Overview

The Associate Vice President, Market Access Analytics is a strategic and hands-on analytics leader responsible for delivering data-driven insights that inform payer and market access strategy for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. This individual will lead multiple client engagements, manage and mentor analytics team members, and collaborate closely with Client Services & Execution, Strategy, and Communications teams to ensure analytics is embedded throughout the client engagement process.

The AVP will serve as a trusted advisor to both clients and internal stakeholders, translating complex healthcare data into actionable recommendations that drive access and reimbursement success. This role is ideal for a data-driven leader who enjoys combining analytical rigor with strategic consulting and client-facing responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership & Strategic Consulting

• Lead analytics workstreams across multiple market access and payer strategy engagements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define business questions, analytical approaches, and strategic recommendations.
• Translate complex quantitative findings into clear, actionable insights for client stakeholders.
• Present analyses, recommendations, and strategic implications to client teams and senior decision-makers.
• Guide the development of executive-level presentations, reports, dashboards, and strategic deliverables.
• Support identification of market trends, reimbursement challenges, payer dynamics, and commercialization opportunities.

Analytics Leadership

• Design and oversee quantitative and qualitative analyses using claims, formulary, payer, prescription, and other healthcare datasets.
• Ensure analytical excellence through rigorous methodology, data quality standards, and thoughtful interpretation of results.
• Partner with analytics teams to develop scalable reporting solutions, dashboards, and data infrastructure enhancements.
• Help evaluate emerging technologies, advanced analytics methodologies, AI applications, and innovative data sources to improve client outcomes.
• Provide strategic oversight while remaining involved in complex analyses and problem-solving efforts.

Team Leadership & Development

• Mentor and develop analysts, managers, and directors across the analytics function.
• Provide guidance on project execution, analytical approaches, and client communication.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of analytics talent.
• Contribute to capability-building initiatives and best-practice development across the organization.

Business Development & Thought Leadership

• Support new business opportunities by contributing to proposals, pitches, and analytics recommendations.
• Partner with senior leadership to develop data-focused thought leadership and client-facing perspectives.
• Help strengthen Payer Sciences' reputation as a strategic analytics and market access partner.
• Collaborate with Publicis Health and sister agencies when appropriate to advance shared data and analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to connect complex data findings to business implications and market access strategy.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Collaborative attitude with experience influencing cross-functional teams.
• Experience translating analytical outcomes into compelling client narratives.
• High level of professional maturity, accountability, and client-service orientation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in healthcare analytics, life sciences consulting, market access, commercial analytics, real-world evidence, or related fields.
• Experience working with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare consulting, or market access organizations.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. payer and reimbursement landscape.
• Experience using healthcare datasets such as claims, EHR, formulary, prescription, and other real-world data sources.
• Proficiency in analytics and data platforms such as SQL, Python, Databricks, Snowflake, Tableau, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated success leading client-facing analytics engagements and presenting findings to executive audiences.
• Experience managing and developing analytics professionals.
• Advanced degree preferred but not required.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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Compensation Range: USD $112,290.00 - USD $179,712.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 7/20/2026.