Consultant/Senior Consultant-Market Access

Ipsos in the UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension contribution

Income protection

Life assurance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK seeks a Consultant to innovate market access strategies for clients in the healthcare sector. You will manage high-impact projects, engage with stakeholders, and deliver strategic insights. Candidates should possess advanced degrees or significant experience in market access, along with strong project management and analytical skills. Flexible working arrangements are considered, with a hybrid approach requiring office attendance three days a week. A comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in market access or healthcare strategy consulting.
• Proven project management and research methodology expertise.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead high-impact multi-country market access projects.
• Deliver strategic recommendations and manage client expectations.
• Engage in business development and novel strategies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Flexible working

Curiosity

Education

Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MBA)

BA/BS/MS degree in related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Are you an insightful consultant looking to innovate market access strategies? Do you excel at creating value with high-caliber pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics clients? Join us at Ipsos where your analytical prowess and collaborative spirit will set the course for impactful decision‑making.

About the Role

Join the thriving Ipsos Market Access team, a global leader in delivering insightful pricing and reimbursement strategies. As a Consultant, you'll spearhead high‑impact, multi‑country projects and interact closely with payers and senior stakeholders. Your responsibilities will include project management, strategic recommendation delivery, and managing expectations through continuous communication with clients and teams. With opportunities to engage in business development and novel market access strategies, this role promises growth and an unparalleled impact.

About You

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MBA) or a BA/BS/MS degree with experience in market access/ healthcare strategy consulting or the biopharmaceutical industry
• Excellent understanding of healthcare systems and pricing & reimbursement processes
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with tight and immovable deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, PowerPoint
• Advanced degree or significant experience in market access or healthcare strategy.
• Strong familiarity with global healthcare systems and reimbursement processes.
• Exceptional project management skills combined with proven research methodology expertise.
• Exposure to global or multi‑market projects
• Experience contributing to proposals or business development activities
• Familiarity with digital data collection tools and online analytics
• Use of AI tools to enhance research, analysis, or efficiency
• Additional language skills

Behaviours

• Analytical thinking
• Resilience, flexibility and agility
• Creativity in problem solving
• Motivation and self‑awareness
• Empathy and active listening
• Curiosity and lifelong learning
• Strong collaboration and teamwork
• Effective communication and client focus
• Proactive mindset and ownership

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. We appreciate you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications – please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success – a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.