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Strategic Operations Partner - Innovation & Technology

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IQVIA is The Human Data Science Company, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics, and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward.

Job Overview

  • The Innovation and Technology Strategistwill be a vital part of the IQVIA Commercial Solutions team, responsible for conducting market and competitive analysis, identifying and integrating emergent trends and disruptive technologies into our strategic and operational plans, and supporting the implementation.
  • This role will be instrumental in strategizing and operationalizing innovative projects, supporting the development of business cases and offerings, enhancing IQVIA’s positioning in the innovation ecosystem, and fostering partnerships and business development within the healthcare and technology ecosystems.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and benchmarking to track the latest innovative trends and applications in the healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors, including but not limited to generative AI, AIML, healthcare software and apps, big data analytics, automation, wearables, IoT, and digital health.
  • Develop strategic and operational plans to leverage these trends into business opportunities for IQVIA, ensuring alignment with the innovation landscape and life science commercialization strategies.
  • Support the leadership team in operationalizing technology and innovation projects, acting as a PMO lead where required, ensuring agile project management principles are adhered to, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of strategies with overall business objectives.
  • Support development of offerings based on innovative trends and technologies, ensuring they meet market needs and align with IQVIA's strategic objectives, and develop business cases for new offerings or initiatives, providing comprehensive financial and strategic analysis.
  • Engage in partnership discussions with key players in healthcare, technology, life sciences, and health technology start-ups involved in tech innovations, fostering a collaborative innovation ecosystem.
  • Support development of marketing and thought leadership materials to enhance IQVIA's positioning and branding in the innovation, health technology, and digital health space.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, Business, Life Sciences, or related field.
  • Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a similar role (Consulting, Product Management, Venture Capital, Technology Business Development, etc.) within the healthcare or technology industry, with a focus on analytics, digitalization, and life sciences commercialization.
  • Deep understanding of current market trends in healthcare and life sciences commercialization, emerging technologies, and practical innovative applications.
  • Deep understanding of technology/software development processes, agile project management methodologies, and technology/software business models.
  • Experience in strategic planning, business case development, offering development, market research, competitive analysis, and ROI analysis.
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment, fostering a culture of collaboration.
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage in executive communication and effective partnership discussions.
  • Experience in developing marketing and thought leadership materials such as whitepapers, blog posts, podcasts, and other emerging communication platforms.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data analytics for decision-making.
  • Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills and ability to prepare executive-ready deliverables.

We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but alsothe right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward.

Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there!

We invite you to join IQVIA.

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

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