More than 7,600+ of the world’s most talented professionals — in fields as diverse as consulting, marketing management, sales and client account management, statistics, and software engineering — come together every day at IMS.  By integrating market-based information, analyzing it and infusing it with their own industry knowledge, they provide insight and guidance to pharmaceutical decision makers.  IMS’s position of leadership and tradition of success are contagious. Working among the best and the brightest in the industry is enriching, mind opening and challenging for those who want to grow and prosper throughout their careers.

To work at IMS means to experience the international community.  Whether it is in e-mailing a colleague in the Far East, coordinating a client solution with counterparts in the European Union, or collaborating on a cross-functional team with peers throughout the world, IMS employees know what it is to work in a company with global reach.

At IMS, employees reap the rewards of working for a market leader. Mention our organization to anyone in the pharmaceutical industry and discover what makes our employees proud:  the company is second to none in its field.  IMS pioneered pharmaceutical market research and remains the leading force in collecting, processing, integrating and analyzing market intelligence.   

And to achieve such industry success, IMS harnesses its technological prowess to drive critical market insights. Our data center is the 9th largest in the world. And it’s with this processing capacity that our clients can access 40 terabytes of data around the clock or —  the equivalent of a public library with 400,000 books. 

At IMS, professional development and career opportunities are boundless. An administrative assistant earns a B.A. degree through the tuition reimbursement program and is now following a professional career path.  An entry-level manager hired to complete a temporary assignment ultimately retires from the company as a senior executive after a lifetime of challenges, opportunities and achievements. Stories such as these demonstrate the company’s strong commitment to helping each employee reach his or her potential. 

But we’re not just about supporting our employees’ professional development. A balanced home/work life is also an important part of our corporate culture. One worker may need to adjust hours to accommodate child-care arrangements.  Another may take a course on Thursday afternoons to complete a masters program.  A third prefers to work from home one day a week to concentrate on an involved project.  All are taking advantage of IMS Health’s flexible work policies and our belief that life and work are not mutually exclusive!  We give our employees the ability to work at remote sites or during non-standard hours when it also meets with the company’s business interests and commitments. 

Paramount to supporting the balance between work and home life is our strong commitment to “doing the right thing” and appreciating diversity.   As a company, we strive to be decent and fair-minded, and to do what is right, even in difficult situations.  Beyond insisting on that common denominator, we appreciate and respect the differences among us.  Diversity is a treasure; we consider it of critical importance and actively work to achieve it.

And finally, employees who stretch themselves beyond their boundaries enjoy the fruits of success.   A heart-felt “thank you.”  A team lunch.  An award bestowed by the Chairman in the form of a trip.  All are ways that we encourage a performance-based culture in which what you do and how you do it can set you apart!