VP, Qualitative – Head of Qual for Health & Life Sciences
Escalent
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $160,000 - $185,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the entire HLS Qualitative delivery function with a strategic and enterprise-wide mindset.
- Serve as the Delivery Lead, ensuring consistent, high-quality execution across all client engagements.
- Inspire the team to perform in such a way that makes Escalent group attractive to clients, garnering project renewals / expansions and helping us grow our revenue.
- Serve as an example to team members that everyone plays a role in business development.
- Ensure team members adapt working styles to quickly evolving scenarios at our clients.
- Develop and mentor team members, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Structure the qualitative team for optimal delivery and efficiency, create efficient solutions to track and execute resourcing / staffing, and maximize billable time of team members through creative staffing arrangements.
- Identify and resolve project and/or team challenges, implementing scalable solutions that drive team/business performance.
- Maintain a strong client presence, dedicating no less than 40% of time to direct client work.
- Create and encourage the team to create new and innovative solutions that differentiate Escalent.
- Partner with the BD team on how to best communicate our team skills and experience to clients.
- Operate with a company-wide lens, balancing functional excellence with strategic priorities and cross-functional collaboration.
- Foster a culture of partnership with other functions (e.g., quantitative, secondary, communities) that provide a seamless experience to clients.
- Collaborate closely with the EVP to align delivery strategies with the sector and overall business objectives such as revenue, profitability, and net revenue targets.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated success in leading delivery teams and solving complex project challenges.
- Strong client-facing skills with a hands-on approach to service delivery.
- Proven ability to operate at both tactical and strategic levels.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
- Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - Large carriers on a national level (domestic partner coverage included)
- 401k with Company Match No vesting period; bi-weekly contributions
- Flexible PTO - Feel no guilt in taking off a minimum of 3 weeks of real vacation time
- Paid Parental Leave
- 12 Paid Company Holidays
- Hybrid/Virtual Work - Virtual-first workforce with employees in most states
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementdelivery managementresource managementstaffing solutionsbusiness developmentclient engagementstrategic planningproblem solvingperformance improvementqualitative research
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationpresentationmentoringteam collaborationadaptabilityinnovationaccountabilityclient-facing skillscross-functional collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degree