Life Sciences Market Access Consultant - Strategy & Impact

Guidehouse; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse’s Life Sciences practice is a hub of innovation helping pharma, biotech, medical devices, and diagnostics companies develop pricing, reimbursement, and market access strategies.

As a Managing Consultant in Chicago, you will lead cross-functional teams, design go-to-market plans, and deliver evidence-based recommendations to clients and executives, shaping policy impact and outcomes across the lifecycle of therapies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields in science/biomedical engineering/business/healthcare policy.
• 4+ years of consulting or related business experience in market access, reimbursement, pricing, health economics, forecasting, or pipeline strategy.
• Experience with pricing methodologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage project teams to deliver market access and pricing strategy projects.
• Conduct market analysis and analytics to inform recommendations.
• Lead primary interviews with payers, providers, and KOLs.
• Build Excel-based financial models to evaluate price-access scenarios.
• Present actionable insights to executive audiences.

Skills

Project management

Market analysis

Pricing strategy

Stakeholder interviewing

Financial modeling

Health economics

Executive communication

Mentoring juniors

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science/biomedical engineering/business/healthcare policy

Tools

Excel

Job description

Guidehouse’s Life Sciences practice is a hub of innovation helping pharma, biotech, medical devices, and diagnostics companies develop pricing, reimbursement, and market access strategies.

As a Managing Consultant in Chicago, you will lead cross-functional teams, design go-to-market plans, and deliver evidence-based recommendations to clients and executives, shaping policy impact and outcomes across the lifecycle of therapies.