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Jr Consultant (Arc Bio Communications, an IQVIA business)

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IQVIA

Jun 2, 2024

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Marketing
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • London

Requirements

  • Achiever
  • Adaptable
  • Communicator
  • Strategic
  • Critical-Thinker
  • Detail- Oriented

Responsibilities

  • Client service:
  • Supports project teams on client projects.
  • Monitors various aspects of a client project as required.
  • Takes responsibility for identifying information sources, gathering and interpreting data, and presenting findings to project teams.
  • Conducts analyses, works with project teams to translate conclusions into recommendations, or help design and implement programs.
  • Builds and maintains excellent relationships with clients and provides ongoing consultation and council, with the support of project team members (including Partners).
  • Provides daily client services from project start to end.
  • Project management:
  • Reports project status to internal and external team members.
  • Responds to client’s questions and concerns in a timely manner.
  • Maintains complete project documentations for reference purposes.
  • Produces accurate cost estimates and controls budgets efficiently and carefully whilst keeping clients and team fully informed of eventual or possible overspends.
  • Ensures that client or project specific finances and budgets are managed in line with agency procedures and that expenditures are explained and justified to the client before sign-off is obtained.
  • Ensure that project deliverables meet client requirements and ABC’s high quality standards.
  • Is able to use all in-house software and platforms competently.
  • Communication and impact:
  • Maintains high level of professionalism and competence in client communications.
  • Presents confidently and effectively to Arc Bio team members, explaining ideas and procedures clearly. • Writes effective and high quality documentation for internal and client purposes
  • Provides reliable project or task estimates and delivers on time every time.
  • Actively listens to others within the Arc Bio team and uses their experience to understand, learn and grow.
  • Supports, encourages and challenges colleagues in a constructive way.
  • Builds and maintains good relationships with the Arc Bio team.
  • Technical ability and skills (ABC team members should be ready to communicate on these with both knowledge and authority-at the Junior Consultant level, team members should seek to deepen knowledge across all four of these categories)
  • Industry:
  • Keeps up to date with factors influencing the pharma and biotech sectors (including M&A activity, pharma corporate innovation strategy and the various industry head- and tail-winds).
  • Understands the mechanics underpinning industry sector activities and has a competent knowledge of the basics of business e.g. factors influencing company valuations, fundamental financial definitions and mechanisms
  • Engages in industry “scanning” and maintains a strong current knowledge of industry opportunities and developments and our clients’ operating environment. Uses these findings to draw conclusions, formulate actions and exploit opportunities relevant to the Arc Bio business. Aware of new and important product launches, pivotal clinical studies, new guidance, legislation and policies of relevance.
  • Scientific:
  • Has a strong working knowledge of the science covering our clients’ areas of focus.
  • Has an ongoing commitment to deepening and expanding knowledge in modalities, modes of action, epidemiology, clinical trial design and anything else that may be relevant to strategic planning and advice, both from the point of view of the client and their competitor environment.
  • In chosen areas of scientific specialism, is capable of constructively challenging client thinking on a peer-to-peer level, producing novel scientific strategic points of view to help clients view potential solutions from new angles where appropriate and useful.
  • Keeps aware of latest announcements coming out of key congresses, key experts in the field, and any overall, rapidly-evolving trends (such as genomics, AI, CRISPR or the application of big data) and how these might feed into scientific strategy recommendations to the client.
  • Strategy:
  • Can confidently discuss strategy in reference to client goals and objectives.
  • Understands theoretical approaches and models used in strategy consulting. Able to integrate the relevant theories into a given client challenge. Is a keen student of the evolving strategic environment (including new tools and models, and their strengths and limitations). Takes increasing roles in strategic development and strategic workshop facilitation as their career develops.
  • Marketing and communications
  • Understands the fundamental principles of healthcare marketing and communications, with a strong capability in public relations, med ed, and scientific communications. Seeks to learn more about social, digital, advertising and brand strategy.
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of the theory and application of new theories and tools in marketing (e.g. behaviour change, AI/big data, new principles of neuroscience, iconography and its impact, etc.)
  • Understands means of evaluation and KPIs across marketing channels.
  • Has a good grasp of not only guidelines, but also the ethics of good marketing practice in healthcare.

FAQs

What are the key responsibilities of a Jr Consultant at Arc Bio Communications, an IQVIA business?

As a Jr Consultant, you will partner with collaborative teams and leaders across unique projects and geographies to deliver innovative solutions to complex healthcare problems. You will have the opportunity to work on brand and integrated research solutions, go-to-market strategy, commercial excellence, real world data, financial investor consulting, and more.

What career growth opportunities are available for Jr Consultants at IQVIA?

At IQVIA, Jr Consultants have the opportunity to grow their careers and explore opportunities in various areas such as brand and integrated research solutions, go-to-market strategy, commercial excellence, real world data, financial investor consulting, and more. There is a focus on personal and professional development to help individuals forge their own path in life sciences consulting.

What is the work culture like at Arc Bio Communications, an IQVIA business?

The work culture at IQVIA is collaborative, innovative, and focused on making a positive impact on patient outcomes. Jr Consultants have the opportunity to work with diverse teams and leaders on challenging projects that drive meaningful change in the healthcare industry. IQVIA values teamwork, excellence, and a commitment to continuous learning and growth.

What sets Arc Bio Communications, an IQVIA business, apart from other consulting firms in the life sciences industry?

Arc Bio Communications, an IQVIA business, stands out in the life sciences consulting industry for its focus on delivering innovative solutions to complex healthcare problems. Jr Consultants have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and explore various areas of expertise, including brand and integrated research solutions, go-to-market strategy, commercial excellence, real world data, and financial investor consulting. IQVIA is known for its commitment to driving positive outcomes for patients through data-driven solutions and strategic consulting services.

Accelerate innovation for a healthier world.

Science & Healthcare
Industry
10,001+
Employees

Mission & Purpose

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 86,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries. IQVIA is a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy. The company uses a wide variety of privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individual privacy while generating and analyzing information on a scale that helps healthcare stakeholders identify disease patterns and correlate with the precise treatment path and therapy needed for better outcomes. IQVIA’s insights and execution capabilities help biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders tap into a deeper understanding of diseases, human behaviors and scientific advances, in an effort to advance their path toward cures.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage

  • Employee Assistance Programs

  • Mental health support

  • Flexible work environment

  • Time off for leisure, personal time and corporate holidays

  • Parental leave for birth or adoption

  • Paid leave for other life matters (i.e., illness, bereavement, jury duty, military service, etc.)

  • Retirement and savings plans

  • Commuter benefits

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