Bachelor's degree in public policy, health sciences, business, or related fields., 1-3 years of experience in healthcare consulting, policy, or related roles., Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize research and data., Excellent communication skills for client-facing interactions and report writing..
Key responsibilities:
Support client projects on payer strategy, quality, and evidence generation.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative healthcare research and analysis.
Develop strategic insights and recommendations for health plans and providers.
Assist in preparing deliverables like reports, white papers, and presentations.
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Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries. Our team of 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines—Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology—to create the connections that make better health happen.
We partner with our clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
At Avalere Health, we are powered by a single, unifying mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. Our three capabilities – Advisory, Medical, and Marketing – move as one, seamlessly collaborating to ensure every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for, equally.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purposedriven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether inoffice or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and RaceEthnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through daytoday career experiences, access to thousands of ondemand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, crosscapability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If youd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
About the role
Avalere Health is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Evidence & Strategy practice with a primary focus on supporting clients, such as health plans, payers, and providers in areas such as business strategy, operations, and process improvement. This role is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of strategic consulting and healthcare transformation, supporting clients as they navigate evolving regulatory, payment, and delivery system reforms.
The Senior Associate role will support projects focused on health plans and providers as well as projects supporting evidence generation, quality, population health, and implementation science.
The ideal candidate has demonstrated strong business, analytics, and communication skills in clientfacing roles, with prior experience conducting and synthesizing primary and secondary research (e.g. literature reviews, interviews, surveys) and managing projects.
Please note: We are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this position.
What youll do
Serve as a key team member (contributor or project manager) across multiple projects on topics that include payer strategy, process improvement, compliance, quality, and evidence generation
Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on a diverse array of healthcare issues (e.g., stakeholder interviews, white and grey literature searches)
Work independently and in crossfunctional teams to contribute to the development and delivery of projects to clients and to solve complex client problems and engage clients with novel solutions and ideas
Translate research into actionable business insights for health plans, including through strategic roadmaps, presentations, white papers, and workshops
Draft written summaries, white papers, and PowerPoint presentations to provide strategic recommendations to clients
Use content expertise, solid proofreading, and layout skills to build client deliverables
Assist in stewarding of projectbased accounts
Draft scopes of work and using subject matter expertise to collaborate and bridge work across practices
About you
13 years work experience with prior consulting experience or relevant work experience, which could include employment by a healthcare provider organization, pharmaceutical, or health insurance company, digital health company, healthcare consultancy, public opinion research organization or healthcarefocused research organization
Strong interest in payer innovation, delivery system transformation, MedicareMedicaid policy, valuebased care, and related strategic initiatives
Ability to analyze research, regulations, health policy, and clinical and other scientific literature; synthesize findings into actionable insights relevant to the client, and convey results to clients and staff in written and verbal formats
Strong ability to manage projects and teams to consistently deliver highquality work
Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients
Solid communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to concisely explain complicated concepts to executives within and outside the firm
Familiarity with at least one line of business: Medicare, Medicaid, Exchange, Commercial
Preferred: Experience in business strategy, process improvement, andor compliance in the health plan or provider space
Experience in another type of organization thinking critically about or working on behalf of the healthcare industry is an appropriate substitute for direct experience
Experience should be focused on healthcare strategy, quality, value, patient journey, managed care, or clinical evidence development
An undergraduate or graduate degree in public policy, public health, sciences, business, economics or related fields
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal wellbeing day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted endofyear holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your familyplanning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with ondemand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.