Associate Principal / Principal, Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Strategy 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

The Associate Principal/ Principal Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Endpoint Strategy serves as the subject matter expert for COA endpoint strategy, endpoint development, COA regulatory strategy, and COA instrument science in client engagement and project delivery. This role brings deep expertise in COA measurement science to differentiate client solutions through expert-driven, highly insightful endpoint strategies. The role acts as a trusted advisor to pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors and represents IQVIA as an external scientific thought leader while ensuring internal scientific quality and best practices. Key responsibilities include:

Client Strategy Leadership & Scientific Differentiation

• Develop COA endpoint strategies across clinical development programs, including primary and key secondary endpoint positioning in consulting projects.
• Bring COA expertise into client meetings, workshops, and strategic discussions.
• Differentiate proposals and client solutions through expert-driven COA strategy narratives.
• Translate emerging scientific and regulatory expectations into actionable client recommendations.

Regulatory-Grade Endpoint Strategy & FDA Engagement

• Advise sponsors on development and justification of COA endpoint strategies for regulatory interactions.
• Support preparation for and participation in FDA meetings as the COA subject matter expert.
• Guide sponsors on evidence expectations, context of use, and fit-for-purpose COA strategies.

COA Instrument Development Leadership

• Provide scientific leadership in the development of new COA instruments from concept to validation-ready tools.
• Lead and advise on drafting and refinement of COA instrument items, response options, recall periods, and scoring approaches.
• Oversee qualitative research activities supporting content validity, including concept elicitation and cognitive interviewing.
• Ensure new COA instruments are patient-centered, scientifically robust, and fit-for-purpose for clinical and regulatory use.

Internal SME Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Serve as subject matter expert overseeing internal project teams executing COA strategy and development work.
• Review and approve key scientific deliverables to ensure quality, rigor, and alignment with best practices.
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