Company Overview: Payer Sciences uses advanced analytics and data-driven evidence to generate innovative strategies that help our pharmaceutical clients succeed in today’s complex and dynamic managed care marketplace. Our approach yields insight into actual payer behavior so our clients can be confident in their strategies and create communications that resonate with reimbursement stakeholders. Simply put, we enable our clients to target and maximize interactions with reimbursement stakeholders that yield optimal coverage. A unique characteristic that we can offer our team members is the ability to not only develop strategies using unforeseen approaches to market access data, but actually work side by side with clients on implementing our recommendations. You will get to witness your work come to life. This is achievable because we fully integrate analytics, strategy consulting and communications for every client. We also offer a suite of unique software tools that afford us a unique platform to share the breadth of our insights across all levels of our client organizations. Culture and work environment have been a core focus from our founding, something we continue to prioritize. We emphasize teamwork, innovation, mutual respect, excellence, and (for real) work-life balance. In an anonymous survey we asked our staff to tell us what they think about working at Payer Sciences, and here’s a sample of what they said: “Employees are valued as individuals and are put in positions for success.” “Super-smart yet down-to-earth, friendly people.” “Outstanding team players—best in my career.”  The experience of our team members is a direct determinant of success at Payer Sciences.

Position and Team Overview: As an Associate on the Payer Sciences’ Client Engagement Team, your role will focus on project execution across all of our capabilities.  This role requires team collaboration to ensure the achievement of our clients’ objectives and requires a hands-on contributor who can efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously.  Depending on your interest, skills and project needs, specific tasks can include developing timelines, managing project plans, developing slide presentations, assisting with analyzing data, building Excel models or aiding in the development of marketing materials.  It is an incredible opportunity for someone looking to fulfill a broad range of interests and build a strong platform for future opportunities, or someone looking to go deep in developing specific expertise in communications, analytics, market research, strategy consulting or software development / support.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day to day activities for assigned projects which will include but not limited to developing communication campaigns, analytics, product and organizational strategy, market research and software development
• Build project plans and timelines to ensure project work is done effectively and efficiently
• Conduct secondary research on a range of healthcare related topics
• Support day to day client interactions
• Coordinate content corrections resulting from the review process – ensuring all deliverables are met on time
• Proactively identify fresh and innovative approaches to projects
• Organize and communicate data/information in a concise manner, drilling down concepts into relevant detail
• Identify critical issues and ensure they are addressed by the team
• Think strategically and develop solutions for assigned projects in collaboration with internal and external teams
• Depending on the nature of specific projects, responsibilities may include:

• • Process and organize facts, data and other information to define a problem and develop effective solutions
  • Support execution of market research, including recruiting, conducting interviews, note taking during interviews, and generating summary report
  • Support developing PowerPoint presentations that clearly convey results of qualitative and quantitative research
  • Conduct basic data analysis to inform client strategy
  • Build Excel based financial models to quantify the impact of market access dynamics on our clients’ business
  • Participate in developing product value proposition and tactics for use with payer customers
  • Ensure feedback is clearly translated into creative efforts
  • Collaborate with art and copy counterparts to maintain agency creative standards
  • Ensure marketing materials are properly prepared for submission to medical/legal/regulatory review, including referencing and regulatory requirements
  • Prepare and submit jobs for pharmaceutical medical, legal and regulatory review

Skills:

• Ability to organize and communicate data/information in a concise manner
• Ability to think critically to identify and solve problems
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Selflessly collaborate with a team
• Ability to think ahead and plan
• Detail oriented
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
• Thorough knowledge of the following software applications is required: Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of professional experience, preferably in the pharma/biotech industry
• Basic knowledge of market access is a plus
• Experience in management consulting or marketing is a plus
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, PharmD degree
• Professional maturity, integrity, discipline, and a positive attitude

Additional Information:

• Position is full-time
• Relocation is not offered