Job Title: Client Partner, KSA
Job Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Full time
Job Seniority Level:
Role Summary
- The Client Partner is responsible for owning and expanding a defined portfolio of strategic pharma accounts. This role combines commercial leadership, senior stakeholder engagement, proactive solutioning, and disciplined account planning to drive revenue growth and deepen trust. The Client Partner partners closely with Services Client Principals and cross-functional teams to deliver value-led point-of-views (POVs), shape demand, and consistently achieve plan numbers.
Key Responsibilities
Client & Portfolio Leadership
- Develop a deep understanding of each client’s strategy, portfolio, operating model, market dynamics, and regulatory constraints across GCC.
- Maintain a heatmap of opportunities: current spend, whitespace, competitive landscape, decision centers, procurement cycles, and risk flags.
- Own the end-to-end relationship with senior stakeholders (CxO, BU Heads, Digital/IT, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Supply Chain) to align on priorities and success metrics.
Stakeholder Engagement & Growth
- Build and execute a structured stakeholder engagement cadence (QBRs/MBRs, executive 1:1s, steering committees) with clear objectives and actions.
- Lead value-led conversations to uncover pain points (e.g., launch excellence, omnichannel orchestration, HCP engagement, patient support programs, PV, real-world evidence, supply reliability).
- Negotiate and close growth programs, renewals, and expansions—consistently achieving or exceeding quarterly and annual plan numbers.
Account Planning & Governance
- Own the annual and rolling Account Plan (objectives, revenue targets, growth initiatives, deal pipeline, risk/mitigation, relationship map, competitive strategy).
- Maintain a 2–4 quarter rolling forecast with pipeline quality (coverage, stage hygiene, win probability, velocity).
- Drive disciplined governance: QBRs with clients; internal deal reviews; executive sponsorship plans; win/loss analyses.
Solutioning & POV Creation
- Partner with Client Principals and service delivery leads to craft proactive POVs and proposals that address client priorities (commercial, medical, regulatory, digital).
- Orchestrate thought leadership, pilots, and co-innovation workshops; translate insights into concrete opportunities with defined business cases and outcomes.
- Ensure solutions comply with local regulatory requirements and data privacy standards.
Internal Orchestration
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (delivery, pre-sales, pricing, finance etc) to drive opportunity momentum.
- Champion client feedback internally; influence offerings roadmap based on regional needs.
- Track execution quality, customer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS), and deliverables to secure renewals and references.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years in account management, client leadership, or enterprise sales with a strong track record in pharma/life sciences.
- Demonstrated success achieving/exceeding annual plan numbers and managing large, complex accounts.
- Proven experience engaging senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships.
- Strong business acumen across pharma commercial, medical, and supply chain; familiarity with GCC regulatory context.
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams in a matrix environment and translate client objectives into executable plans.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presence.
- Proficiency with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce), pipeline management, and account planning methodologies.
Core Competencies
- Trusted Advisor Mindset: Empathy, credibility, and insight-led engagement.
- Strategic Account Management: Portfolio thinking, whitespace identification, commercial discipline.
- Deal Leadership: Opportunity shaping, value articulation, competitive strategy.
- Execution Excellence: Governance, forecasting, risk management, follow-through.
- Collaboration & Influence: Orchestration across client and internal teams.
- Analytical Rigor: Business case development, ROI modeling, data-driven decision-making.
KPIs & Success Measures
- Revenue Performance: Achievement of quarterly/annual plan; YoY growth; net revenue retention.
- Pipeline Health: Coverage ratio (≥3x), stage hygiene, conversion rates, cycle time.
- Client Satisfaction: QBR outcomes, CSAT/NPS, references and case studies secured.
- Engagement Cadence: Exec-level touchpoints, POVs delivered, workshops conducted.
- Renewals & Expansion: Renewal rate, cross-sell/upsell penetration.
- Governance Discipline: On-time account plans, forecast accuracy, risk logs maintained
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
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