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IQVIA Biotech Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 11 May 2024

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posted on 11 May 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between pyspark and Pandas
  • Ans. 

    Pyspark is a distributed computing framework for big data processing, while Pandas is a library for data manipulation in Python.

    • Pyspark is designed for big data processing and distributed computing, while Pandas is more suitable for smaller datasets that can fit into memory.

    • Pyspark is part of the Apache Spark ecosystem, allowing for parallel processing across multiple nodes, while Pandas operates on a single machine.

    • Py...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are user defined function.
  • Ans. 

    User defined functions are functions created by the user to perform specific tasks in a program.

    • User defined functions are created by the programmer to perform specific tasks.

    • They can be called multiple times within a program to avoid repetition of code.

    • User defined functions can take parameters and return values.

    • Examples include functions to calculate the area of a circle or to sort an array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is concat and merge in pandas
  • Ans. 

    Concat and merge are methods in pandas used for combining dataframes.

    • Concatenation is used to combine dataframes along rows or columns

    • Merge is used to combine dataframes based on common columns or indices

    • Concatenation example: pd.concat([df1, df2], axis=0)

    • Merge example: pd.merge(df1, df2, on='key_column')

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 2 technical and one hr round, technical round mostly on previous experience, python, pyspark, ml

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Focus on industry-specific nuances

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on the industry you are familiar with and discuss the challenges and probable solutions.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2019. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Configuration Management, data modelling, CI relationships, Problem management process flow, SIAM, integration, cmdb reports, KPIs.
  • Q2. General introduction, projects handled in the past,

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stick to what u have worked on in your resume, ask about offered profile,

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding questions will be given

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do well. Be bold and answer what you know.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2019. There were 8 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Porters Generic Marketing Strategy
  • Q2. Extempore Pitch to position a product differentially in the Market
  • Ans. 

    Our product is the only one in the market that offers a unique combination of features and benefits.

    • Our product is designed to solve a specific problem that no other product in the market can solve.

    • Our product offers a unique combination of features and benefits that are not available in any other product.

    • Our product is backed by extensive research and development, ensuring that it is the most effective solution in the...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why MBA, Why Marketing

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1.Be confident , Open and Prepared

2.Kindly understand the question and answer relating with some of the concepts you have studied

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is sdlc? Tell me about yourself. What is options future

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparation tell me about yourself well

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Dec 2018. There were 2 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: I believe Knowledge and application of knowledge are the only things required to get selected in any interview. To get this two things you have to work on your skills and have good hands on experience. You will be a master in applying your knowledge to real time problems if you have faced them with honesty, hard work and dedication in your current/previous work. Other skills like communication, presentation and domain knowledge comes as by product in the process of learning/day to day job. Make sure your basics are strong in whatever technology you are working in.
If you fail once, you will be better for the next. Good luck!
Skills: Communication, Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Presentation Skills, Decision Making Skills
Duration: 1-4 weeks

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Despite, having a decent CG, why haven’t I got placed till day 8
  • Q2. Tell me about your life story?
  • Q3. One of the company person asked to explain my resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Speed Maths was easy, it was such that
silly mistakes were quite probable. It lasted for an hour. English was for 1.5
hrs. It was based on TOFEL(speaking, writing, listening)

General Tips: Criteria for getting shortlisted for
Capgemini’s stages of selection was performing well in puzzles and maths.

They did not stress on PORs or internships,
neither did they take the minor into account.No case study topics asked were asked.1st years- Concentrate on CG, put fight for
Day 1, Day 2 companies

2nd years- Concentrate on CG,try learning
coding(coursera) and algorithmic and financial analytics.

Try to obtain an internship in the company
you want to get placed in. It may not be a very good intern, but should be a
meaningful one.

3rd years-Focus on CG, obtain a good
internship.



Practice maths in the last 4
months.(probability mainly)



If you want a finance company, then read newspaper regularly, try to
obtain certifications like CFA, NCFM, etc.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Quant was most important for the tests, fast mathematics, then technical questions. Technical questions

generally asked by the company. The tests were mostly MCQ. Some tests were there which had subjective question papers. Those subjective type tests lasted 3 hours. They would write a program to do *task* type questions. The programming

language to write the code in, was our choice. The language options were C, C++, Python, Java. Python was rarely asked

Round: Group Discussion
Tips: The skills they wanted to test was to see how well they were able to express their ideas, but without outwardly disrupting others while talking.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR usually starts with “Tell me about yourself”. Then they go through the resume, and ask about the project (DDP, in this case) and internship. This was done by the HR team, just to see how the candidate is putting forth his ideas and contributions clearly. Two puzzles were given in the interview.The interview was at least 40 minutes, with 5 minutes of HR interview HR people were not interested in the depth of the resume, but rather on whether the candidate was able to talk or not. It was used to eliminate some people.
Tips: People with low CGPA had to perform exceptionally well to compensate for the low CGPA. For managerial positions, PoRs like coordships, coreships etc can be used to pitch your leadership qualities. They can start a chain of conversation that involves the work you did, on how you managed to execute the task efficiently, which ends up working in your favor.

Skill Tips: Focus on your Study.. Revise the subject that you have studied at the time of Interview
Skills: Technical Skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: English skill based test, it was more like a basic clearance test. There were two different rounds one of them was to listen/read and then fill up questions (approx. 45min) other one was the Telephonic test (computer generated test, approx. 15min).
Tips: Aptitude is a must, so practise
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Here the way you interact in a group and essence of your points. Personally I felt that they didn’t concentrate much on speaking skills as such.
Tips: Practise to talk in groups, current affairs  and even random topics
Duration: 15 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was tested on basic understanding of Big Data and tested on enthusiasm
Tips: Puzzles (for most startups) and HR & resume based for others mostly.prepare things very much related to the company.

Skill Tips: Starting earlier helps . Aptitude requires some time and it is better to start atleast during summer vacation. Last two months before placements can be spent for other preparations.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

IQVIA Biotech Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IQVIA Biotech Consultant interview?
IQVIA Biotech interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the IQVIA Biotech interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for IQVIA Biotech Consultant interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at IQVIA Biotech. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IQVIA Biotech expect are Life Sciences, Clinical Research, Consulting, Healthcare and Technology Solutions.
What are the top questions asked in IQVIA Biotech Consultant interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the IQVIA Biotech Consultant interview -

  1. What is concat and merge in pan...read more
  2. What are user defined functi...read more
  3. Difference between pyspark and Pan...read more

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