Senior Consultant HTA for the UK Market (Hybrid/Home-Based)

About the role

This is a management role within the IQVIA Global Health Economics and HTA team, focused on health technology assessment (HTA) and on shaping strategic offerings for clients. The main focus is UK HTA, supporting submissions and engagements with agencies such as NICE and the SMC, with flexibility to work on other products and geographies. The role is based in Greece (the listing also mentions Spain, Portugal or South Africa) with flexibility between office and home working.

Key responsibilities

• Shape and lead the team and its offerings, working closely with senior leadership and global centres of excellence.
• Manage business development: develop client relationships, understand their strategic goals and milestones, and confirm and manage project scope.
• Manage HTA project strategy and direction, with emphasis on UK HTA processes and requirements, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage the project delivery team on projects such as dossier development and submission support for UK HTA agencies, early scientific advice, and strategic HTA offerings, and contribute to multi-country and global HTA projects.
• Mediate, negotiate and solve problems within and outside the project team, and mentor junior team members.
• Work with internal IQVIA teams (technical consultants, Market Access, Patient-Centered Solutions, database studies) and liaise with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients.
• Support or lead thought leadership on HTA topics, such as conference abstracts, white papers and peer-reviewed publications, and guide interns on HTA thesis topics.
• Provide line management, depending on interests.

Required profile

• Postgraduate degree or higher from a relevant discipline (HTA, health economics, economics, life sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, medicine, pharmacy, etc.).
• At least 4 years of relevant experience preparing evidence submissions aligned with UK and/or European HTA processes, including appraisal and negotiation where relevant.
• Experience with UK HTA submissions and early HTA scientific advice, and with multi-country HTA submissions (highly desirable).
• Good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry structure and its clients.
• Fluent English; applications must be submitted in English.

Required skills

• Project management, including managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of clinical trial design, statistical methods in clinical trials and evidence synthesis (highly desirable).
• Desirable: quantitative skills, biostatistics, health economic modelling and statistical software such as STATA and R.
• Desirable: previous consultancy experience and strong written and verbal communication.

What we offer

• A structured onboarding programme during the first three months.
• Training opportunities, including external trainings aligned with business and team objectives.