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About the Role

This director-level leadership role oversees the IQVIA Community Medical Liaison program for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Neuroscience. The Project Lead is responsible for program leadership, client partnership, contract performance, strategic planning, team development, and operational execution for a national field-based team. The role serves as the primary operational and strategic contact for IQVIA and Johnson & Johnson stakeholders, ensuring program objectives are met in accordance with contractual requirements and client expectations. Strategic oversight includes disease state and product education initiatives for therapeutic areas like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and mood disorders. The role guides field execution, develops program enhancements, monitors performance, and identifies business opportunities, collaborating with various internal and external partners. This is a field-based leadership position requiring travel.

Responsibilities

Lead the overall IQVIA Community Medical Liaison program supporting Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Neuroscience, ensuring successful delivery of contractual objectives, operational expectations, and program performance goals.
Serve as the primary project leader and key relationship manager for IQVIA and Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine stakeholders, maintaining effective communication, governance, reporting cadence, and issue escalation pathways.
Partner with Johnson & Johnson Medical Affairs, Marketing, Sales Leadership, Advocacy, Strategic Customer Group, Business Development, and other cross-functional partners to develop and execute short- and long-term CML strategy.
Provide strategic direction for national field execution, including territory coverage, account prioritization, stakeholder engagement, patient and caregiver education initiatives, and treatment team education opportunities.
Own program planning and operational oversight, including project timelines, deliverables, performance tracking, reporting, issue resolution, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement efforts.
Manage contract-related responsibilities in partnership with IQVIA Business Development and leadership, including scope of work alignment, budget awareness, change control support, resource planning, client satisfaction, and identification of program expansion opportunities.
Lead, coach, mentor, and develop Community Medical Liaisons, creating a high-performing, compliant, collaborative, and engaged team culture.
Conduct field visits and coaching sessions with CML Managers and/or CMLs to reinforce program expectations, strengthen clinical and educational execution, support compliance, and model best practices.
Provide oversight for multidisciplinary healthcare professional education, patient and caregiver education, advocacy engagement, and other approved field-based activities in accordance with current regulatory and healthcare compliance guidelines.
Collect, synthesize, and communicate marketplace trends, clinical insights, customer feedback, educational gaps, and field observations to inform Johnson & Johnson Neuroscience strategy and program enhancements.
Prepare and present program updates, business reviews, performance summaries, strategic recommendations, and other project information to IQVIA leadership and Johnson & Johnson stakeholders.
Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with IQVIA policies, Johnson & Johnson requirements, applicable regulations, healthcare compliance standard privacy guidelines, and project-specific procedures.
Act as a change leader for new initiatives, launches, resource updates, process improvements, and evolving client priorities, ensuring clear communication and effective implementation across the team.
Oversee hiring, candidate selection, onboarding, training, succession planning, performance management, and professional development for the CML team in partnership with Recruiting, Human Resources, IQVIA leadership, and the client as appropriate.

Requirements

Master’s degree required in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, nursing, public health, health sciences, or a related healthcare field; advanced clinical licensure or certification in mental health strongly preferred.
Minimum of seven to ten years of relevant healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical affairs, field leadership, clinical education, social work, behavioral health, or related experience preferred.
Prior people leadership experience required, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, hiring, onboarding, and development of field-based teams.
Experience leading complex client-facing projects, contract teams, cross-functional initiatives, or field-based healthcare programs strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders and to serve as a strategic advisor to client leadership.
Strong understanding of neuroscience, behavioral health, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, patient/caregiver education, treatment team education, and healthcare delivery systems preferred.
Excellent presentation, facilitation, written communication, and executive-level verbal communication skills in both in-person and virtual settings.
Demonstrated strategic thinking, business acumen, budget awareness, project management capability, and ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
Strong knowledge of healthcare compliance, regulatory considerations, privacy requirements, and appropriate field-based medical or educational engagement standards.
Flexibility to travel locally, regionally, and nationally as needed.
Valid driver’s license required.

Skills

Client relationship management
Executive presence
Stakeholder influence
Contract management
Budget management
Scope management
Resource management
Project management
Planning
Prioritization
Accountability for deliverables
Coaching
Mentoring
Talent development
Succession planning
Team engagement
Hiring
Onboarding
Training
Performance management
Employee relations partnership
Synthesizing field insights
Performance data analysis
Marketplace trend analysis
Business recommendations
Cross-functional collaboration
Written communication
Verbal communication
Business reviews
Executive summaries
Presentations
Project updates
Problem solving
Risk mitigation
Change leadership
Continuous improvement
High ethical standards
Commitment to compliance
Commitment to quality
Commitment to patient-centered education

Location

Field-based

Work Type

Field-based
Travel required

Experience Level

Director-level leadership
Seven to ten years of relevant experience
Prior people leadership experience

Education Level

Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, nursing, public health, health sciences, or a related healthcare field
Advanced clinical licensure or certification in mental health strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

200,000-225,000 annually

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits
Other benefits

About the Company

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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.