Vice President, Global Advisory Services

IQVIA; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 183,400 - 512,200; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Global Advisory Leader to shape our Advisory Services presence across the United States, Japan, and Asia/Pacific. This role involves driving strategy, fostering client relationships, and delivering high-impact services worldwide.

The ideal candidate has extensive executive-level experience, a proven track record in growing client relationships, and strong commercial acumen. This position requires exceptional leadership skills and the ability to inspire and develop cross-functional teams, ensuring strategic alignment and superior delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience operating at an Executive level in a top-tier consulting environment.
• Proven track record of growing major client relationships.
• Strong commercial acumen and opportunity shaping capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy of Global Advisory Services.
• Own and drive the Advisory Services growth agenda.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration for high-impact delivery.

Skills

Executive level operation

Client relationship management

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Client engagement

Communication skills

Job description

Eligibility

To be eligible for this position, you must reside in the same country where the job is located.

Role will be required to travel.

Role Overview

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.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $183,400.00 - $512,200.00. 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.

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.

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