Manager – EMEA Life Sciences, Strategy Consulting

Location: Offices in Madrid/ London/Cambridge/Paris/Munich/Madrid/Amsterdam

Manager – EMEA Life Sciences, Strategy Consulting

IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, combining data, technology, advanced analytics, and human expertise to help healthcare clients improve outcomes for patients. Our solutions support better decision-making across the healthcare ecosystem and drive meaningful progress in life sciences.

Commercial Solutions Excellence Centres (CSEC)

CSEC is a global function that centralizes service delivery across IQVIA’s core commercial offerings. It brings together global and regional teams to deliver scale, quality, efficiency, and innovation. By combining diverse talent with automation and AI, CSEC accelerates commercial excellence worldwide, working closely with global functions and regional business units to continuously improve delivery performance.

Advisory Services

Advisory Services is IQVIA’s global consulting engine and a leading advisor to life sciences and healthcare clients. We support global and regional headquarters across the full product lifecycle, addressing complex commercial and access challenges. Our work spans brand and go-to-market strategy, pricing and market access, portfolio and asset strategy, launch excellence, commercial model design, digital health optimization, and omnichannel engagement.

We are a highly international team with a truly global way of working. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, analytical rigor, continuous learning, and practical impact. We leverage modern tools, standardized ways of working, and increasing use of automation and AI so our teams can focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for clients.

Joining Advisory Services offers a rewarding career in life sciences consulting, with exposure to diverse therapy areas, geographies, and business challenges. Team members collaborate with leading experts in pharma and healthcare, benefit from continuous learning, and contribute to innovative thinking shaping the future of healthcare.

Role & Responsibilities

As a Manager here at IQVIA, you will be responsible for managing or leading multiple consulting projects and ensuring on time and on-budget delivery for clients in the life sciences industries by:

• Managing project teams including both internal and external resources in the design, development and delivery of client deliverables

• Leveraging business experience and acumen in identifying strategic alternatives and project approach to client questions

• Serving as key point of contact with client

• Providing follow-up with client after project deliverable has been completed to ensure client satisfaction

• Ensuring clear communication throughout projects and within the team

• Supporting the development of intellectual property for use on future engagements

• Developing broader and deeper knowledge of consulting methodologies and pharmaceutical market through on the job experience and training

• Providing direction, advice and intellectual leadership to clients and delivery teams. Direct consulting teams through consistent participation in team meetings

• Providing high level input to, and ensures the development of, client reports and presentations and delivery of all or significant portions of findings to client

• Sharing subject matter expertise with others to elevate our capabilities to deliver world-class solutions for clients

• Leading ad hoc work streams on critical people-related issues such as recruitment, learning and development

• Serving as a coach to 3-4 staff

About You

• Candidates interested in joining our Advisory Services Group as a Manager should have:

• Demonstrable analytical, interpretative and problem-solving skills

• Extensive experience in consulting within the pharmaceutical industry with evidence of career progression

• Demonstrable experience in and commitment to the life sciences industries

• Minimum of 1+ years project management experience focused on multinational strategic consulting projects

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presentations, chairing meetings, workshop facilitation, business and report writing

• Strong capability in managing large and/or multiple projects and juggling priorities so that deadlines are met while retaining consistently high-quality outcomes

• Experience working in sizable/ multi-disciplined teams and leading staff

• Experience in developing credible relationships with senior level managers and executives in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others in and across the organization to accomplish team goals

• Ability to contribute to business development through the identification of leads, development of proposals etc

• Knowledge of key issues and current developments in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

• Knowledge of consulting methodologies, tools and techniques

In addition to the skills and experience above a Manager should have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, graduate degree or MBA not required but a plus

• A track record of leadership and people development

• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

• A willingness and ability to travel

• Right to live and work in the recruiting country

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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.

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

At IQVIA, we believe that diversity, inclusion, and belonging empower our mission to accelerate innovation for a healthier world. We create a culture of belonging by valuing the perspectives of all talented employees worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to power smarter healthcare for everyone, everywhere. When our talented employees bring their authentic selves and their diverse experiences to work, they enable us to accomplish extraordinary things. Multifaceted thought processes spark innovation. Multi-talented collaboration harnesses innovation to deliver superior outcomes. Likewise, as part of this culture, IQVIA is committed to ensuring effective equality between women and men, integrating it as a strategic principle in its corporate and human resources policies.