Consultant II, Advisory Strategy - Access Marketing
Remote (US)
Advisory – US Market Access /
Permanent/full-time /
Remote
About Avalere Health
At Avalere Health, we are powered by a single, unifying mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. Our three capabilities – Advisory, Medical, and Marketing – move as one, seamlessly collaborating to ensure every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for, equally.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
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About the role:
NOTE: Proven experience with Market Access is required for this position. This includes knowledge of navigating medication reimbursement systems, experience engaging with payers and regulatory bodies, and using research to communicate the evidence-based value of a drug to healthcare decision-makers.
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As Consultant II, Advisory Strategy –Access Marketing, you hold a dedicated and unique role that is responsible for leading subject matter expertise in an agency of record capacity. As a key member of our cross-discipline Access Marketing offering, this role seeks a strategy contributor who is deeply hands-on, balancing the macro picture with the micro details.
What you'll do:
- Serve as subject matter expert on market/patient access strategy to support pipeline and inline assets in maximizing and communicating brand value for agency clients; expertise sought includes but is not limited to coverage, coding, and payment across commercial and public payers; pricing and contracting; distributors and specialty pharmacies; field team design and deployment; and patient support services
- Lead, contribute, and support the analysis of qualitative and quantitative research relating to market/patient access stakeholders and derive meaningful insights
- Partner across Access Marketing’s micro-strategy disciplines, including equipping brand strategists with the insights, data, and evidence that will then support the development of market/patient access stakeholder personas/archetypes, strategy maps, brand plans, positioning, brand identity strategy, creative briefs, and messaging strategy among other critical strategic elements
- Lead teams in developing and delivering strategic advisory projects within AOR relationship
- Contribute to the ideation and execution of access marketing solutions, tactics, and activations that amplify brand performance
- Design, lead, and support workshops, training meetings, launch meetings, and other key events on behalf of access marketing clients, including direct development of materials
- Integrate seamlessly and maintain fluency between Advisory and Marketing disciplines within a matrixed organization
- Deliver thought leadership, publish articles, contribute to podcasts, and keep pulse on key market events that would impact market/patient access stakeholder attitudes, behavior, and perceptions
- Contribute to the growth of the Access Marketing offer by developing strategy for RFPs and identifying organic growth/new business development opportunities
- Conceptualize Access Marketing project scope for clients, support assembling a cross-functional team, and oversee project initiation through to client delivery for strategy that supports agency partnerships
- Partner collaboratively with account, medical, and creative team members on the delivery of insights, subjective matter expertise, and strategy
- Provide training, supervising, and mentorship to junior team members
- Be flexible with travel up to 10-20% of time as needed
About you:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred in related field (public health, public policy, marketing, business administration)
- 5+ years of relevant market/patient access experience
- In-depth experience with market/patient access subject matter expertise, insights generation, and developing strategy, including across pre-launch, launch, mature, and portfolio brands
- Ability to establish personal credibility as a strategic reimbursement/access expert with clients
- Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and cross-discipline environment with a proactive mindset
- Highly skilled as an interdisciplinary thinker, strategic problem-solver, and focused business leader
- Curious strategist who keeps abreast of everchanging healthcare landscape and encourages clients to challenge the status quo
- Seamlessly skillful in balancing the need for both collaboration and independent work
- Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients
- Proven track record in inspiring teams, situational leadership, as well as upholding the organization’s culture
- Crisp and persuasive communications skills, both written and verbal
- Comfortable leading and working under pressure with tight deadlines, across both inline client work and pipeline new business development work
- Exceptional and reliable organizational skills
$120,000 - $155,000 a year
We are committed to offering a competitive and fair salary that reflects your location, qualifications and the experience you will bring to our team. Salary ranges posted are DOE
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
