Analyst - Global Advisory Services (Analytics & Consulting)

IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, combining data, technology, advanced analytics, and human expertise to help healthcare clients improve outcomes for patients. Our solutions support better decision-making across the healthcare ecosystem and drive meaningful progress in life sciences.

Commercial Solutions Excellence Centres (CSEC)

CSEC is a global function that centralizes service delivery across IQVIA’s core commercial offerings. It brings together global and regional teams to deliver scale, quality, efficiency, and innovation. By combining diverse talent with automation and AI, CSEC accelerates commercial excellence worldwide, working closely with global functions and regional business units to continuously improve delivery performance.

Advisory Services

Advisory Services is IQVIA’s global consulting engine and a leading advisor to life sciences and healthcare clients. We support global and regional headquarters across the full product lifecycle, addressing complex commercial and access challenges. Our work spans brand and go-to-market strategy, pricing and market access, portfolio and asset strategy, launch excellence, commercial model design, digital health optimization, and omnichannel engagement.

We are a highly international team with a truly global way of working. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, analytical rigor, continuous learning, and practical impact. We leverage modern tools, standardized ways of working, and increasing use of automation and AI so our teams can focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for clients.

Joining Advisory Services offers a rewarding career in life sciences consulting, with exposure to diverse therapy areas, geographies, and business challenges. Team members collaborate with leading experts in pharma and healthcare, benefit from continuous learning, and contribute to innovative thinking shaping the future of healthcare.

We are currently looking for talented and passionate applicants at Analyst level to join the Global Advisory Services Analytics & Consulting team with contract location in Oeiras, Portugal.

Analysts in the Global Advisory Services Analytics & Consulting Team play a critical role in the success of our projects and work in collaborative teams not only within Advisory Services but also with teams across geographies and functional areas. We expect our analysts to learn and gain expertise, to contribute to solutions and generate insights for our HQ clients in the healthcare and life science industry.

Due to the importance of this role, we are looking for strong candidates who are highly data driven and apply their analytical and conceptual skills in generating actionable and strategic insights and recommendations for our clients.

By joining the Global Advisory Services Analytics & Consulting Team in Portugal, you will have the opportunity to work under the direct report of the Global IQVIA Advisory Services, supporting HQ clients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

As an Analyst, you will be actively participating in the development, delivery, and management of Analytics & Consulting projects:

• Actively providing operational and strategic support throughout multiple client engagements with a strong focus on Commercial Effectiveness topics and Market & Therapy Assessment for international life science markets

• Handling IQVIA data assets, processing, designing and conducting analyses by using internal and external data to facilitate its understanding and interpretation in an insightful way for our clients

• Understand and communicate the “story behind the numbers”: together with the team, you will draw compelling insights to support our clients

• Assisting in data preparation, delivering components of the project with project management support and ensuring high quality of the final deliverable

• Developing broad knowledge of related consulting methodologies and of pharmaceutical and life science market through the delivery of consulting engagements, and participation in formal and informal learning opportunities

• Supporting the project team in developing and holding client presentations and workshops

• Contributing to internal initiatives and helping drive development of new services and product offerings

• Working willingly, proactively and effectively with the Global Advisory Services CSEC team and across the organization, to accomplish team’s goals and priorities by excelling in exploiting the remote-working model in its full potential

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a strong academic track record in engineering, economics or business administration, and life sciences related programs

• Enthusiasm and interest in key developments in healthcare industry through prior internship, project work, and/or work experience with max. up to 2 years

• Strong business acumen and understanding of sales & marketing business principals

• Demonstrate strong analytical, interpretative and problem-solving skills, working with large and multiple data sets to process data using different tools and formats

• Highly effective communication and remote working skills

• Strong capability in managing priorities so that deadlines are met while retaining consistent, high quality outcomes

• Ability to think creatively and strategically also under stressful situations

• Adaptability and ability to learn quickly and apply new knowledge

• Fluent written and spoken English is required.

We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us.

You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve human health outcomes. Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there! We invite you to join IQVIA™.

Please apply online with the usual personal information (cover letter, resume, references).

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.

At IQVIA, we believe that diversity, inclusion, and belonging empower our mission to accelerate innovation for a healthier world. We create a culture of belonging by valuing the perspectives of all talented employees worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to power smarter healthcare for everyone, everywhere. When our talented employees bring their authentic selves and their diverse experiences to work, they enable us to accomplish extraordinary things. Multifaceted thought processes spark innovation. Multi-talented collaboration harnesses innovation to deliver superior outcomes. Likewise, as part of this culture, IQVIA is committed to ensuring effective equality between women and men, integrating it as a strategic principle in its corporate and human resources policies.