Consultant in Health Technology Assessment Strategy and Implementation (JCA/JSC) - Athens/Lisbo[...]

The team IQVIA 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. With direct access to the world’s most comprehensive healthcare information, analytics, and research resources, IQVIA Real World Solutions (RWS) experts design and deliver innovative data– and technology-enabled evidence programs to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients.

Within the RWS group, the IQVIA Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Real World Methods and Evidence Generation (RW MEG) team is composed of around 160 highly qualified multi-disciplinary professionals from a variety of disciplines including health economics, statistics, epidemiology, and data management, located across eight geographies. Our clients operate in the life sciences industry, including the global top 20 pharmaceutical companies, medical device, and biotech companies, as well as public health providers and regulatory authorities. Our clients look for insight and evidence on the safety, efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health care delivery systems, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products spanning the full spectrum of therapeutic and disease areas.

The Role We are seeking driven candidates to further their career in Health Economics and join our regional European team with a focus on the new EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) And Joint Scientific Consultation (JSC) offerings. The successful candidate will:

• Produce materials and services related to a range of EU HTA projects, including PICO simulations, JCA strategy development, JCA dossier development, JSC briefing books and strategy, client trainings on JCA/ JSC and other strategic HTA offerings to support our clients with the new process, with support, training, and senior oversight.
• Review and synthesise key insights from client materials e.g. CSRs, evidence synthesis reports, value dossiers, systematic literature review reports etc. to develop the JCA or JSC dossiers.
• Be involved in hands-on day-to day running of smaller projects or workstreams within larger projects including direct client communication.
• Be involved with mediating, negotiating and problem solving, within and outside of the immediate project team, with senior oversight.
• Train and identify opportunities for more junior members of the team to support their career development as EU HTA specialists.
• Work within and across internal IQVIA teams, including technical consultants responsible for studies generating HTA evidence and complimentary functions such as Market Access, Patient-Centered Solutions, HTA Accelerator Solutions, database studies and local teams across the EMEA region.
• Support thought leadership for JCA/ JSC topics via our EU HTA Solutions team and HTA Evidence and Strategy CoE, such as preparing conference abstracts and posters, supporting development of white papers and peer review publications on HTA and guiding interns working with the team on HTA focused thesis topics.

The demand for IQVIA’s JCA/ JSC offerings has seen dramatic increase over the past two years and will continue to expand in response to the new EU JCA/ JSC processes which will come into form from January 2025. The analyst role is pivotal to driving the successful delivering of JCA/ JSC for our clients. There will also be opportunities to expand your experience into other areas of Health Economics, if desired. The role is UK or EU based with flexibility regarding location and frequency of office and home working.

The successful candidate We are looking for a candidate with a background in life sciences with strong written and verbal communication skills. An ideal candidate has consultancy experience supporting European reimbursement processes (HTA dossiers) and/or early HTA scientific advice but it is not a pre-requisite. The list below should be viewed as a guide rather than a checklist. We want to prioritise recruiting candidates who will incorporate IQVIA’s value of ‘brave minds’ with their previous experience to put a personal spin on this role. If you share our passion for driving healthcare advancements through unparalleled data and have a passion for collaboration and solving complex problems, we encourage interested candidates who feel like they could be a good fit for the role to apply.

Qualifications and desired experience:

• Interested in working in Consulting, in a dynamic, intellectually stimulating environment, and in developing your expertise in the healthcare industry.
• Postgraduate degree level education or higher from a relevant discipline (such as, but not limited to, HTA, health economics, health policy, medicine, pharmacy, epidemiology, public health).
• At least 2-3 years of extensive relevant work experience (such as, but not limited to, pharmaceutical sector, regional consulting, academia) with preparing evidence submissions or early scientific advice briefing books, aligned to the processes and requirements of HTA agencies in UK, Europe, or other geographies, as well as involvement in the appraisal and negotiation processes, where relevant.
• An understanding of HTA systems in Europe and medicinal product life cycle.
• Project management experience in a consulting environment is desirable.
• Previous experience with HTA, scientific advice or EU JCA/ JSC projects is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in a consultancy environment is highly desirable.
• Commercial acumen and proven consultancy skills is highly desirable.
• Strong numeracy and quantitative skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (fluency in English) with excellent interpersonal and team working skills, as well as competency using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Please submit your CV in English.

Our commitment to you IQVIA are committed to your professional growth in the healthcare industry. You will join a team of 80+ professionals working as subject matter experts, representing multiple disciplines, including HTA, health economic modelling, evidence synthesis, literature reviews, epidemiology, biostatistics, and data management. You will have a Line Manager who will be responsible for ensuring your professional goals are met and during the first six months new joiners will be paired with a more experienced hire in our ‘buddy’ system to offer support and advice in an informal setting. IQVIA offers numerous training opportunities. You will have opportunities for external trainings and conference attendance aligned with business and team objectives. IQVIA also offers unlimited access to eLearning courses on LinkedIn Learning and Learning Edge as well as access to our internal training courses. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, bonus, and benefits. You will have the opportunity to gain invaluable and transferable experience within an innovative team spread out across the EMEA region. Your new role offers flexibility, including remote working and occasional office visits.

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