Senior Associate, Evidence & Strategy

About Avalere Health

United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.

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About the role

Avalere Health is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Evidence & Strategy practice with a primary focus on supporting clients, such as health plans, payers, and providers in areas such as business strategy, operations, and process improvement. This role is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of strategic consulting and healthcare transformation, supporting clients as they navigate evolving regulatory, payment, and delivery system reforms.

The Senior Associate role will support projects focused on health plans and providers as well as projects supporting evidence generation, quality, population health, and implementation science.

The ideal candidate has demonstrated strong business, analytics, and communication skills in client-facing roles, with prior experience conducting and synthesizing primary and secondary research (e.g. literature reviews, interviews, surveys) and managing projects.

Please note: We are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this position.

What you'll do :
• Serve as a key team member (contributor or project manager) across multiple projects on topics that include payer strategy, process improvement, compliance, quality, and evidence generation
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on a diverse array of healthcare issues (e.g., stakeholder interviews, white and grey literature searches)
• Work independently and in cross-functional teams to contribute to the development and delivery of projects to clients and to solve complex client problems and engage clients with novel solutions and ideas
• Translate research into actionable business insights for health plans, including through strategic roadmaps, presentations, white papers, and workshops
• Draft written summaries, white papers, and PowerPoint presentations to provide strategic recommendations to clients
• Use content expertise, solid proofreading, and layout skills to build client deliverables
• Assist in stewarding of project-based accounts
• Draft scopes of work and using subject matter expertise to collaborate and bridge work across practices

About you :
• 1-3 years' work experience with prior consulting experience or relevant work experience, which could include employment by a healthcare provider organization, pharmaceutical, or health insurance company, digital health company, healthcare consultancy, public opinion research organization or healthcare-focused research organization
• Strong interest in payer innovation, delivery system transformation, Medicare/Medicaid policy, value-based care, and related strategic initiatives
• Ability to analyze research, regulations, health policy, and clinical and other scientific literature; synthesize findings into actionable insights relevant to the client, and convey results to clients and staff in written and verbal formats
• Strong ability to manage projects and teams to consistently deliver high-quality work
• Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients
• Solid communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to concisely explain complicated concepts to executives within and outside the firm
• Familiarity with at least one line of business: Medicare, Medicaid, Exchange, Commercial
• Preferred: Experience in business strategy, process improvement, and/or compliance in the health plan or provider space
• Experience in another type of organization thinking critically about or working on behalf of the healthcare industry is an appropriate substitute for direct experience
• Experience should be focused on healthcare strategy, quality, value, patient journey, managed care, or clinical evidence development
• An undergraduate or graduate degree in public policy, public health, sciences, business, economics or related fields

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.

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