Vice President, Global Advisory Services

IQVIA; Basel; On-site; CHF 247,000 - 453,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA, a US-based leader in life sciences and healthcare insights, seeks a Global Advisory Services leader to drive strategy and growth across the United States, Japan, and Asia/Pacific. You will shape commercial direction, lead a cross-functional global team, and act as a trusted advisor to senior clients while driving AI-enabled advisory offerings.

The role demands executive presence, strong commercial acumen, and a passion for developing top talent.

Qualifications

• Executive-level leadership experience in a top-tier consulting environment or equivalent internal strategy/advisory unit.
• Proven track record of owning and expanding major client relationships with senior decision-makers.
• Strong commercial acumen: opportunity shaping, complex pursuit leadership, and client value articulation.
• Leadership style that inspires confidence and elevates the standard of consulting excellence.
• Ability to lead cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams in a dynamic setting.

Responsibilities

• Be the senior face of IQVIA’s Global Advisory Services, trusted by executives and senior stakeholders as a strategic advisor.
• Set and own the Advisory Services growth agenda with regional leaders who define client priorities and drive expansion.
• Model deep client intimacy, embed with customers, and present onsite aligned with their strategic priorities.
• Lead the integration of AI and new technologies into Advisory Services and commercial strategy to drive growth.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across Advisory Services and DTAS portfolio for consistent delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Key client relationships

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Strategic communication

Job description

US-Based Role - To be eligible for this position, you must reside or be willing to relocate to the USA. Role will be required to travel.

We are seeking an inspirational leader to shape and elevate our Global enterprise Advisory Services presence across the United States, Japan, and Asia/Pacific. In an increasingly complex market, our HQ, regional HQ, and enterprise clients face deep challenges. The Global Advisory Leader will drive the strategy of the Global Advisory organization as trusted partners to these clients, developing deep understanding of their challenges and consistently earning IQVIA the opportunity to support them.

As the senior leader of DTAS’ Global Advisory Services, you will shape commercial strategy, drive growth, and ensure exceptional delivery across a global and cross-functional team. You will drive strategies and synergies across the regional Advisory teams, act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, deepen client intimacy, and champion integrated solutions across a range of asset and above-asset priorities. You will bring executive presence, demonstrating the strategic influence, commercial acumen, and people leadership central to the success of the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Be the senior face of IQVIA’s Global Advisory Services, trusted by executive‑level and other senior stakeholders as a strategic advisor, sounding board, and thought‑partner


• Set and own the Advisory Services growth agenda — partnering closely with the regional Advisory leaders who are responsible for defining key client priorities, shaping large‑scale opportunities, and driving year‑over‑year expansion and customer satisfaction


• Model deep client intimacy and exemplify best‑in‑class client leadership, operating close to your customers, regularly present onsite, and deeply embedded in their strategic priorities


• Drive the integration of AI and new technologies into Advisory Services offerings and commercial strategy, positioning AI-enabled advisory as a core growth driver.” and “Continuously assess emerging AI/ new technologies and innovation trends to shape Advisory Services strategy and anticipate client needs.


• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to leverage expertise both within Advisory Services (brand strategy, portfolio strategy, value & access, digital health) and within the broader DTAS portfolio (data strategy, architecture, outsourcing, technology) — fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.


• Ensure high-impact delivery, holding regional clusters accountable in ensuring work is insight‑rich, strategic, rigorous, and reflective of the high expectations of our customers; further, you will ensure each reginal cluster works with their peers across Advisory Services to ensure a consistent and high standard of deliverable quality and customer experience


• Cultivate and nurture top talent, coaching and elevating emerging leaders, providing crisp direction, and creating an environment where teams thrive and grow.


• Inform and deepen IQVIA’s Thought Leadership and insight, collaborating with IQVIA’s Thought Leadership organization and front‑line practitioners to shape, refine, and communicate strategic insights about critical issues facing our clients


• Influence across the enterprise, collaborating closely with other DTAS leaders, GADs, Client Partners, and senior executives to lead and shape client engagement on priority topics and accelerate impact


• Own your business, delivering on customer revenue and margin targets


• Build and lead a unified global Advisory Services community, fostering collaboration, capability building, and consistency across regions

What You Bring

• Experience operating at an Executive level in a top-tier consulting environment or comparable internal strategy/advisory leadership.


• A track record of owning and growing major client relationships, with deep comfort engaging senior decision-makers.


• Strong commercial acumen: opportunity shaping, complex pursuit leadership, customer value articulation, senior stakeholder orchestration.


• A leadership style that inspires confidence, unlocks team performance, and elevates the bar for consulting excellence.


• Ability to lead, inspire, and develop multi-disciplinary teams in a dynamic, evolving environment.


• Passion for client engagement and a pronounced ability to operate with high presence on client site, building trust through proximity, responsiveness, and insight.


• Deep intellectual curiosity and learning agility: a pronounced ability to learn and digest new content and to apply it to customer challenges and priorities


• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and influence skills — able to simplify, inspire, and drive alignment across diverse groups.

Benefits

We work hard to prioritise the things that matter most to you. Visit our benefits page for information on everything from perks to well‑being initiatives and career enhancement.

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

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.