IQVIA Posted April 25, 2026

Principal, Strategic Consulting, Patient Centered Solutions

Shanghai, China Full time
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About this opportunity

Principal, Patient Centered Solutions – Consulting

IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics, and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward.

The Patient Centered Solutions team (PCS)

The PCS team leads the industry in the science of measuring the patient experience. We pair strategic consulting expertise with technical scientific knowledge to design and execute scientifically rigorous research that incorporates the patient voice into the development and commercialization of new medicines. This research includes qualitative (e.g., patient interviews, focus groups), quantitative (e.g., clinical outcome assessments (COAs)/patient-reported outcomes (PROs), preference research) and passive (e.g., digital health technology tools) approaches to understand patient, caregiver and physician experiences and expectations of disease and treatment.

Why join?

Become part of a recognized global leader in patient-focused research

Keep growing with an organization that encourages and invests in continuous professional and personal development

Apply your business and leadership skills in an entrepreneurial and multi-disciplinary team

Continue challenging yourself by addressing the toughest client issues, working across multiple geographies and solutions in a dynamic and crucial field for the industry

Make a difference to patients by enabling the successful approval or launch of new treatments with features that are truly patient-centric

Responsibilities

As a Principal you will be responsible for maintaining and strengthening relations with current clients as well as for developing business and creating new expansion opportunities for the PCS team. You will assume responsibility for both selling and delivering team projects. Your success will be measured by the ability to lead complex projects, opening up new business relationships to PCS, developing team members and contributing to the development of the PCS function.

Develop and deliver insightful, value-added strategies that address complex client issues in the patient science field

Lead sales efforts, including uncovering opportunities, and responding to proposals, to win PCS work

Oversee PCS delivery teams who execute consulting, scientific and analytic projects

Provide direction, advice, and intellectual leadership to clients and delivery teams

Lead PCS services portfolio building and thought leadership initiatives

Identify opportunities for expansion of PCS consulting service offerings

Support the development of the PCS team and global community within IQVIA

Essential experience, skills and education required

An advanced degree in a relevant discipline e.g., biological sciences, public health, epidemiology, psychology, sociology, health economics

Strong experience working in roles generating or communicating robust clinical data suitable for submission to regulatory bodies, payers or for publication; preferably with exposure to COA/PRO, patient preference and/or HEOR

Minimum 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical and/or healthcare consulting within a Professional Services or CRO business with evidence of career progression

A track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets, managing client/project revenue, leadership and people development

Ability to rapidly understand new scientific content and to engage meaningfully with clients and project teams

Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presentations, chairing meetings, external conference presentations, workshop facilitation, business and report writing

An entrepreneurial nature and interest in developing new client offerings and solutions and in building the capability to deliver the same

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.

Job details

Seniority
Principal
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, China
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 102 comparable Principal BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 50 biopharma companies.

102Comparable roles tracked
86Currently active
50Companies hiring similar roles
18Countries represented

Salary context

35 of 102 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Highest disclosed · Global Tech Sr Strategist · IQVIA $163,100/yr – $453,700/yr
Peer group range $110,300 – $308,400 (median $232,750)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 102 comparable roles

United States60
China13
Japan5
United Kingdom4
South Korea2
Switzerland2

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Seniority mix

102 of 102 peers have a known seniority level

Director85
Senior11
Principal6

Therapeutic area mix

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Immunology5
Neuroscience3
Dermatology & Aesthetics1
Respiratory1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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