Guidehouse

Senior Consultant - Life Sciences Data & Analytics

Guidehouse$98K — $163K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in a quantitative field (Data Analytics, Mathematics, etc.) required.
  • Minimum of 4 years consulting or relevant experience with pharma or biotech clients.
  • Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry including drug development.
  • Competency in life science functions like commercial operations and market access.
  • Ability to analyze complex data and produce structured reports.
  • Excellent communication skills for technical summaries to stakeholders.
  • Fluency in SQL and Python for data analysis and familiarity with life sciences data.

Responsibilities

  • Guide clients in product planning, pricing, and commercialization strategies.
  • Manage data and coach engineers on executing client deliverables.
  • Develop predictive models using statistical and machine learning techniques.
  • Conduct advanced analytics on large health datasets, including claims and sales data.
  • Build internal tools to automate workflows and enhance delivery efficiency.
  • Document processes, train staff on techniques, and seek improvement opportunities.
  • Ensure quality control in analysis and convey insights clearly to management.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, Rx, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Personal and family sick time, plus company-paid holidays.
  • Discretionary variable incentive bonuses may be available.
  • Parental leave and adoption assistance provided.
  • 401(k) retirement plan to support future savings.
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance options.
  • Health Savings Accounts and flexible spending accounts for various needs.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage included.
  • Opportunities for student loan relief.
  • Tuition reimbursement and ongoing professional development offered.
  • Programs for skills development and certifications available.
  • Employee referral bonuses and corporate-sponsored events enhance community engagement.
  • Emergency backup childcare program to support working parents.
  • Mobility stipend for travel-related expenses.
Full Job Description
Job Family:
Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required:
Up to 10%

Clearance Required:
None

What You Will Do:
Breakthroughs in pharma are helping people live healthier lives, while medical devices enable patients to proactively maintain health - this is undoubtedly a transformative time for health care companies. Guidehouse's Life Sciences practice is an engine of innovation, helping pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies develop custom solutions that tackle today's challenges, while anticipating tomorrow's. You will have an immediate impact by partnering with our clients, across all levels, to deliver product planning, pricing, reimbursement, product commercialization, and regulatory and compliance solutions.

As a Senior Consultant, you are responsible for data management, technical delivery, and coaching data engineers to execute client work. In this role you will develop and improve predictive models for outcomes, efficacy proxies, and forecasting using statistical and machine learning methods in addition to conducting advanced analytics using big datasets, including claims, affiliations, payer, sales, and other sources. You will be responsible for building internal tools and automating workflows to accelerate delivery timelines and improve team productivity. Strong candidates are able to clearly document, process map, and train the business on techniques utilized and constantly search for opportunities to improve outcomes.

What You Will Need:
  • A BA/BS degree in a quantitative field, such as Data Analytics/Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Business Analytics, or related course of study, is required.
  • A Minimum of FOUR (4) years of prior relevant consulting or work experience working with large global pharma, mid-sized pharma, and/or biotech clients.
  • Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, including drug development and launch.
  • Strong foundation across life science functions, including commercial operations, market access, patient services, and medical
  • The ability work independently to analyze complex information, quality check results, and develop a structured, data-informed story
  • Excellent communication skills to convey technical execution summaries and insight recommendations to various stakeholders, including senior management.
  • Experience performing Data Analytics on large health data sets and possess a strong knowledge of modern datasets and analytics environments
  • Strong fluency coding in SQL, Python (or other equivalent scripting language), cloud data platforms, and knowledge of life sciences data (e.g., claims, EHR, sales data, formulary, and coverage data)
  • Ability to work in a matrixed organization
  • Must be collaborative and a team player.
  • Must be willing and able to travel to Guidehouse and client sites across the US, up to 10% of the time.
  • Authorized/eligible to work for any US employer without sponsorship.


What Would Be Nice To Have:
  • Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • An advanced degree/PhD preferred.
  • Experience working with data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, and Palantir
  • Working knowledge of AI/ML and applications in the life sciences industry
  • Demonstrated success in formally supervising, coaching, and mentoring junior-level staff, including ownership and guidance of their career development.


The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. 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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8,000 employees
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Founded
2018

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