IQVIA
Global Scientific Lead - Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Strategy Consulting - Multiple locations - Hybrid/Home-based
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Global Scientific Lead for Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Endpoint Strategy
Location: Multiple locations across Europe (EU, Switzerland, UK) Working Arrangement: Hybrid or fully home-based
About the Role
IQVIA™ — The Human Data Science Company™ — focuses on leveraging data and science to empower healthcare clients with better solutions for patient-centric outcomes. IQVIA provides a comprehensive range of solutions, combining advancements in healthcare information, technology, analytics, and human expertise to drive progress in the medical field.
The Patient-Centered Solutions (PCS) team leads the industry in the science of patient experience measurement. By combining strategic consulting expertise with technical scientific knowledge, PCS designs and executes scientifically rigorous research that integrates patient voices into the development and commercialisation of new medicines. This research includes:
- Qualitative methods (e.g., patient interviews, focus groups)
- Quantitative methods (e.g., clinical outcome assessments (COA)/patient-reported outcomes (PRO), preference research)
- Passive methods (e.g., digital health technology tools)
to understand the experiences and expectations of patients, caregivers, and physicians regarding disease and treatment.
Why Join?
Join IQVIA as a recognised global leader in patient-focused research and support breakthroughs in patient-centric healthcare. Benefits include:
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Application of business and leadership skills in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment
- Opportunities to address complex industry challenges
- Impactful contributions to patient-centric treatment development
- Recognition as an external scientific thought leader
Responsibilities
As the Global Scientific Lead for COA Endpoint Strategy, you will serve as the senior scientific authority in COA consulting within the Patient-Centered Solutions team, acting as a trusted advisor to pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors while ensuring scientific quality and best practices internally. Key responsibilities include:
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People and Organisational Leadership
- Provide global strategic oversight and leadership across the PCS consulting organization.
- Lead and develop talent through a mix of direct management, mentoring, and cultivation of scientific capabilities.
- Champion excellence in COA scientific outputs, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation.
- Shape the long-term scientific strategy for consulting, aligning with senior leadership.
Client Strategy Leadership & Scientific Differentiation
- Develop COA endpoint and patient experience data (PED) strategies for clinical development programs.
- Bring high-level COA knowledge to client meetings, workshops, and discussions to differentiate proposals.
- Translate emerging regulatory expectations into actionable client recommendations.
Regulatory-Grade Endpoint Strategy & Engagement with Regulatory Authorities
- Advise sponsors on regulatory-grade COA strategies for subcutaneous submissions.
- Represent COA expertise at FDA engagements, guiding sponsors on evidence expectations and fit-for-purpose designs.
COA Instrument Development Leadership
- Provide senior leadership in creating new COA instruments from concept to validation.
- Guidance on item writing, response options, recall periods, and scoring, alongside qualitative input.
- Ensure new instruments are patient-centred, scientifically robust, and regulatory-ready.
Internal SME Oversight & Quality Assurance
- Act as a subject matter expert, overseeing COA and PED strategies development.
- Review key scientific deliverables to ensure precision and best practices.
- Mentor and coach science teams across the organization.
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Business Development & Practice Growth
- Support proposal leadership and solution design to drive new business opportunities.
- Contribute to evolution of COA methodologies, frameworks, and reusable assets.
External Scientific Leadership & Visibility
- Establish a reputation as an industry thought leader through publications, conference presentations, and collaborations.
- Represent IQVIA in academic and industry settings.
Essential Experience, Skills & Qualifications
- Deep expertise in COA types (PRO, Observational RO (ObsRO), Clinician RO (ClinRO), Performance Report (PerfO)).
- Extensive experience in COA strategy development across multiple therapeutic areas.
- Hands-on involvement in COA instrument development, including item design and validation.
- Strong regulatory knowledge and FDA engagement experience.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage multidisciplinary scientific teams.
- Excellent scientific writing, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, DrPH, or MSc) in biomedical, statistical, or related sciences, preferred.
- Strong publication record in outcomes research or COA measurement science.
- Well-developed communication skills (internal meetings, external presentations, report writing).
Additional Considerations
- An entrepreneurial mindset in driving innovation and evolving offerings.
Submission Guidelines
Please submit your CV in English.
For more information about IQVIA’s mission and opportunities, refer to: IQVIA Careers. IQVIA is committed to integrity in hiring. Any inaccuracies or misrepresentations will lead to disqualification, in compliance with legal standards.
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