Senior Associate Product Development & Market Access

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;">The Senior Associate Product Development & Market Access Consulting, supports client engagements and internal requests, projects and business development efforts by doing the necessary research, data collection, analysis and interpretation; development of value messages, dossiers, reports and other written deliverables, modeling, educational materials; conducting stakeholder and market access research; working with programming and design; and presenting to clients as needed. Broad experience in payer value communications and pricing and market access is desirable.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><u>Essential Job Duties / Skills and Knowledge:</u></strong><br /><u></u></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><u>Content development</u></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Good understanding of:<ul><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">The purpose of, and processes involved in, value communication within the healthcare sector,<br />including the different stakeholders and what may influence their decision making</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">The concepts of health economics, reimbursement and market access including a basic understanding of the reimbursement processes for key markets (EU5 and US)</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">The services Market Access Consulting offers to its clients</li></ul></li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Comprehensive understanding of clinical and economic data:<ul><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">Ability to source relevant data, taking account of appropriate places to search for data and the type of search (e.g. ad hoc, targeted or systematic literature review); the quality of the source (e.g. journal); and the quality of the data (e.g. study design, trial size)</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">Interpretation of basic statistics (e.g. p values, CIs, relative risk, hazard ratios)</li></ul></li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Excellent writing style, which can be adapted as appropriate for different purposes, including knowledge<br />of American and UK English spelling and grammar</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Understand and demonstrate Market Access Consulting group best practice</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Quickly become familiar with new therapy areas, with an understanding of what needs to be researched in order to do so</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Suggest methodological and conceptual approaches to projects</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Develop content outlines with minimal support</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Draft content in line with the outline/approach required, in an appropriate style for the deliverable,<br />including present data accurately and impactfully in a format which is appropriate for the type of<br />deliverable, including adapting from source if appropriate</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Implement both strategic and directive changes with minimal supervision</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Accurately mark-up source references</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Liaise effectively with the Market Access Consulting Digital team</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Provide guidance and transfer knowledge and skill to other team members</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Starts to participate in content review of materials developed by junior team members including provision of constructive feedback, recognizing the difference between changes that will improve content and those which are stylistic preferences</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;"><em>Additional skills by specialisation:</em><ul><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">Value communication: it is expected that the content development, including data presentation, for narrative, strategic and visual deliverables is of a very high standard</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">Health economic modelling: Some knowledge of health economic modelling principles; highly competent in Excel</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt;">Payer insights and access: Basic understanding of price referencing and good knowledge of reimbursement processes in EU5, US and Japan; awareness of importance of key HTA bodies (e.g. NICE, SMC, IQWiG, HAS, AIFA); good knowledge of market access hurdles (e.g. country- or disease-specific) and market access exceptions for rare/orphan diseases; ability to think on feet during phone interviews (e.g. to rephrase discussion guide in real time during a call); ability to make phone interviews on their own (i.e. take notes whilst interviewing)</li></ul></li></ul><p style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><u>Business development</u></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Draft proposals/quotations for projects similar to those they are familiar with</li></ul><p style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><u>Project management</u></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Understanding of Market Access Consulting staff structure and roles, internal processes and key stages of development for different deliverables</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Aware of importance of monitoring resource use, and able to identify when there may be problems</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Manage small/non-complex projects with minimal input</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues across the organisation</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Thorough, accurate record-keeping (including SharePoint admin and Time&Labour)</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Competent with Outlook, including booking meetings</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Good time management skills including accurately estimate how long things take; proactively keep project lead informed about changes in timeline (over or under); put in place project timelines with minimal input</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Juggle work on multiple projects</li></ul><p style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><u>Client contact</u></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Actively participate in client calls and meetings including lead routine client calls where appropriate and effectively judge when others (e.g. project lead/senior) should attend</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Clearly explain our suggested approach and deliverables to clients</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Accurate, thorough note-taking at client meetings/teleconferences</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Can draft client correspondence in a concise, appropriate style</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Can interact with clients in-person or over the phone in an appropriate, effective manner</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Appreciation of pressures clients can be under</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Confident use of telephone- and web conference facilities</li></ul><p style="margin-left: 14.2pt;"><u>Consultancy team support</u></p><ul><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Can identify when they have spare capacity and proactively offer their help to others</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Good proofing and calculation checking skills</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Can develop appropriate slides and present at internal seminars</li><li style="margin-left: 0cm;">Keeps up to date with LearningPath and other training requirements</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;">This role is to be based in London but will consider UK based as a whole. This can be a hybrid role.  </p><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><u>Minimum Required:</u></strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;">Good life science undergraduate degree from a reputable university is required. Post-graduate qualifications such as MSc/MRes or PhD are preferred. Some prior experience of working in a market access consultancy, with some experience of payer value communications, market access, pricing and reimbursement, health economic and statistical principles, referencing, proofing etc. required.</p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;">Strong communication, organisation, and analytical skills. Demonstrated proficiency in various software programs, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and EndNote. Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to collaborate and work with peers and seniors to accomplish assigned tasks.</p><h2>Experience:</h2><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><u>Minimum Required:</u></strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;">The Senior Associate will typically have two or more years of prior work experience in a similar consulting or research practice organisation, or a health products manufacturer organisation, as a medical writer/ analyst. </p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;">If applying for the Associate grade/ role, although previous full-time experience is not required, candidates will typically have a life sciences background, which instills the core consulting skills (research, analysis, consolidation, and synthesis of research, and communication of research outputs), coupled with some relevant experience, possibly gained through academic project work and/ or internships or similar summer placements</p>