Managing Consultant - Life Sciences Advisory - Market Access (US)

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  About the role

  Job Family: Strategy & Transformation Consulting. Travel Required: Up to 25%. Clearance Required: None. Is life sciences in your DNA? Breakthroughs in pharma are helping people live healthier lives, while medical devices enable patients to proactively maintain health – this is undoubtedly a transformative time for health care companies. Guidehouse’s Life Sciences practice is an engine of innovation, helping pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies develop custom solutions that tackle today’s challenges, while anticipating tomorrows. You will have an immediate impact by partnering with our clients, across all levels, to deliver product planning, pricing, reimbursement, product commercialization, and regulatory and compliance solutions. Do you think you are up for the challenge? We continuously strive to foster an inclusive and diverse work culture and thoughtfully develop our people through challenging work, valuable learning and educational programs. We cultivate a culture of mentorship and feedback for professional and personal growth. We help our clients take control of their future. This mission extends to our employee's careers, health and well-being and by the many ways we give back to our communities.

  Responsibilities

  You will be responsible for creating and implementing pricing and access strategies for a variety of pharmaceutical assets. This will involve working with senior staff to develop project proposals, managing consulting teams in the development and communication of client deliverables, and maintaining client relationships. Managing Consultants oversee multiple projects simultaneously.

  • Designing and managing project teams to execute various pharmaceutical market access and pricing strategy projects, both qualitative and quantitative
  • Strong market analysis, market research, and analytics skills required
  • Preferred candidates will have experience with various pricing methodologies (analog assessment, Van Westendorp, Gabor Granger, Conjoint, etc.)
  • Designing and leading primary interviews with key stakeholders such as payers and KOLs
  • Deep experience with: Part A / hospital inpatient pricing and reimbursement; Part B / medical benefit pricing; Part D / contracting; Calculating gross-to-net
  • Building Excel-based financial models to evaluate price-access scenarios and gross-to-net
  • Strong understanding of health economic methodologies and value pricing constructs
  • Ability to construct practice economic analyses under a variety of settings of care and financial ecosystems
  • Familiarity with U.S. government and pricing policy reform
  • Track record of thought leadership (written or podium)
  • Comfortable engaging with and presenting to executive-level audiences to deliver actionable insights and recommendations
  • Track record of training and developing junior consulting staff

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree; a major course of study in science, biomedical engineering, business, or healthcare policy preferred.
  • 4+ years of consulting or related business experience in market access, reimbursement, pricing, health economics, forecasting, and/or pipeline strategy.
  • 1–2 years of direct experience in client management and content delivery roles.
  • Demonstrates excellent project management skills, initiative and resourcefulness, leadership, and ability to think strategically and creatively.
  • Keen attention to detail.
  • Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, including drug development and launch.
  • Experience developing, designing, and executing qualitative and quantitative market research.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

  Preferred qualifications (nice to have):

  • Graduate-level degree in business or other health-related field (e.g., MBA, MPH, MS, PhD)
  • A track record in mentoring and developing junior staff members.
  • Track record of promotion within a firm or achievement that shows ability to take on progressively more responsibility.
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills.
  • Preference will be given to candidates located within 50 miles of a Guidehouse office.

  Benefits

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare