margins, pricing strategies, and profitability measures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.

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

Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there!

We invite you to join IQVIA™.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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