About the Company
Avalere is a strategic advisory company whose core purpose is to create innovative solutions to complex healthcare problems. Based in Washington, DC, the firm delivers actionable insights, product solutions, and custom analytics for leaders in healthcare business and policy. Avalere's experts span 230 staff drawn from Fortune 500 healthcare companies, the federal government (e.g., CMS, OMB, CBO and the Congress), top consultancies and nonprofits. The firm offers deep substance on the full range of healthcare business issues affecting the Fortune 500 healthcare companies. Avalere’s focus on strategy is supported by a rigorous, in-house analytic research group that uses public and private data to generate quantitative insight. Through events, publications and interactive programs, Avalere insights are accessible to a broad range of customers.
Avalere is part of a parent company Avalere Health, a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries. Its 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines—Consulting; Medical; Policy, Access, Value, and Evidence; Marketing; and Digital Experience and Technology—to create the connections that make better health happen. Visit www.avalere.com and follow Avalere Health on LinkedIn and Instagram.
About the role
Avalere Health is seeking a Associate l to join our growing Financial Services Practice. Avalere's Financial Services practice provides regulatory and reimbursement due diligence services to some of the country's largest and most active healthcare investors. Our clients include private equity firms and healthcare service providers that purchase control stakes in non-public healthcare companies, as well as institutional asset managers that buy and sell securities issued by healthcare companies. Our services include identifying and gauging the magnitude of the regulatory and reimbursement risks inherent in these investments, assessing opportunities for growth, and advising our clients on the potential impact of healthcare policy and regulatory changes in an ever-evolving market. We work closely with other practices within Avalere, applying the full scope of the firm's knowledge base and data analytics to the development of multi-disciplinary, creative solutions on behalf of our clients.
\n- Manage and engage in due diligence projects with cross-practice teams on behalf of private equity and corporate clients
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on a wide range of healthcare issues, at both the Federal and State levels
- Prepare written materials identifying the key diligence issues and then presenting conclusions and recommendations to clients
- Manage relationships with new and existing clients
- Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in specific healthcare sectors
- Quickly expand knowledge in evolving health care subject matter topics as driven by client interests
- Uphold responsibilities relative to the separation of duties for applicable processes and procedures within your job function
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or a graduate degree in business, law, public health or other health field
- Strong understanding of the fundamental elements which drive the healthcare policy, regulatory, and reimbursement landscape
- General understanding in one or more healthcare verticals (examples include reimbursement and coverage, physician and provider, pharmacy distribution, life sciences, device and DME, health plans and payers, Medicare and/or Medicaid)
- 1-2 years of work experience, including experience at a top-tier healthcare consulting, trade association or equivalent healthcare firm internship
- Strong quantitative skills, including data analytics, with extensive experience utilizing these skills
- Ability to quickly understand and articulate complex concepts and relationships
- Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills, and ability to think critically and holistically about issues related to clients' potential healthcare investments, often under tight timeframes
- Demonstrated ability to be proactive, learn independently, and anticipate work flow or policy issues in advance and develop effective solutions
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced working environment
- Very strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, via which most of our analyses are developed and presented
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), survey and interview skills, and the ability to deliver professional presentations to colleagues and clients
- Prefer eventual location in Avalere's offices in the District of Columbia
About Avalere Health
Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.
Our 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.
Avalere Health partners with its clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We act with integrity. We value difference. We play for the team. We enjoy the journey. At Avalere Health, we imagine a healthier world and create the connections to make it happen.
What we can offer
Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.
At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.
We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.
We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits.
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