Research Assistant, Management Consulting

About the role

IQVIA, a global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence, is hiring a Research Assistant for its management consulting practice in Seoul. The role covers desk research, analysis, client-facing work and report writing, and the working period is listed as 9 November 2026 to 18 December 2026, subject to project needs.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in internal brainstorming sessions to develop project methodology and recommendations
• Carry out independent desk research on a specific brief using internal and external sources
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to support recommendations, applying informed business judgment
• Conduct phone or face-to-face interviews with senior managers and executives in the client team or external stakeholders such as physicians
• Help prepare, run and follow up client workshops
• Write sections of reports, presentations and other client deliverables under supervision
• Present to client audiences by teleconference or in person, and build professional relationships with the client team
• Become an expert on IMS data sources and advise the consulting team, while learning about the healthcare industry and consulting methodologies
• Assist in proposal development and contribute to recruitment

Required profile

• Preferred background in business administration, economics, biotechnology or pharmacy
• Experience as a research assistant in a consulting or accounting firm preferred
• Excellent conversational and business English, written and spoken
• Willingness and ability to travel

Required skills

• Analytical, interpretative and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build credibility with external and internal contacts
• Good commercial awareness and business judgment, with an interest in the healthcare industry