Durham, North Carolina, USA
13 hours ago
Sales Force Effectiveness Manager

Work closely with Business Development, Project Leaders, Therapeutic Strategy Leads, Medics, and other key team members to deliver presentation support for high value, strategic opportunities. Assist in triaging support for the Bid Defense Center of Excellence.

Assist Business Development in the creation of customer focused bid defense presentations with on-point messaging and strong, clear, and consistent visuals throughout each deck.

Develop and maintain relationships with entire Global Sales Organization, proactively monitor all high value or strategic opportunities. 

Frequent (~24x/year) travel for onsite support of the entire bid defense team is required, including message development and refinement, slide design, fast slide amendments, and leadership of breakout groups.

Function as local subject matter expert for specified market segments, R&D bid defense support, and targeted accounts. 

Monitor and analyze internal and external data to develop business insights, implications and recommendations for action. 

Maintain working knowledge of R&D business including marketing support pieces available. Recommend and leverage existing work into bid defense presentations.

Manage CRM analytics for bid defense support.

Interface with external agencies and appropriate internal functional groups to execute agreed-upon plans /programs including, but not limited to, PowerPoint presentations and videos.

Monitor and analyze business on an on-going basis to recommend and implement plan modifications as needed. 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

Strong Microsoft Office skills; must be a PowerPoint expert and be able to implement design and messaging feedback extremely quickly

Ability to partner well and gain alignment is critical in this highly collaborative, fast-paced group. 

Intelligence, curiosity, self-starter, ability/willingness to learn quickly

Must be able to listen to multiple perspectives and stakeholders and then action the feedback quickly.

Fast decision maker and grace under pressure.

Flexibility, integrity

Tenacious and creative problem solver. Must be able to visualize multiple solutions to improve slide messaging and/or design.

SalesForce.com and video creation/production experience a plus 

Strong communication skills, oral and written; willingness to ask difficult questions to superiors as well as influence upwards with impact

Very strong, proven project management and organizational skills

Ability to both lead and participate in cross-functional teams

Good conceptual thinker; can “connect the dots” between information, insights, implications and pathway forward

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and internal clients  

Fluent English speaker

Pharmaceutical, CRO or related experience/knowledge  

Solid understanding of R&D business

  
Qualifications
 
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

Bachelor's degree required, and at least 7 years relevant marketing, sales, or design experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience 

 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

Extensive use of telephone, computer and face-to-face communication requiring accurate perception of speech 

Extensive use of keyboard requiring repetitive motion of fingers 

Regular sitting for extended periods of time 

Frequent travel (20% based on location), domestic and international 

To be eligible for this position, you must reside in the same country where the job is located.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $69,600.00 - $173,900.00. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.
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