Oncology Medical Strategy Lead (COE) - Remote

IQVIA Inc; Zaventem; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA Inc. in Belgium seeks a Medical Director for the Hematology-Oncology Center of Excellence to provide strategic medical and scientific input across the development lifecycle.

You will engage early with customers, help shape proposals, and support bid-defense meetings while guiding project teams with medical insights. The role emphasizes leadership in clinical development plans, literature surveillance, and collaboration with Business Development, Operations, and other medical strategists.

Qualifications

• Oncologist MD with training in the relevant therapeutic area; Hematology training or expertise in addition to solid tumor experience is considered a plus.
• Typically requires a minimum of five to seven years of prior relevant experience.
• Practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects and tactics within research and development.
• Will have had a minimum of 3 years of experience outside of the training period with the biopharmaceutical industry either directly or indirectly.
• Board-certified - Oncology

Responsibilities

• Work independently under the supervision (direct or indirect) of the Hematology-Oncology Center of Excellence Head and COE Leadership team.
• Provide scientific and clinical advice to internal stakeholders developing proposals, including protocol design/clinical development plan, insights on mechanism of action of the investigational product, mining data to address important clinical questions relevant to the study, reviewing protocol for scientific/regulatory soundness and feasibility, identification of target site and principle investigator profiles, anticipated patient recruitment, standards of care and competitive landscape.
• Maintain awareness of latest literature to keep abreast of scientific progress in hematology and oncology.
• Participate as needed in the preparation for and conduct of client meetings, such as early engagement, proposal discussion and bid defense meetings, post-award transition and governance meetings, and any other engagements necessary to support the goals and objectives of IQVIA.
• Provide advice, coaching, and preparation of project teams to align executional strategy to medical understanding and considerations.
• Collaborate as appropriate with key stakeholders and leaders in the organization, e.g., Business Development, Operations, Commercial Consulting Services, Real World Services, and other medical strategy leads across the Centres of Excellence

Skills

Hematology-Oncology

Medical Leadership

Proposal Development

Client Advisory

Scientific Writing

Job description

IQVIA Inc. in Belgium seeks a Medical Director for the Hematology-Oncology Center of Excellence to provide strategic medical and scientific input across the development lifecycle.

You will engage early with customers, help shape proposals, and support bid-defense meetings while guiding project teams with medical insights. The role emphasizes leadership in clinical development plans, literature surveillance, and collaboration with Business Development, Operations, and other medical strategists.