Guidehouse

Associate Director - Life Science Advisory - US Market Access

Guidehouse$162K — $270K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in science, biomedical engineering, business, or healthcare policy preferred.
  • 6+ years of consulting or relevant pharmaceutical/biotechnology experience in market access, pricing, or health economics.
  • 3+ years of client management and content delivery experience.
  • Demonstrated project management, leadership, and strategic problem-solving skills.
  • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry dynamics, including drug development and launch.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee project deliverables to ensure alignment with client standards.
  • Facilitate client presentations and maintain strong client relationships.
  • Support business development activities throughout the project sales cycle.
  • Manage and mentor junior consulting staff, including performance assessments.
  • Develop pricing and access strategies for pharmaceutical assets across their lifecycle.
  • Design and lead market access projects utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
  • Engage with key stakeholders to conduct primary interviews regarding pricing and access.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Personal and family sick leave plus company-paid holidays.
  • Discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility.
  • Parental leave and adoption assistance support.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
  • Life insurance options including basic and supplemental coverage.
  • Health savings account with flexible spending for dental, vision, and dependent care.
  • Support for student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement opportunities.
  • Access to professional development and certification programs.
  • Participation in employee referral programs and corporate events.
Full Job Description
Job Family:
Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required:
Up to 25%

Clearance Required:
None

What You Will Do:

The Value & Access team provides commercialization strategy and market access services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Our client services range from pre-commercialization go-to-market planning to launch value story, pricing, and reimbursement strategies, impacting policies affecting the use and payment of our clients' novel therapies.

You will be responsible for creating and implementing pricing and access strategies for a variety of pharmaceutical assets. This will involve working with senior staff to develop project proposals, managing consulting teams in the development and communication of client deliverables, and maintaining client relationships. Associate Directors oversee multiple projects simultaneously.

Common responsibilities and expertise include:
• Oversee development and review of project deliverables to ensure proper framing of strategic issues, use of appropriate methods, and materials are up to client standards.
• Facilitate client presentations and manage client relationships.
• Actively support business development and the project sales cycle.
• Manage and develop staff, including performance management of direct reports.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, and staffing.
• Create corporate- and product-level market access strategies for technologies across multiple stages of the product development cycle.
• Design and manage project teams to execute pharmaceutical market access and pricing strategy projects, both qualitative and quantitative, including overseeing development of materials and facilitating discussions as required.
• Strong market research skills required.
• Preferred candidates will have experience with various pricing methodologies, including analog assessment, Van Westendorp, Gabor-Granger, and conjoint analysis.
• Design and lead primary interviews with key stakeholders such as payers and KOLs.
• Apply deep experience with:
  • Part A / hospital inpatient pricing and reimbursement.
  • Part B / medical benefit pricing.
  • Part D / contracting.
  • Gross-to-net calculations.

• Build Excel-based financial models to evaluate price-access scenarios and inform pricing recommendations.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of health economic methodologies and value pricing constructs.
• Construct practice economic analyses under a variety of settings of care and financial ecosystems.
• Maintain familiarity with current pricing and access laws and proposed pricing policy.
• Demonstrate a track record of thought leadership, written or podium.
• Engage with and present to executive-level audiences to deliver actionable insights and recommendations.
• Train and develop junior consulting staff.

What You Will Need:
• Bachelor's degree; major course of study in science, biomedical engineering, business, or healthcare policy preferred.
• 6+ years of transferable consulting or relevant biotechnology/pharmaceutical work experience in market access, reimbursement, pricing, health economics, forecasting, and/or pipeline strategy.
• 3+ years of direct experience in client management and content delivery roles.
• Demonstrated project management skills, initiative, resourcefulness, leadership, and ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate clinical and business implications of technically complex products and services.
• Demonstrated track record of managing direct reports and teams of experienced consultants, including managers and consultants.
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, including drug development and launch.
• Experience developing, designing, and executing qualitative and quantitative market research.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

What Would Be Nice To Have:
• Advanced degree preferred, such as MBA, MPH, MS, or PhD.
• Preference will be given to candidates located within 50 miles of a Guidehouse office.

The annual salary range for this position is $162,000.00-$270,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:
  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend


About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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