The Medical Strategy Lead will provide senior clinical and scientific expertise to allIQVIA divisions as requested and will collaborate closely with indication-specific teams to develop integrated strategies for Cardiovascular clinical trials and studies. The Medical Strategy Lead will also be responsible for early engagement business development activities, providing scientific knowledge and expertise to guide sponsors in Cardiovascular development.

As a subject matter expert, the Medical Strategy Lead will drive thought leadership activities including presentations, publications, and interactions with the medical scientific community.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable and responsible for creating innovative, evidence-based, and patient-centered delivery strategies and solutions forCardiovasculartrials or studies, addressing the specific needs and challenges of each customer.

• In partnership with Indication-Specific Medical Strategy, Operations, Sales, and other functions, responsible for award of strategic and tactical new business to achieve annual Gross New Business targets.Responsible for the inclusion of Cardiovascular elements into proposals.

• Provide scientific, clinical, and operational advice to internal stakeholders developing proposals: this may include, but is not limited to, providing the strategy to protocol design/clinical development plan, mining data to address important clinical questions relevant to the study, reviewing the protocol forscientific/regulatorysoundness and feasibility, identification of target site and principal investigator profiles, anticipated patient recruitment, standard of care and competitive landscape.

• Support preparation of customer and bid defense meetings, e.g. training and preparation of the assigned project team; provide specific content; ensure presentation focus and content effectively conveys Cardiovascular strategy. Attends and presents at customer meeting, or bid defense or partnership meetings, as required.

• Participates in strategic business development activities including presentations to prospective clients and professional meetings.

• Maintains awareness of industry pipeline and scientific and business landscape; supports due diligence research of the Cardiovascular landscape

• Leads Cardiovascular thought leadership at IQVIA which may include publications, presentations, and taking a leadership role in scientific activities

REQUIREMENTS:

Scientific and Research Qualifications and Experience

• A physician with experience inCardiology.A degree from an accredited and internationally recognized school is required

• 5+ years clinical research relevant experience, including hands on operational delivery and/or drug development experience

• Robust and current knowledge of scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial and competitive landscape in Cardiology.

• Excellent skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments are required, as well as initiative and flexibility.

• In depth knowledge of, and skill in applying, applicable clinical research regulatory requirements; e.g. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines

• Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs, have difficult conversations with internal/external stakeholders and customers, negotiate solutions and understand impacts on the overall offering

• Strong clinical research skills and commitment to evidence-based and patient-centered clinical development