Engagement Manager - Healthcare

About the role

The Advisory services team at Ipsos generates strategic insights that build upon the company’s core competencies in market research, culminating in a premier healthcare consultancy. You will join a unique team of problem solvers who come from diverse backgrounds such as scientific research, brand management, strategy consulting, medicine, and more. Together, the team leverages these diverse perspectives to solve complex and challenging strategic problems for our clients across the healthcare market.

Responsibilities

• Consulting and Strategic Development: Working with executives to develop growth strategies for new segments and commercial or product offerings.
• Market Analysis and Strategy: Conducting market and competitive landscape assessment, market sizing, opportunity assessment, and market valuation.
• Partnership and Growth Optimization: Identifying partnerships, developing playbooks, and executing analytical work streams to optimize commercial programs.
• Client Activation and Workshops: Conducting client activation work sessions aimed at strategy refinement and implementation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify & define business problems, develop solutions to address clients’ KBQs, adjust approaches & frameworks to fit a variety of project types.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required; MBA or other advanced degree (MPH, MSc, etc) preferred.
• 8+ years of professional life sciences experience preferably in management consulting/strategy, commercial strategy, product launch/management/marketing, and/or business analytics.
• Experience with market access/health economics/evidence generation, preferred.

Qualifications

• Outstanding project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including bringing clarity to ambiguous situations.
• Strong analytical, business acumen, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, with a solid understanding of market research.
• Confidence outlining, creating, and writing proposals (with support from executive team) in response to client RFPs.
• Strong knowledge and experience utilizing various data sources used in strategic consulting engagements (including competitive intelligence, custom research – qual & quant methods, secondary resources & databases).
• Experience with analyzing and interpreting custom research and extrapolating findings to address the larger strategy development.
• Experience in developing and executing strategic frameworks to address complex issues.
• Experience in generating actionable and insightful reports, in a story-focused format, that resonate with different stakeholders and levels.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required; proficiency in SPSS or other similar data analysis tools preferred.
• High degree of independence and exceptional work ethic.
• Ease and confidence with “thinking on your feet.”
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional, proactive demeanor.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Curiosity and interest in developing, writing, and leading thought leadership initiatives.

Benefits

At Ipsos, you’ll experience opportunities for career development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture. To learn more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit: Why Work at Ipsos | US.

Pay

The estimated base salary range for this role is $140,000 to $165,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Schedule

We offer a hybrid schedule, allowing flexibility between remote and in-office work options.