Senior Associate, Evidence & Strategy

Summary

Join Avalere Health as a Senior Associate in the Evidence & Strategy practice, supporting health plans, payers, and providers in business strategy, operations, and process improvement. This role blends strategic consulting and healthcare transformation, assisting clients navigating regulatory, payment, and delivery system reforms. You will contribute to projects focused on health plans and providers, evidence generation, quality, population health, and implementation science. The ideal candidate possesses strong business, analytics, and communication skills, experience in primary and secondary research, and project management. Avalere offers a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional development. The position requires 1-3 years of relevant experience and a degree in a related field. Sponsorship for employment visa status is not provided.

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
• Strong interest in payer innovation, delivery system transformation, Medicare/Medicaid policy, value-based 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 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
• Familiarity with at least one line of business: Medicare, Medicaid, Exchange, Commercial
• 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 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 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
• 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 project-based accounts
• Draft scopes of work and using subject matter expertise to collaborate and bridge work across practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in business strategy, process improvement, and/or 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

Benefits

• 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 well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year 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 family-planning journey
• You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business