Healthcare Research Analyst

Summary

Join FrontierView as a WEUR Healthcare Research Analyst Contractor and contribute to the growth of our WEUR Healthcare practice, primarily focusing on Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. You will analyze the business implications of economic and policy developments in the region for multinational healthcare companies. This role requires monitoring changes in healthcare policy, producing research deliverables, presenting findings to senior executives, and collaborating with other research teams. The position offers exposure to senior executives, a deep understanding of healthcare systems, and the opportunity to shape our WEUR healthcare practice. The contract is for one year, with potential renewal. This is a unique opportunity with significant responsibility and freedom to help shape our WEUR healthcare practice and to work on innovative content for a very senior executive audience.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's or Master’s degree from a top-tier academic institution (achieved or in progress) or relevant work experience
• Have a major in economics, public health, business, international relations, or regional studies relevant to Western Europe
• Demonstrate knowledge of WEUR markets, through academic and/or professional research experience. An understanding of the current socio-political and economic environment is particularly key
• Possess excellent communication skills in English (writing specifically)
• Demonstrate research experience (in academic or professional setting) including hypothesis-testing, structuring complex research projects, primary and secondary research, and other research techniques
• Have experience in managing multiple projects, working on tight deadlines, and working relatively independently
• Demonstrate the ability to cover a variety of topics and issues, including completely new topics
• Have familiarity with Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Track and monitor ongoing changes to healthcare policy in WEUR, including: changes to local formularies, changes to reimbursement design, changes to healthcare financing, changes to effective insurance coverage, changes to drug and medical device approval processes, and other developments impacting local regulators, payers, providers, and patients
• Write research deliverables that allow for quick and effective communication of healthcare systems’ financial flows and stakeholder incentives
• Drive the development of forward-looking views on healthcare policy in Western Europe
• Deliver research presentations to senior executive clients in person and over the phone
• Collaborate with members of our global macroeconomic research practice on linking their analysis to the healthcare team’s analysis on healthcare trends in WEUR

Preferred Qualifications

• Be fluent in reading and speaking Spanish, French, and/or German
• Possess a basic understanding of macroeconomics