Senior Associate, Evidence & Strategy

Summary

Join Avalere Health's Evidence & Strategy practice as a Senior Associate. This role requires 1-3 years of project management experience in healthcare research, operations, or consulting. You will conduct qualitative and quantitative research, work with cross-functional teams, and create client deliverables. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to synthesize research findings and present them effectively. A degree in a relevant field is required. Avalere Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including retirement, medical insurance, and flexible working practices.

Requirements

• 1-3 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 healthcare-focused research organization
• 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 high-quality 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
• An undergraduate or graduate degree in public policy, public health, sciences, business, economics or related fields

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key team member (contributor or project manager) across multiple projects
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on a diverse array of healthcare issues (e.g., key informant interviews, white and grey literature searches)
• Work independently and in cross-functional 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
• 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
• Act with oversight to apply knowledge of research tools and analytical approaches to develop content
• Assist in stewarding of project-based accounts
• Draft scopes of work and using subject matter expertise to collaborate and bridge work across practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in formative research or implementation science, including formulating research questions, designing data collection instruments, and executing studies
• 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 quality, value, patient journey, managed care, or clinical evidence development, ideally involving evaluation of pharmaceuticals or from a pharmaceutical manufacturer's perspective

Benefits

• A generous company pension/retirement plan
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives
• Compelling time-off policy
• Many other excellent employee benefits
• Flexible working practices