Senior Director, Drug Development Lead

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🌐 United Kingdom, Portugal, +2 more countries – Remote

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IQVIA

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

📣 Marketing

💰 $1G Post-IPO Debt on 2023-05

Consulting • Manufacturing • Marketing

IQVIA is a global leader in data analytics and technology solutions, dedicated to improving health outcomes. The company utilizes its Connected Intelligence platform to harness the power of advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence, facilitating innovation in healthcare. IQVIA focuses on various areas, including clinical research, technology, and consulting services to solve complex healthcare challenges and accelerate the delivery of new therapies to patients.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee complex drug development programs and portfolios for biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers • Provide strategic leadership to integrated cross-functional drug development teams • Evaluate and develop drug development strategies, including TPPs, CDPs, indication prioritization, asset lifecycle planning, and portfolio decision-making • Lead program governance activities, executive steering committees, portfolio reviews, risk management, issue resolution, milestone planning, and strategic decision-making forums • Ensure high-quality deliverables meeting scientific integrity, operational excellence, and customer expectations • Provide drug development expertise for strategic business activities, due diligence, portfolio assessments, and investment decisions • Lead and develop Program Leaders, Project Managers, Clinical Scientists, and Drug Development Leaders through recruitment, coaching, mentoring, performance management, career development, and succession planning • Establish program leadership frameworks, methodologies, best practices, governance models, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives • Advance program leadership and project management capabilities across DDRS through competency frameworks, training, mentoring, and operational excellence activities • Drive customer satisfaction through strategic guidance and successful execution of customer development programs • Participate in proposal development, solution design, bid defense presentations, strategic account planning, and customer relationship management • Support programs that maximize organizational growth, profitability, customer retention, and service excellence • Provide educational services related to drug development strategy, program leadership, governance, portfolio management, and operational excellence • Ensure compliance with business office requirements for tracking time, effort, quality, and performance metrics

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, PharmD, MD, MBA, or equivalent) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience • Typically 15–20+ years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO drug development experience with a global or multi-regional focus • Significant experience in senior strategic and operational leadership roles • Experience leading complex drug development programs and portfolios across multiple therapeutic areas and development stages • Experience leading integrated cross-functional development teams responsible for drug development strategy and execution • Experience developing and implementing TPPs, CDPs, indication selection strategies, development roadmaps, governance models, and portfolio plans • Experience providing strategic leadership and guidance to biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers • People leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and key drug development functions • Experience within a CRO or biopharmaceutical company • Broad management and leadership knowledge across multiple functional areas • Strong strategic thinking, analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills • Client-focused and consultative approach • Ability to build trusted relationships with senior customer stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor • Command of program leadership methodologies, portfolio management principles, governance frameworks, risk management practices, and organizational leadership techniques • Ability to connect scientific and operational insights to business and development objectives • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive presentations, governance boards, customer meetings, and strategic decision-making forums • Commitment to quality, delivery excellence, operational effectiveness, and customer success • Proven record of meeting or exceeding business, customer, organizational, and operational goals • Expertise in Excel, PowerPoint, program/project management tools, and portfolio management practices • Early development experience in translational medicine, clinical pharmacology, biomarker strategy, CMC, or related disciplines highly desirable • Recognized strategic thought leadership in drug development and program leadership

🏖️ Benefits

• Leadership, career development, coaching, mentoring, and succession planning opportunities • Training programs and mentoring initiatives • Participation in publications, white papers, blogs, industry conferences, webinars, and customer forums • Internal and external educational services • Opportunity to contribute to the growth of IQVIA's Drug Development Program Leadership capabilities