Director, Growth & Business Transformation, Patient Strategy

Company: IQVIA
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you shape and execute enterprise, portfolio and growth strategy to translate corporate priorities into clear roadmaps and value-creation plans. You advise executive leadership on market dynamics, competitive positioning and strategic trade-offs to inform enterprise decisions. You lead corporate development and M&A initiatives, including target assessment, due diligence, valuation, and post-deal integration. You mobilise cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and establish governance to track benefits and value. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to drive transformation that helps healthcare clients advance patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Shape and execute enterprise, portfolio and growth strategy with clear roadmaps
  • Advise executive leadership on market dynamics and strategic trade-offs
  • Lead corporate development and M&A activities: target assessment, due diligence, valuation, transaction execution, post-deal integration
  • Develop market analyses, business cases and financial models for executive recommendations
  • Mobilise cross-functional teams to deliver complex initiatives end-to-end
  • Establish governance, performance measures and risk disciplines to ensure accountability
  • Influence senior stakeholders and external partners to align on critical decisions and investment cases
  • Build and lead high-performing, strategically focused teams across the organisation

Key requirements

  • Bachelor in Business (MBA preferred)
  • 12+ years in corporate strategy, corporate development, M&A or transformation with senior leadership accountability
  • Proven leadership of enterprise, portfolio and growth strategy and M&A execution
  • Prior strategy consulting or internal corporate strategy experience preferred
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen: market assessment, business case development, valuation, financial modelling
  • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and deliver strategic, financial and operational outcomes
  • Applied AI expertise (Microsoft Copilot and Claude) to enhance analysis and decision-making
  • Experience in data architecture, technology strategy and product engineering
  • Executive-level communication, influence and judgement; advanced Excel and PowerPoint
  • Executive communication
  • Influence and judgement
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Claude
  • data architecture

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Posted: October 12th, 2026