Senior Medical & Scientific Advisor - LCMS

Smart Justice California; United States; Remote; USD 113,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading clinical research provider as a Senior Medical and Scientific Advisor, primarily responsible for guiding bioanalytical strategy in drug development. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector, with a strong grasp of laboratory regulations and innovative scientific approaches.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical or clinical trial environments.
• Other equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and technical advice for bioanalytical strategy.
• Support feasibility discussions concerning assay transfer and validation.
• Coordinate scientific activities across laboratories.

Skills

Knowledge of GXP laboratory regulations

Bioanalytical immunoassay knowledge

Strong knowledge/experience with LCMS

Organizational skills

Education

B.S. diploma

M.S. and/or Ph.D. diploma

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Medical and Scientific Advisor to join IQVIA Laboratories in a remote position.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

As a Senior Medical and Scientific Advisor, you will be providing scientific and technical advice to guide and make recommendations on bioanalytical strategy with key internal and external stakeholders to support drug development programs. You will be ensuring these align with internal capabilities and coordinate with technical, scientific support, and sales functions across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and China Labs. This position is based in the US, supporting both US and global drug development programs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Serving as the primary scientific point of contact and provide global scientific oversight for key stakeholders.
• Ensuring early engagement between bioanalytical scientists and clinical scientists to provide input on assays, platforms, and associated technical aspects of testing.
• Supporting feasibility discussions concerning assay transfer and validation to ensure bioanalytical methods fit study requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Driving evaluation of new technology and technical approaches to support our sponsors.
• Performing research, benchmarking, and comparative analyses to nurture innovation and review new technologies/assays and areas of opportunity for potential assay development.
• Coordinating scientific activities across Q2 Solutions bioanalytical laboratories, Q2 Solutions lab network, and scientific advisors (e.g., oncology, anatomic pathology, genomics, immunoassays, flow cytometry, and CDx/IVD, regulatory).
• Participating in laboratory investigations and be responsible for scientific escalation.
• Contributing to scientific governance meetings.
• Utilizing the extended capabilities of our parent organizations, IQVIA and Quest Diagnostics, for disease area and other subject matter expertise.
• Providing scientific/technical support for bid defense prep meetings and capability presentations.
• Supporting scientifically sound approaches/proposals for bid teams for RFIs, RFPs, and other queries related to clinical trials.
• Working with internal functions (e.g., marketing, strategy) to help create scientific client-facing material (e.g., slide decks, webinars, newsletters, web content) and representing Q2 Solutions at conferences and other events.
• Utilizing sound knowledge and understanding of Q2 Solutions internal processes, practices, and capabilities.
  

What We Are Looking For:

• B.S. diploma is a minimal requirement.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or clinical trial environment, including experience with immunoassay.
• M.S. and/or Ph.D. diploma is preferred.
• Other equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed for this role:

• Strong knowledge/experience with LCMS.
• General knowledge of GXP laboratory regulations.
• Sound scientific and technical knowledge as it relates to clinical testing.
• Bioanalytical immunoassay knowledge and application of analytical platforms to regulated analysis.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel.
  

What We Offer You:

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental and emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $113,900.00 - $189,800.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

What We Are Looking For:

• B.S. diploma is a minimal requirement.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or clinical trial environment, including experience with immunoassay.
• M.S. and/or Ph.D. diploma is preferred.
• Other equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  
  

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities needed for this role:

• Strong knowledge/experience with LCMS.
• General knowledge of GXP laboratory regulations.
• Sound scientific and technical knowledge as it relates to clinical testing.
• Bioanalytical immunoassay knowledge and application of analytical platforms to regulated analysis.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel.