Senior Associate, Vaccines Policy

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About The Role

Avalere Health is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Vaccines Team within the Policy Practice. We rely on deep subject matter expertise and understanding of the business issues facing our clients to assess how the changing policy landscape impacts the pharmaceutical industry, managed care plans, providers, and consumers. We provide analytic support and advisory services, including regulatory analysis, evidence generation/review support, policy analysis, legislative strategy, and modeling of proposed and enacted policies to a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Among Avalere’s many capabilities, its dedicated team of vaccine subject matter experts serves as trusted advisors on strategy development and implementation to leading vaccine manufacturers and has deep relationships and experience in the larger policy and advocacy community. The team tracks global, federal, and state vaccine policy developments, generates evidence for formal advisory group review and recommendation development, supports new product commercialization strategy, and deciphers market access and reimbursement trends and challenges. This position would focus primarily on vaccine business insights and strategy.

• Contribute subject matter expertise on vaccine policy-related projects, with a focus on evidence review for policymaking and recommendation development activities and the broader impact of enacted and proposed immunization policies.
• Assist senior staff with account stewardship through management of cross-functional projects to solve complex client problems, and engage clients with novel solutions and ideas related to vaccine policy and commercialization strategy.
• Coordinate subject matter experts (SMEs), technical staff, vendors/partners, client teams, and others to ensure the efficient operation and delivery of projects and programs under their management.
• Support the development of both strategic and tactical recommendations for vaccine clients for both brand-level and above-brand priorities.
• Manage multiple clients, as well as short- and long-term deliverables, to ensure that all of Avalere’s knowledge and expertise are available to meet client needs.
• Troubleshoot client issues in a timely and appropriate manner with minimal management oversight and attention to resources.
• Assist in the conceptualization, drafting and review of scopes of work, budgets, timelines, and other business documents.
• Act as project manager taking direction to interpret and execute—from start to finish—a broad range of client projects involving diverse cross-functional (e.g., relating to analytics) and cross-practice (e.g., relating to policy, coverage, and reimbursement) teams.
• Use subject matter experience and general understanding of healthcare issues to collaborate and bridge work between practices, becoming a recognized resource within the firm and to clients.
• Develop and maintain a professional level of knowledge regarding Avalere Health’s services and products.

• 3+ years of relevant work experience, which could include employment at biopharmaceutical manufacturing, health sciences consulting and advisory services, public sector (e.g. CDC) roles, or other immunization-related public-private partnerships and organizations.
• A graduate degree in public policy, health sciences, health policy, epidemiology/biostatistics or public health more broadly. A masters degree is desirable. 

• The vaccines therapeutic area and immunization policy broadly
• Qualitative and quantitative public health research methods
• Primary and secondary research and analytic methods
• Evidence generation, review, and appraisal for technical review
• Policy analysis and characterization of legislative impacts, challenges, and strength

• Familiarity with translation and synthesis of epidemiological, clinical, and medical data often use to support evidence-based medicine
• Experience analyzing policy proposals, legislation, and/or regulation and translating findings to varying audiences appropriately
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proven ability to initiate and drive projects through to completion
• Superior oral and written communications skills in order to clearly and effectively convey issues, reports, and other deliverables
• Responsive, action-oriented demeanor
• Ability to build trust and cultivate relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Problem definition and resolution skills
• Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple project teams in parallel
• Advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook skills
• A positive, professional, and solution-oriented attitude

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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