Job Description
Join a Ground-Breaking AI Initiative at IQVIA
IQVIA is assembling a world-class team to create large-scale AI solutions, leveraging cutting-edge machine learning architectures. Our mission is to integrate data across clinical, real-world, and biomedical sources, unlocking new insights into patient trajectories and transforming how we understand and anticipate health outcomes.
About The Role
We are seeking an Associate Director or Associate Principal-level Consultant to support the selling and lead the delivery of cuttingedge AI projects in the Life Sciences R&D space, with a core focus on Clinical Development Optimization. You will play a critical role in shaping client engagements and operationalizing the delivery of AIenabled solutions, including handson execution of IQVIA's next generation of foundation AI simulation capabilities.
This is a high-impact, client-facing role for someone who enjoys translating ambitious AI visions into practical, highimpact client solutions, working closely with data scientists, engineers, and domain experts. You will work in close partnership with Principals, owning daytoday execution while contributing to the growth and evolution of IQVIA's AI consulting capabilities in Pharma R&D.
Key Responsibilities
Client Engagement & Business Development
Support and contribute to the sales cycle, including opportunity shaping, proposal development, client presentations, and solution design.
Act as a daytoday trusted partner to client stakeholders in Pharma and Life Sciences organizations.
Help identify and develop new opportunities across Clinical R&D, particularly where AIdriven simulation and optimization can deliver tangible value.
Contribute to the selling and delivery of novel, firstinclass AI projects, including solutions that are still being built and require close collaboration with clients.
Support the development of clear, compelling client narratives around IQVIA's newest AI solutions and systems.
Project Leadership & Delivery
Lead the handson delivery of AI/ML projects focused on clinical development simulation, leveraging realworld data (RWD), clinical trial data, omics, and other structured and unstructured data.
Own daytoday project execution, ensuring high quality, ontime delivery, and strong client satisfaction.
Coordinate and guide crossfunctional project teams, including data scientists, engineers, clinicians, and consultants.
Actively contribute to and support the development and application of IQVIA's foundation model initiatives, translating them into clientready solutions.
Design and help implement scalable, highperformance AI solutions using stateoftheart analytical techniques and platforms.
Work closely with thirdparty technology partners to support successful delivery across the AI and cloud technology stack.
Capability & Practice Contribution
Contribute to the evolution of IQVIA's AI Life Sciences consulting offerings, providing deliverydriven feedback to shape repeatable solutions.
Support mentoring and development of junior consultants and technical team members on projects.
Participate in thought leadership activities such as client workshops, internal capability building, and selected external presentations or publications.
Help foster an agile, collaborative, and impactdriven delivery culture within project teams.
Ideal Candidate Profile
MustHaves
58+ years of experience in Consulting, AI, Data Science, or Digital Transformation.
Strong experience delivering complex, analytics or AIdriven projects in client environments.
Strong familiarity with AI/ML techniques (supervised, unsupervised, generative AI, LLMs, agentic AI, etc.).
Domain experience in Life Sciences, preferably Pharma R&D, Clinical Trials, or Clinical Operations.
Experience working directly with senior client stakeholders and supporting strategic discussions.
Proven ability to lead project teams and drive execution in ambiguous, fastmoving environments.
Strong ownership mindset and bias toward action.
NicetoHaves
Experience at a toptier consulting firm.
Exposure to regulatory and data governance considerations in clinical data (e.g., HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11).
Experience with RealWorld Evidence (RWE), trial optimization, or biomarkerrelated use cases.
Familiarity with cloud and AI platforms such as AWS, Azure ML, Databricks, and foundation model ecosystems (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude).
Exposure to agentic AI tools and modern AI development workflows.
What We're Looking For
Polymath mindset: Ability (and desire) to master many skills strategic thinking, technical depth, and relationship-building.
Entrepreneurial drive: You're ready to build something a team, a capability, a practice.
A jugaad spirit: Creative, scrappy problem-solving and execution under ambiguity.
Ambition to make a real impact in how medicines are discovered, developed, and delivered to patients.
What We Offer
A senior role in a highgrowth AI initiative at the forefront of life sciences innovation.
Meaningful client impact with exposure to nextgeneration foundation AI capabilities.
Opportunities to grow toward a Principal / Partner role over time.
Autonomy, flexibility, and strong support from senior leadership.
Competitive compensation and incentive structure.
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.
