VAP Summer Associate (Waltham)

About the role

Trinity Life Sciences is seeking hard-working, committed and intellectually curious individuals who are passionate about life sciences. At Trinity, summer associates are an integral part of project teams comprised of staff, management, and leadership team members. Summer associates will have exposure to a wide variety of strategic business issues, as well as the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the life sciences industry, ranging from small biotech's to large pharma. Summer associates develop their skills through extensive formal and informal training, as well as receiving mentorship that encourages them to stretch their analytical, leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.

About the team

The VAP team is part of Trinity’s broader Evidence, Value, Access and Pricing (EVAP) group, which partners with biopharmaceutical companies to support the successful commercialization of innovative therapies. The VAP team focuses on understanding how therapies are valued, priced, and accessed across healthcare systems. The team works on projects related to pricing and launch strategy, value proposition development, and payer and access dynamics. Summer associates collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate research and analysis into clear insights that support client decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Team Collaboration: Support project teams with day-to-day engagement activities, including preparing materials for and taking notes during internal discussions and client-facing meetings; Proactively communicate progress, questions, and challenges to project team members and seek feedback to support continuous learning.
• Primary & Secondary Research: Conduct secondary research into disease backgrounds, treatment approaches, pricing, and access/HTA outcomes across various therapeutic areas to inform initial hypotheses and eventual findings/recommendations; Support the design and preparation of primary research materials, including screening documents, pre-read materials, discussion guides, quantitative surveys, and research stimuli; Coordinate and conduct primary market research with various healthcare decision-makers, such as payers and physicians.
• Analysis: Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis based on secondary and primary research to develop insights for clients; Develop presentations and other outputs in collaboration with project teams for client deliverables.