Senior Legal Counsel
Provides legal advice and counsel within IQVIA’s Research and Development Solutions (RDS) and Real-World Solutions (RWS) Business Units, each operating on a global basis.
Essential Functions
- Provides varied high-level legal assistance to RDS and RWS in complying with laws, meeting business objectives, protecting assets and minimizing risks.
- Acting as navigator/triage support across the global legal department on higher value/complex/key strategic contracting escalations and development of novel/strategic business offerings (e.g., data privacy and/or rights frameworks)
- Provides general/escalation support to our RDS and RWS contracting function.
- Provides escalation/drafting support across a broad range of contracts with suppliers, customers, vendors and others, including clinical services, clinical technology, software‑as‑a‑service and outsourced services agreements.
- Provides advice with respect to the protection and commercialization of IQVIA’s software and other intellectual property assets.
- Provides support to the business on a range of legal topics, and consults with legal department subject‑matter experts and outside counsel, as needed.
- Collaborates with and facilitates decision‑making among multiple internal stakeholders.
- Engages in and leads process improvement and other projects, and collaborates with other team members on maintaining and creating templates, processes and policies.
- Conducts training.
- Supervises and coordinates engagements with outside counsel.
- Manages others where requested.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (or equivalent) and an active license to practice law in applicable jurisdiction.
- Minimum of eight (8) years in‑house legal department, law firm and/or other relevant legal experience.
- Effective organizational, planning, project management, communication, presentation, interpersonal, pragmatic problem‑solving and influence skills.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and/or drug development process preferred.
- Working knowledge of data protection, privacy, and related laws and regulations preferred.
- Ability to engage in complex problem solving, hard‑working and results‑orientated.
- Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a fast‑paced environment.
- Demonstrated sound judgment/decision‑making skills.
- Skilled in using MS Office Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
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