Primary Market Research Consultant / Associate Consultant

Designation/Position: Associate Consultant/ Consultant

About the team

The role is within the Research & Intelligence Team (R&I), whose aim is to deliver market research solutions, comprising mainly of PMR (Primary Market Research) along with inputs from SDR (Secondary Desk Research) to generate relevant insights for clients. Our team:

•    Effectively combines different sources of data and using leading edge PMR techniques and capabilities to generate research, which is actionable, going beyond insight generation to show how to understand and influence prescriber and patient behavior

Role Summary

•    Experience in market research: 3+ years

•    Manage multiple PMR projects under tight timelines interfacing with global clientele and prioritize requests based on the criticality and business need as agreed with the stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Deliver in depth, comprehensive PMR reports and support ad hoc PMR projects in the multiple therapy areas like immunology, respiratory, rare diseases, neurology, diabetes, oncology etc (non-exhaustive)
• Analyze primary data collected through interviews/surveys and create powerpoint reports to provide information on patient journey, overall market landscapes, opportunity assessment and a range of ad hoc business questions
• Demonstrate excellence as an individual contributor with minimal support from peers/team lead, together with the ability to work independently with on-shore team members, driving high productivity/ efficiency, and creating appropriate performance reviews and capability development plan
• Should have flair to work across different sectors within HealthCare industry (Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Healthcare services)
• Quality control and overview and to ensure deliverables are client ready. Should be able to manage client and stakeholder communication - via emails and conference calls
• Project types: Primary market Research (Qualitative and quantitative)- Patient Journey, Product profile evaluation, landscape assessment etc.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant Experience of 3-6 years with master’s degree. Preferential consideration will be given to candidates with experience in carrying out consulting and market research projects in the pharmaceutical area
• Experience/ academic background for sectors encompassing HealthCare industry (Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Healthcare services)
• Experienced with qualitative and quantitative PMR research and on a variety of therapy areas as listed above
• High skills of interpretation and analysis (quantitative, qualitative and integration of different sources of data assets) - This would include thinking through the client business issue, adding the right context to the request (therapy area, business issue etc.) and developing a tailored, innovative solution to address the clients’ business objectives
• Should be aware of free to use online resources like – WHO, USFDA, CDC, CMS, PubMed, UNSD, Eurostats, NORD, FDA warning letters, etc.
• Ability to understand the link between client needs, data and its application
• Experience in designing/ developing questionnaire and discussion guide as per client’s objective
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Good innovative thinking abilities and solution-oriented approach to work
• Should be very comfortable with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

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