Solution Sales Specialist

IQVIA

Carlsbad, California

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Biology, Business Development, Business Processes, Clinical Research, Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Consulting, Customer Acquisition, Customer Relations, Customer Satisfaction, Data Analysis, Establish Priorities, Financial Strategy, Healthcare, Hospital Systems, Leadership, Market Share, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Medical Treatment, Negotiation Skills, Operational Strategy, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Problem Solving Skills, Product Management, Product Positioning, Relationship Management, Resolve Customer Issues, Revenue Growth, Sales, Sales Closing Skills, Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Solution Sales, Strategic Analysis, Team Player, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Carlsbad, California
POSTED
14 days ago

The Solution Sales Specialist develops new business for IQVIA’s strategy and analytics portfolio, including Provider Strategy Solution Software (PSS), Market Strategy Solution Software (MSS), Provider Relationship Management software (PRM), Consumer Share of Wallet (CSoW), and custom data analytics.

This role brings deep product and market expertise to hospital and health system clients, translating complex data assets into actionable insights that support growth, market strategy, service line optimization, and provider engagement.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for identifying, qualifying, and advancing revenue opportunities across new and existing accounts in the hospital and health systems industry, through a consultative, insight driven sales approach.
  • Drives growth and revenue for assigned strategy and analytics solutions by partnering with hospital and health system leaders to address strategic, operational, and performance challenges.
  • Serves as a subject‑matter expert for assigned products, maintaining deep knowledge of data sources, analytics methodologies, and real‑world applications within health system enterprises.
  • Partners with Account Executives and broader account teams to shape account strategy, opportunity prioritization, and solution positioning aligned to client objectives.
  • Collaborates with Account Team to target and validate opportunities for assigned customers / territory.
  • Engage stakeholders at all levels, including strategy, finance, marketing, physician relations, and executive leadership.
  • Develops and delivers compelling, insight‑led proposals and presentations that clearly articulate IQVIA’s differentiated value that results in winning sales.
  • Coordinates internal resources (product, analytics, consulting, and delivery teams) to design solutions that address client‑specific needs and maximize impact to customers.
  • Maintains ownership through implementation, ensuring successful delivery, adoption, and customer satisfaction.
  • Seeks “starburst” opportunities within existing customers to grow revenue opportunities across the IQVIA suite of offerings.
  • As part of the sales process, gather market and client intelligence and provide strategic feedback to Marketing, Consulting, Service, and Sales to strengthen or product offerings and capture additional business.
     

Requirements & Qualifications:
 

  • To be eligible for this position, you must reside in the same country where the job is located.
  • Bachelor's Degree Required.
  • US Remote with West Coast territory and ability to travel approximately 25% required.
  • 5+ years relevant sales or account management experience with hospital and/or health systems industry experience, required.
  • Strong understanding of hospital and health system market dynamics, including service line strategy, referral patterns, market share, and financial performance.
  • Solid knowledge of one or more IQVIA specialty products and the impact that the product can achieve when implemented within a client’s business processes.
  • Familiarity with IQVIA core products, account management, and information solutions/consulting services portfolio.  Understands how solutions integrate across the enterprise
  • Excellent presentation and writing skills, act with a sense of urgency, and be able to work both independently and within a team environment.
  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, articulate complex concepts clearly, and deliver executive‑ready presentations and written materials.
  • Must have successful experience identifying and closing new business opportunities and developing positive relationships at all levels of client management and within the IQVIA sales, consulting and marketing teams.
  • Track record of identifying, advancing, and closing new business while building trusted client relationships.
  • Key Characteristics: Revenue Driven, knowledgeable, consultative, problem solver, customer focused, strategic, creative, resourceful, fast & flexible, team player, organized, effective negotiator.

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

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.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $73,000.00 - $182,600.00. 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.

About the Company

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IQVIA

IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward. Healthcare is an industry designed to help humans. As a global community, we continuously invest and commit to advancing human health. To deliver value and real outcomes. To rise to the challenge to find the next breakthrough by making the most of increasingly limited resources. We are inspired by the potential and propelled by the possibilities. We share the vision to drive healthcare forward. To see how we can help accelerate progress and achievements. Others are developing these medical breakthroughs. We do our part by using breakthroughs in insights, technology and human intelligence to reimagine and deliver ways to help make them a reality. It’s bigger than better clinical trials. Or advances in technologies and analytics. Or faster insights. It’s about exploring a new path to better health outcomes via Human Data Science. It’s about harnessing the power of the IQVIA CORE™ to channel the insights, commercial and scientific depth, and executional expertise that drive maximum value for our customers. Motivated by the industry we help, we’re committed to providing solutions that enable life sciences companies to innovate with confidence, maximize opportunities, and, ultimately, drive human health outcomes forward.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1982
WEBSITE
https://www.iqvia.com/