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Job Overview

Secure and retain business through professional, consultative, proactive sales activities directed at decision-makers and decision influencers at existing and new clinical sponsors.

Job Responsibilities

• Actively prospect and leverage potential new business opportunities of real world late phase clinical trials within specified potential new and/or existing Customers/Accounts.

• Cultivate strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers within Account and develop in-depth knowledge of the customer organization.

• Maintain general knowledge of all IQVIA services for appropriate cross-sell opportunities.

• Aggressively pursue awareness of competitive activities, positioning and pricing, which includes specific reasons for awards and non-awards.

• Identify and respond to customer needs in order to define potential opportunities. Propose appropriate strategy/solution to customer.

• Coordinate with contracts/proposals to develop proposal.

• Work with operations and functional managers to identify sales team and prepares and leads the sales presentation. Educate team participants in customer culture, operational needs/methods and sales techniques needed to close the sale.

• Handle follow-up related to the sale and drive completion of contractual documents.

• Adapt successful strategies and tactics to meet market demands and financial targets.

• Maintain high visibility within customer organization. Monitor customer satisfaction by communicating regularly with customer.

• Establish and execute a comprehensive sales plan for each target account. Ensure appropriate strategy/solution is proposed to customer. Monitor actions and results against plans.

• Analyze potential opportunities and develop sales plans for each target account. Ensure appropriate strategy/solution is proposed to customer.

• Monitor actions and results against plans.

• Record all customer sales related activities in CRM system.

• Prepare sales activity report for Sales Management as required.

• Serve as a liaison between the customer and technical and operational groups at IQVIA, Inc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business, science or related discipline

• 10 years related experience, including at least 3 years of CRO industry sales experience

• Proven track record at mid-level and high-level contacts

• Strong organizational, planning, project management skills

• A developing record of customer contacts at the outsourcing, procurement and mid - management level

• Excellent Business/Industry awareness and a thorough understanding of industry trends and impact on the business

• Excellent analytical skills in assessing and interpreting customer business data

• Ability to maintain demanding timelines

• Ability to influence others internally and externally

• Adaptability and flexibility to changing priorities

• Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a fast-paced environment

• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities

• Ability to work independently and as a team player

• Excellent skills using Microsoft Office Suite: MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Excel

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients

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