Engagement Manager - Healthcare

Ipsos in US; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Healthcare plans

Wellness benefits

Flexible workplace policy

Job summary

Ipsos in US is seeking a strategic consultant to develop growth strategies for the healthcare market. You will leverage your extensive experience and analytical skills to assess market dynamics and help clients refine their strategies.

With a collaborative culture and a commitment to diversity, Ipsos offers professional growth opportunities and a competitive salary range of $140,000 to $165,000. If you're passionate about healthcare and consulting, this role might be for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional life sciences experience in consulting, commercial strategy, or business analytics.
• Outstanding project management skills to manage multiple projects.
• Experience with market access and health economics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consult with executives to develop growth strategies for new segments.
• Conduct market and competitive landscape assessments.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify business problems.

Skills

Project management skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

BA/BS required; MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

SPSS or similar data analysis tools

Job description

Job Description

At Ipsos, we are passionately curious about people, markets, brands, and society. We deliver information and analysis that make our complex world easier and faster to navigate and inspire our clients to make smarter decisions. The Healthcare service line at Ipsos brings true specialization, offering a unique depth of knowledge and expertise across the product lifecycle to our clients in biopharma, health insurance, digital health, medical devices, and diagnostics companies.

The Advisory services team was established to generate strategic insights that build upon the company’s core competencies in market research, culminating in a premier healthcare consultancy. You will join a unique team of problem solvers who come from backgrounds as diverse as scientific research, brand management, strategy consulting, medicine, and more. Together, the team leverages these diverse perspectives to solve some of the most complex and challenging strategic problems for our clients across the healthcare market.

What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• Consulting and Strategic Development: Involves working with executives to develop growth strategies for new segments and commercial or product offerings.
• Market Analysis and Strategy: Encompasses market and competitive landscape assessment, market sizing, opportunity assessment, and market valuation.
• Partnership and Growth Optimization: Involves partnership identification, developing playbooks, and executing analytical work streams to optimize commercial programs.
• Client Activation and Workshops: Includes conducting client activation work sessions aimed at strategy refinement and implementation.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to identify & define business problems, develop solutions to address clients’ KBQs, adjust approaches & frameworks to fit a variety of project types.

This might be the job for you if you have

• BA/BS required; MBA or other advanced degree (MPH, MSc, etc) preferred
• 8+ years of professional life sciences experience preferably in management consulting/strategy, commercial strategy, product launch/management/marketing, and/or business analytics
• Experience with market access/health economics/evidence generation, preferred
• Outstanding project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects
• Manage direct reports and mentor junior staff
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including bringing clarity to ambiguous situations
• Strong analytical, business acumen, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work cross‑functionally, with a solid understanding of market research
• Confidence outlining, creating, and writing proposals (with support from executive team) in response to client RFPs
• Strong knowledge and experience utilizing various data sources used in strategic consulting engagements (including competitive intelligence, custom research – qual & quant methods, secondary resources & databases) along with strong analytical skills for applying these sources for opportunity assessments, market modeling, strategy development, valuations
• Experience with analyzing and interpreting custom research and extrapolating findings to address the larger strategy development
• Experience in developing and executing strategic frameworks to address complex issues
• Experience with generating actionable and insightful reports, in a story‑focused format, that resonate with different stakeholders and levels, through the development, production, & interpretation of multiple data and information inputs; assigning meaning to information by considering context & different perspectives and drawing logical conclusions based on evidence & reasoning. Ability to explain insights, findings, and analysis limitations to clients
• Advanced proficiency of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required; proficiency in SPSS or other similar data analysis tools preferred
• High degree of independence and exceptional work ethic
• Ease and confidence with “thinking on your feet”
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professional, proactive demeanor
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Curiosity and interest in developing, writing, and leading thought leadership initiatives

In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is $140,000 to $165,000.

What’s In It For You

At Ipsos you’ll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.

Commitment to Diversity

Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.

IPSOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.