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Personal Summary

Nate worked as a Regional Business Excellence Manager at IQVIA from 26 October 2021 to 13 January 2023. He demonstrated leadership in driving regional business initiatives by overseeing the seamless execution of research projects from inception to completion; optimized pricing through streamlined vendor sourcing, commissioning, and management; standardized contractual terms to promote clarity and consistency; and implemented validation processes to ensure prompt and accurate payment of services by leveraging rigorous scrutiny of deliverables and documents.

Key achievements

• Skillfully managed 78 complex pharmaceutical and consumer health research projects while optimizing execution and pricing through the efficient sourcing and management of vendors.
• Spearheaded the transition to digital workflows to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Introduced and implemented standardized process flows to ensure optimal quality control and streamlined operations across all projects in the Southeast Asia region, focusing on Thailand.
• Successfully onboarded five new vendors to reduce project risks and skillfully negotiated vendor contracts to demonstrate significant cost savings in every fiscal year, up to 8% per annum.

Responsibilities

• Source and manage vendor’s performance for the Primary Intelligence qualitative and quantitative studies.
• Facilitate end-to-end pricing and project execution among local consultants, regional consultants, the regional hub, and the vendors.
• Drive local compliance on the regional initiatives and process with the local champions. Identify areas of improvement in the processes, propose, and implement solution upon aligning with stakeholders.
• Train and onboard vendors while handling multiple projects and advising on best practices.
• Facilitate discussions between the market research team and vendors on resolutions for execution difficulties.
• Evaluate vendors and validate their documents to ensure payment of services.