Market Access Strategy Consultant - MA, NY, PA, or NJ

We're changing the way health care works for the better. That means consulting with our members, partnering with our physicians, and delivering drugs in the most efficient and effective way. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
 
Market Insight and Strategy: Target the right stakeholders for optimal results to bring together a program to change the way healthcare is being delivered. Optum is uniquely positioned to help you gain a broad and deep understanding of stakeholders and their behavior to truly influence the interventions of a specific disease state. Use powerful data and insights to develop analytics, design programs that will ultimately enhance patient wellness, deliver better outcomes and lower the total cost of care.   Let Optum provide insights for brand management by helping you understand how and why physicians, caregivers and patients interact within a specific disease state.
 
Be part of designing programs that allows you to be truly transformational in the Healthcare market with  real world insights.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Manager and/or Consultant, executes research, analyses and construction of deliverables for portions of larger projects or entirety of smaller scope projects
Works across 2 to 3 consulting projects at all times
Individual billable rate target of 70%
Develops self to master consulting skills and business relevant content to move toward expanding levels of responsibility
Contributes to the development of new tools and frameworks that drive efficiency in delivery when used by internal consulting teams and business development

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (strong preference for chemistry, biology, math, physics, engineering, or business)
3+ years of pharma experience in either the industry or consulting setting
3+ years of experience in Market Access/Market Insights/Medical affairs or commercial
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Proven skills in executing research, analyses and constructing deliverables
Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree
Ability to work effectively and independently in a flexible, unstructured environment
Ability to navigate ambiguous situations
High energy level, positive attitude, output-driven and team-oriented
Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills
Strong ability to establish and grow relationships
Ability to travel <30%
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
 
Job Keywords: Market Access, Pricing, Consulting, Pharmaceutical, Pharma, Project Management, Boston, MA, Massachusetts, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania