Associate Market Access Consultant - London, United Kingdom - Blackfield Associates

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    Blackfield Associates are currently supporting a growing and bespoke management consultancy, working across the healthcare and life sciences markets, coming health expertise with innovative approaches from their work.

    They launched their HEOR & Market Access group in 2020, providing analytical and research services for organisations across the life sciences and healthcare industries. They bring together clinicians, statisticians, epidemiologists, health economists, bioinformaticians and health data scientists alongside our established actuarial, analytics and technology teams to deliver new solutions to the fundamental challenges in health.

    The team's mission is to help move health systems from importers of illness to exporters of health and to support clients to deliver value to patients. We have already developed a track record for leading approaches to market access strategy, real world evidence generation and health economic modelling.

    THE ROLE

    Examples of the types of projects that the Market Access team undertake for our clients include:

    • Providing strategic recommendations on a global clinical trial design to enable HTA and reimbursement success
    • Identifying optimal routes for access in different markets
    • Payer validation of market access strategies
    • Payer environment shaping to recognise broader elements of value

    As an Associate Consultant in the Market Access team, you will be involved in a diverse range of projects, covering both client and non-client work.

    As such, your key responsibilities will be to;

    • Conduct thorough payer research and analysis to identify opportunities and challenges for client products in various healthcare markets
    • Systematically search for and interpret qualitative and quantitative evidence to make strategic recommendations for clients
    • Develop market access strategies, including pricing and reimbursement strategies, to optimise product commercialisation
    • Develop value messages and dossiers
    • Support the preparation of client-facing presentations and reports, effectively communicating complex market access concepts to diverse audiences
    • Demonstrate and develop your expertise by contributing to thought leadership activities
    • Contribute to all stages of projects including:

    -Proposal development

    -Market research and advisory boards

    -Project management

    -Report writing

    • Demonstrate and develop your expertise by contributing to thought leadership activities

    What skills, experience and qualities do you require?

    • At least a few years in a market access role, with consultancy experience highly preferred
    • A 2:1 degree or better in a numerate or science subject, and a health-related Masters degree or PhD
    • An excellent grounding in relevant methods (e.g. the running of payer research studies) with demonstrated experience in delivering previous market access studies
    • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present to a broad audience, explaining complex issues to others
    • Excellent report writing skills
    • Excellent Microsoft Office skills and be highly competent in the use of Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
    • Ability to demonstrate initiative in every aspect of your work and be creative in developing original solutions to problems
    • Experience in business development activities, including proposal writing, is desirable