Associate Principal, Market Access, Strategic Pricing & Contracting

Avalere Health is seeking an Associate Principal-level candidate to join our Market Access practice. The team focuses on a wide range of areas, such as coverage, coding, and payment across commercial and public payers; pricing and contracting; distributors and specialty pharmacies; and much more. We assess how our clients’ products fit within the dynamic coverage, pricing, and reimbursement landscape and help our clients optimize market access for their products though deep subject matter expertise and understanding of their business issues.

Skills, Experience, and Other Job-Related Requirements

Education Requirements

Advanced or undergraduate degree in health policy, public policy, healthcare management, public health, public administration, economics, health economics, business administration, accounting, law or a relevant discipline

Experience Requirements

Minimal Experience

5+ years of relevant work experience

Examples of relevant work experience include consulting firms, payers/PBMs, diagnostics and/or pharmaceutical manufacturers, HHS, CMS, 340B providers, and the healthcare industry at large

3+ years in access, formulary, and coverage strategy

3+ years in reimbursement-specific policy

2 years of project team leadership experience; 5 years of management/supervisory experience

Preferred Experience

8+ years of relevant work experience; Consulting experience

Market access strategy and strategic pricing experience

Significant and sustained project management experience that includes interacting with and presenting to senior-level executives and/or health policy leaders

Experience analyzing policy proposals, legislation, and/or federal regulation and conveying findings to clients and the public.

Skill/Knowledge Requirements

Minimal Skills/Knowledge

Excellent leadership/mentoring skills in developing staff

Exceptional problem-solving and analytic skills with the ability to apply and advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite

Solid writing skills as a foundation for professional business communication

 Proficiency in government pricing, government price reporting, drug pricing strategy, and Lexicon

Preferred Skills/Knowledge

Ability to establish personal credibility as a strategic and pricing expert with clients

Proven situational leadership skills and the ability to motivate and generate enthusiasm with individuals across all levels of the organization

Exemplary interpersonal skills that translate into positive relationships with colleagues and clients

Solid communication skills including the ability to concisely explain complicated concepts to executives within and outside of the firm

Ability to analyze and understand health policy trends from the perspective of multiple stakeholders and translate related business implications

Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients

Exceptional problem-solving and analytic skills