Intern –
we have openings in both Primary Intelligence (also known as Primary Market Research) and Real World Evidence (HEOR/Public Health/Epidemiology / Oncology)
(Location: Singapore)
Real-World Evidence and HEOR
IMS Health offers the most advanced capabilities in Real-World Evidence (RWE) management and analysis, leveraging relevant IMS Health proprietary and other key external, third-party data assets in real-world clinical practice. We are supported by a multi-disciplinary team of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) experts, based in 18 countries worldwide, with our APAC team based in Singapore.
Real-World Evidence Solutions
IMS Health provides patient-level data generated outside a controlled clinical study about a patient or treatment consisting of electronic medical records, claims, patient surveys and observational studies.
Health Economics and Outcomes Outreach (HEOR)
IMS Health quantifies the economic and clinical outcomes of medical technology to fully understand product value and potential. This includes the combination of scientific methodologies, deep therapy area knowledge and a pragmatic understanding of the market, to generate evidence to demonstrate real-world value of treatments.
Primary Intelligence
To gain the most critical and accurate market insights, secondary data has to be amplified to shed light on what is really happening with the customer – and why. Using our proprietary tools, IMS Health conducts primary research with physicians, pharmacists, nurses, payers and patients, integrating qualitative and quantitative findings with our secondary data to derive cost-effective solutions, strategic guidance and actionable recommendations.
Issue-based Market Research
IMS Health Primary Intelligence customizes market research, promoting understanding of the market landscape, prediction of the product’s market share and measures and track performance of brand equity and sales force.
HCP Tracking Studies
Our Primary Intelligence provides information on your brand performance versus the competition. Identifies the impact of marketing activities on prescription and determines what physicians prescribe in actuality.
Shopper Insights
Shopper studies offer the understanding of shopper behavior in pharmacies to increase brand sales.
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for exceptional talent with a passion for life sciences and prior experience in a management consulting, financial services or life sciences-related industry roles for our Asia-Pacific Hub office in Singapore.
Needless to say, we are selective in our hiring for these positions, and seek to employ individuals who demonstrate a combination of superior academic pedigree and performance with demonstrated ability to manage and excel at analytically and organizationally complex issues.
Individuals joining IMS Health are assured of a rewarding career in life sciences consulting, complete with opportunities to address diverse and challenging client problems, interaction with senior client leaders and exposure to a truly multi-cultural, collegial and collaborative work environment.
The Internship Programme
The internship programme is the best opportunity to explore management consulting within the life-science space. The typical duration and timing is 8 to 12 weeks, though in some cases, there may be opportunities to intern for fewer weeks this is dependent on the office and the availability of the intern). In most cases, interns are assigned to one real-world consulting project for the duration of the internship, where they have little or no previous experience.
The interns receive support from a Project Manager and/ or a coach who will outline the interns’ responsibilities and provide mentorship and guidance along the way. At the end of the internship, interns who have met performance expectations will be considered to return fulltime once they have graduated from university. As important, the interns can make a more informed decision in regards to pursuing management consulting in the long term.
Capabilities & Skill Sets expected:
A ‘will do what it takes to get the job done’ orientation.
A high degree of individual responsibility and a high degree of interdependence.
Ability to develop and deliver high-quality written and verbal communication skills
Strong proficiency in MS Office e.g. Excel and Powerpoint; prior experience structuring, developing and delivering high-quality presentations is a must; similarly, excellent command over written and spoken English is a must
Knowledge of key issues and current developments within the life sciences space, or ability to learn new knowledge quickly
Prior experience in all aspects of project management in a consulting / organizational setting, including managing multiple internal and external stakeholders is advantageous
Ability to think creatively, and develop innovative solutions to uncommon problems – Intellectual stimulation makes consulting fun, and we hire people who bring a different point-of-view to the table
Lastly, a pleasant personality and a sense of humour; while this is subjective, we are committed to building a team of ‘nice yet driven people’ who enjoy working with each other, and are likely to hire people who relate to most of us when we interact with them
Qualifications and Other Requirements:
Relevant academic education and experience serving healthcare / life sciences clients (buy-side/sell-side/equity research) an advantage
Avid interest and strong passion in the healthcare and life science industries
Excellent conversational and business English (written and oral); additional languages an advantage.
Minimum 2 months commitment, full-time Internship.
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