Senior Director, Medical Strategy Lead- Cardiologist

Senior Director, Medical Strategy Lead - Cardiologist

Join the IQVIA Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, a hub of cardiovascular clinical innovation. This role seeks a Board‑Certified cardiologist to expand our cardiovascular portfolio and advance this dynamic area of clinical development.

The Medical Strategy Lead is a subject matter expert with experience in clinical research and trials, championing cardiovascular across IQVIA. Key remit: drive growth of the IQVIA cardiovascular portfolio through scientific and clinical expertise, using clinical, scientific, and operational knowledge to develop data‑driven, patient‑centered solutions for cardiovascular trials.

The Lead provides senior clinical and scientific expertise to IQVIA divisions, collaborates with indication‑specific teams to develop integrated strategies for cardiovascular clinical trials (Phases 1‑3), and supports early activities. As a subject matter expert, the Lead drives thought leadership activities including presentations, publications, and interactions with the medical scientific community.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for creating innovative, evidence‑based, patient‑centered delivery strategies and solutions for cardiovascular pre‑approval clinical trials or studies.
• 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 inclusion of cardiovascular elements into proposals.
• Provide scientific, clinical, and operational advice to internal stakeholders developing proposals: strategy to protocol design/clinical development plan, mining data, reviewing protocol for scientific/regulatory soundness 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, training and preparation of the assigned project team; provide specific content; ensure presentation focus and content effectively conveys cardiovascular strategy; attend and present at customer meetings, bid defense or partnership meetings.
• Participate in strategic business development activities including presentations to prospective clients and professional meetings.
• Maintain awareness of industry pipeline and scientific and business landscape; support due diligence research of the cardiovascular landscape.

Requirements

Scientific and Research Qualifications and Experience

• Board‑Certified cardiologist; a degree from an accredited and internationally recognized school is required.
• 2+ 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 cardiovascular.
• Excellent skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments; 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; negotiate solutions and understand impacts on the overall offering.
• Strong clinical research skills and commitment to evidence‑based and patient‑centered clinical development.

Professional Skills

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including good command of English language (both written and spoken).
• Strong leadership skills, ability to work with minimal supervision, and lead a virtual team in a matrix organization.
• Innovative and strategic thinker.
• Strong business acumen including confidence with financial considerations, excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and comfort working in both sales and operational environments.
• Flexible and able to work in situations where specifications may or may not be well defined and willing to support work in other therapeutic areas when required.
• Confident and capable in the use of technology, applications and other media e.g. databases and internet to research, assess new opportunities, maintain currency of therapeutic and operational knowledge and competitive landscape.
• Proven ability to make decisions with limited information, bringing clarity to disparate information to inform actions and drive results.

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co‑workers, managers and clients.
• Positive outlook at work; handles criticism well and learns from it.
• Effective mentoring and training skills, fostering learning and knowledge sharing with colleagues.

Seniority Level & Employment

Director – Full‑time – Health Care Provider – Hospitals and Health Care.

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