Consultant, Life Sciences Strategy Consulting

IQVIA; München; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IQVIA's Advisory Services leads strategic consulting engagements for top life sciences companies, covering Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Asset & Portfolio Strategy, and launch excellence. You will work with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to develop evidence-based recommendations across the product lifecycle.

Depending on experience, you may lead workstreams or oversee multiple engagements, delivering meaningful client impact and driving healthcare forward

Formación

• Strong analytical, interpretative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive storytelling.
• Experience managing workstreams, projects, or client relationships.
• Ability to lead project workstreams and manage client relationships.

Responsabilidades

• Lead or support multiple strategic consulting projects in life sciences.
• Structure complex business problems and produce evidence-based recommendations.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses to generate strategic insights; design primary/secondary research.
• Manage stakeholders across client organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Deliver client reports, presentations, and workshops; present findings to executives.
• Support business development, including proposals and pitch materials.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Project leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree advantageous

Descripción del empleo

Commercial Solutions Excellence Centres (CSEC)

CSEC is a global function that centralizes service delivery across IQVIA’s core commercial offerings. It brings together global and regional teams to deliver scale, quality, efficiency, and innovation. By combining diverse talent with automation and AI, CSEC accelerates commercial excellence worldwide, working closely with global functions and regional business units to continuously improve delivery performance.

Advisory Services

Advisory Services is IQVIA’s global consulting engine and a leading advisor to life sciences and healthcare clients. We support global and regional headquarters across the full product lifecycle, addressing complex commercial and access challenges. Our work spans brand and go-to-market strategy, pricing and market access, portfolio and asset strategy, launch excellence, commercial model design, digital health optimization, and omnichannel engagement.

We are a highly international team with a truly global way of working. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, analytical rigor, continuous learning, and practical impact. We leverage modern tools, standardized ways of working, and increasing use of automation and AI so our teams can focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for clients.

Joining Advisory Services offers a rewarding career in life sciences consulting, with exposure to diverse therapy areas, geographies, and business challenges. Team members collaborate with leading experts in pharma and healthcare, benefit from continuous learning, and contribute to innovative thinking shaping the future of healthcare.

The Role

In this role, you will support and lead strategic consulting engagements for leading life sciences companies.

You will help clients solve critical business challenges across a range of strategic topics, including Brand & Commercial Strategy, Asset & Portfolio Strategy, Pricing & Market Access Strategy.

Working closely with senior client stakeholders and multidisciplinary IQVIA teams, you will develop evidence-based recommendations that support key business decisions across the product lifecycle, from early asset development through commercialization and lifecycle management.

Depending on your level of experience, you may be responsible for leading individual workstreams, managing large project teams, or overseeing multiple concurrent consulting engagements.

This exciting opportunity will allow you to solve complex business problems, deliver meaningful impact for clients, and help drive healthcare forward.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading or supporting multiple strategic consulting projects across the life sciences industry
• Structuring complex business problems and developing practical, evidence-based recommendations
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses to generate strategic insightsDesigning and overseeing primary and secondary research activities
• Managing stakeholders across client organizations, cross-functional teams, and project leadership
• Designing, structuring, and delivering client reports, presentations, and workshops
• Presenting findings and recommendations to client teams and senior executives
• Developing client relationships and identifying opportunities for follow-on work
• Supporting business development activities, including proposal development and pitch materials
• Developing broader and deeper knowledge of consulting methodologies and healthcare industry trends
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members to support their development
• Leading internal initiatives such as recruitment, training, capability building, and knowledge sharing
• Supporting innovation through the adoption of advanced analytics, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and new ways of working

Who You Are

Consultant: 3-6 years of relevant experience

Manager: 6+ years of relevant strategy consulting experience, including

• experience leading project workstreams and managing client relationships
• Interested in solving complex strategic challenges across areas such as Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Asset & Portfolio Strategy, Launch Excellence, and Commercial Transformation
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced, and intellectually stimulating environment
• A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Highly analytical, with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities
• Able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional quality standards
• Curious, adaptable, and eager to continuously develop new expertise and capabilities
• An effective and collaborative team player

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
• Advanced degree (MBA, MSc, MPH, PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent) is advantageous but not required
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Demonstrated experience in life sciences strategy consulting a related field
• Experience delivering strategic projects within the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong analytical, interpretative, and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing workstreams, projects, or client relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation development and executive storytelling
• Experience working effectively within cross-functional and international teams
• Knowledge of consulting methodologies, strategic frameworks, and structured problem-solving approaches
• Strong leadership potential and collaborative mindset
• Right to live and work in the recruiting country

Available locations

London/Cambridge/Paris/Munich/Madrid/Amsterdam (hybrid work arrangement)

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.