Job Overview
Assist with strategic and operational support for the office of the General Counsel. Provide counsel in one or more of the following areas: contract law, employment law, commercial law, regulatory or compliance.
Essential Functions
Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts. Ensure that contracts are in compliance with legal, regulatory and organization policies. Monitor the contract process to assure compliance with the organization's contractual guidelines, satisfaction of customers/vendors, including participation in precontract discussions, contract negotiations and contract changes.
Act a Legal Partner to one or more IQVIA Business Units, providing strategic legal support as leaders and their teams are navigating key customer issues / market dynamics / M&A opportunities and process improvements
May provide legal advice regarding employment law. Liaise with Human Resources on all issues of the law related to the organization's human capital. Monitor legal issues and implications regarding discrimination, sexual harassment, health and safety, hiring and firing, as well as all other aspects of employee rights and responsibilities.
Advise and represent the organization on legal issues concerning patent, copyright, and trademark, real estate, or privacy matters.
May examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit. Study statutes, decisions and ordinances to determine appropriate plan of action. Prepare files and take cases to trial if out-of-court settlements cannot be reached or coordinate such legal matters handled by outside counsel. Assess impact of case outcomes and initiate steps to implement any resultant changes.
Advise and represent the organization on legal issues concerning patent, copyright, and trademark, real estate, or privacy matters.
Qualifications
Juris Doctor (or equivalent) and an active license to practice law in applicable jurisdiction.
Minimum of 10 years in-house legal department, law firm and/or other relevant legal experience.
Effective organizational, planning, project management, communication, presentation, interpersonal, pragmatic problem-solving and influence skills.
Strong business acumen and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and/or drug development process preferred.
Working knowledge of data protection, privacy, and related laws and regulations preferred.
Ability to engage in complex problem solving, hard-working and results-orientated
Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated sound judgment/decision-making skills.
Skilled in using MS Office Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
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.
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor or equivalent and an active license to practice law in applicable jurisdiction
- Minimum of 10 years in-house legal department or law firm experience
- Effective organizational and communication skills
- Strong business acumen
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry preferred
- Working knowledge of data protection laws preferred
IQVIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IQVIA and has not been reviewed or approved by IQVIA.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical/dental/vision plus programs like telemedicine, EAP resources, and additional insurance options. Feedback suggests the health offering is a meaningful part of the overall rewards package, though details can vary by location and plan design.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include an employer match structure that supports employee contributions through a defined formula. This adds steady long-term value to total rewards beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include vacation/paid time off, holidays, and flexibility themes, with some roles described as having discretionary or unlimited time-off models. This can make the package feel more attractive even when cash compensation is viewed as only mid-range.
IQVIA Insights
What We Do
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 70,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.
