Healthcare Senior Consultant, Life Science Focused at Baker Tilly in New York, NY

The senior consultant position will be actively involved in a variety of projects, with a focus on the life sciences industry, for the Healthcare Consulting Practice of Baker Tilly. The selected candidate will use their industry knowledge and technical, analytical and research skills in support of our clients’ project needs in the practice areas of life science, provider, and health plan. Responsibilities will include:

• Participate in a variety of healthcare projects including: market access strategy development; reimbursement policy research and analysis; data analysis and summarization; clinical article review and summarization, economic modeling for emerging technologies and strategic planning activities; regulatory compliance and risk assessment; due diligence, and commercialization strategy development.
• Project responsibilities may include:
• Analyzing large data sets and identifying and interpreting patterns and trends in the data
• Preparing financial models and projections including models that display the impact of interventions and technologies on providers and payers
• Provide in depth literature reviews
• Conducting research (e.g., performing surveys and interviews, reviewing government and healthcare policies and procedures, reviewing clinical literature)
• Evaluating business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and making recommendations to clients
• Managing multiple client-related priorities concurrently and resolve issues accordingly
• Communicating project status regularly with project managers
• Writing client reports including summarization of project objectives, approach and results
• Participate in writing peer reviewed publications
• Monitoring project time and deadlines to ensure completion of the project within estimated timeline and budget
• Participate in industry conferences and professional organizations
• Remain current on technical topics and industry trends as they relate to firm and client activities

Qualifications

• MPH/MBA or master’s degree in healthcare (equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a graduate degree)
• 3+ years of progressive work experience in the healthcare industry with some combination of the following skills:
• Analysis of healthcare data
• Medical claim data analysis
• Provide research and analysis within the life sciences sector
• Assess health and performance of client businesses
• Strong analytical skills including proficiency in data manipulation and financial modeling
• Strong writing skills (experience in assisting with and/or authoring peer reviewed publications preferred)
• Proficiency with Excel; must have data analytics experience and SAS experience highly preferred (or proficiency in SQL or R) experience with other analytical tools (e.g., Access, Tableau, SPSS) a plus
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• Experience in the life sciences sector highly preferred
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• Performance/operational improvement expertise is a plus (e.g., Six Sigma)
• Self-motivated and can work independently
• Time management skills; ability to manage multiple client related priorities
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and ability to work non-traditional hours due to client engagements