About The Position
IQVIA is the world leader in the provision of health and pharmaceutical data to the health care sector. Our Real World Solutions department is globally renowned for providing business focused research, conducted to the highest standards. IQVIA delivers a suite of services to help healthcare stakeholders access and apply real-world evidence for decisions at every stage of the product life cycle. The Real World Solutions team is focused on providing innovative solutions for Market Access, HEOR, medical, and scientific teams. The RWS Canada team is a diverse, multi-disciplinary team dedicated to excellence through teamwork.
Requirements
- >2 years’ experience undertaking database or health outcomes research, or in the pharmaceutical industry in a relevant area such as business analytics, marketing, market access, epidemiology, pharmacovigilance, outcomes research, health economics, RWE/RWD or biostatistics
- Experience generally gained in one of the following environments: Healthcare Consultancy, Pharmaceutical or other Healthcare Industry, Academic or Governmental Research Organization, Health Services Research setting
- PhD/Masters/MBA in relevant health sciences field
- Functional knowledge of English, both written and spoken, is necessary to perform the duties of this position
- Logical thinker and creative problem solver
- A desire to deliver high quality work, continuously learn & improve
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to adapt to situations and various social styles
- A team player but with a desire to take a lead and make things happen
- Demonstrable analytical, interpretative and problem-solving skills
- A good sense of urgency with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time
- Future leadership potential and desire to build a career with a top global corporation
- Desire to constantly learn and take on new challenges
Nice To Haves
- Good understanding of the pharmaceutical reimbursement process in Canada
- Conducting analyses in databases and/or registries
- Longitudinal patient level data analysis
- Good understanding of outcomes research theory, and practical knowledge of research project implementation
- Numerate with good quantitative skills
- Competency in using Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- High level of literacy – able to write reports and manuscripts in clear, accurate and concise language
- Understanding and interest in the Canadian and international health care environment
- Experience in programming Visual Basic for Applications within Excel is a plus
- Experience with statistical software (SAS, SPSS, R) is a plus
- Commercial awareness and good understanding of the health technology and pharmaceutical industry, gained through experience
- Knowledge of consulting methods, tools and techniques related to these areas
- Clinical qualifications a plus (MD, PharmD, NP,…)
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of a wide range of client projects in the pharmaceutical and medical device space in Canada, including: market access projects, retrospective database studies, business strategy, health economic analyses, patient journeys, access metrics, and other varied and exciting engagements.
- Contribute to study design and methodology development
- Develop innovative approaches, frameworks and solutions to client problems
- Assist in the preparation of study protocols and draft reports
- Analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative ‘real-world’ data for deliverables
- Conduct ad-hoc project tasks
- Prepare presentations, abstracts and manuscripts relating to projects including for presentation at scientific conferences and submission to scientific journals
- Conduct primary and secondary research
- Conduct workshops and moderate discussions
- Present results to external clients
- Work with supervision as part of a project team and to take responsibility for timely and high quality delivery of defined tasks
- Assist with overall project management and client management
- Attend client and other external meetings normally accompanied by a colleague
- Review and analyze client requirements or problems in order to help develop proposals for projects.
- Produce initial drafts of proposals based on client RFPs and supporting information
Benefits
- A range of health and wellness and/or other benefits
- Incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
