Director, Medical Strategy Lead - Endocrinologist, Obesity

US Quintiles; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in clinical research is seeking a Medical Strategy Lead to expand its Obesity and Metabolic portfolio. This remote position focuses on leveraging scientific expertise to develop innovative, patient-centered solutions for clinical trials. The ideal candidate will be a Board-Certified physician with substantial experience in clinical research and strong leadership skills in a collaborative environment.

Formación

• Endocrinologist or Cardiologist.
• 5 years+ clinical research experience.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Drive growth of the metabolic portfolio through clinical expertise.
• Provide scientific advice to stakeholders on proposals.
• Lead business development activities and presentations.

Conocimientos

Business Development

Strategic Planning

Leadership Experience

Research Experience

Educación

Medical degree from an accredited school

Descripción del empleo

• This is a Remote opportunity based in EMEA

The IQVIA Obesity Center of Excellence a hub of Obesity clinical innovation is looking for exceptional Board-Certified physicians to join our team as a Medical Strategy Lead to help us expand our Obesity and Metabolic portfolio and advance this dynamic and rapidly expanding area of clinical development.

The Obesity Medical Strategy Lead is a subject matter expert with experience in clinical research and clinical trials who will be a champion for weight loss trials across IQVIA.

The key remit of the role is drive growth of the IQVIA Metabolic portfolio through scientific and clinical expertise. The Medical Strategy Lead will be charged with using his / her clinical scientific and operational knowledge to harness the vast IQVIA data and clinical trial resources to develop innovative data-driven and patient-centered solutions for Cardiovascular trials.

The Medical Strategy Lead will provide senior clinical and scientific expertise to allIQVIA divisions as requested and will collaborate closely with indication-specific teams to develop integrated strategies for weight loss clinical trials and studies. The Medical Strategy Lead will also be responsible for early engagement business development activities providing scientific knowledge and expertise to guide sponsors in weight loss development.

As a subject matter expert the Medical Strategy Lead will drive thought leadership activities including presentations publications and interactions with the medical scientific community.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Accountable and responsible for creating innovative evidence-based and patient-centered delivery strategies and solutions for Obesity trials or studies addressing the specific needs and challenges of each customer.

In partnership with Indication-Specific Medical Strategy Operations Sales and other functions responsible for award of strategic and tactical new business to achieve annual Gross New Business targets. Responsible for the inclusion of weight loss trial elements into proposals.

Provide scientific clinical and operational advice to internal stakeholders developing proposals : this may include but is not limited to providing the strategy to protocol design / clinical development plan mining data to address important clinical questions relevant to the study reviewing the protocol for scientific / regulatory soundness and feasibility identification of target site and principal investigator profiles anticipated patient recruitment standard of care and competitive landscape.

Support preparation of customer and bid defense meetings e.g. training and preparation of the assigned project team; provide specific content; ensure presentation focus and content effectively conveys Cardiovascular strategy. Attends and presents at customer meeting or bid defense or partnership meetings as required.

Participates in strategic business development activities including presentations to prospective clients and professional meetings.

Maintains awareness of industry pipeline and scientific and business landscape; supports due diligence research of the Metabolic landscape .

REQUIREMENTS :

Scientific and Research Qualifications and Experience

Endocrinologist or Cardiologist. Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized school is required

5 years and above of clinical research relevant experience including hands on operational delivery and / or drug development experience

Robust and current knowledge of scientific clinical regulatory commercial and competitive landscape in Metabolism

Excellent skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments are required as well as initiative and flexibility.

In depth knowledge of and skill in applying applicable clinical research regulatory requirements; e.g. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines

Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs have difficult conversations with internal / external stakeholders and customers negotiate solutions and understand impacts on the overall offering

Strong clinical research skills and commitment to evidence-based and patient-centered clinical development

Professional Skills

Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills including good command of English language (both written and spoken)

Strong leadership skills ability to work with minimal supervision and lead a virtual team in a matrix organization

Innovative and strategic thinker

Strong business acumen including confidence with financial considerations excellent negotiation and influencing skills and comfort working in both sales and operational environments

Flexible and able to work in situations where specifications may or may not be well defined and willing to support work in other therapeutic areas when required

Confident and capable in the use of technology applications and other media e.g. databases and internet to research assess new opportunities maintain currency of therapeutic and operational knowledge and competitive landscape.

Proven ability to make decisions with limited information bringing clarity to disparate information to inform actions and drive results

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers managers and clients. Maintains a positive outlook at work; handles criticism well and learns from it

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide network of individuals e.g. co-workers managers and customers

Effective mentoring and training skills fostering learning and knowledge sharing with colleagues

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 .

At IQVIA we believe that diversity inclusion and belonging empower our mission to accelerate innovation for a healthier world. We create a culture of belonging by valuing the perspectives of all talented employees worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to power smarter healthcare for everyone everywhere. When our talented employees bring their authentic selves and their diverse experiences to work they enable us to accomplish extraordinary things. Multifaceted thought processes spark innovation. Multi-talented collaboration harnesses innovation to deliver superior outcomes.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Business Development,Marketing,Pricing,Analysis Skills,Research Experience,Project Management,Research & Development,Strategic Planning,Financial Modeling,Leadership Experience,Management Consulting,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Director Strategy • Madrid, Madrid, Spain