Managing Consultant – Life Sciences Advisory – Market Access

Guidehouse; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a life sciences strategy consultant to design and implement pricing and access strategies for pharma, biotech, and medical devices. You will work with senior staff to develop proposals, lead teams, and manage client relationships across multiple engagements.

The role emphasizes market access, pricing strategy, and regulatory considerations, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and advance in a structured career path within the Life Sciences Practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, biomedical engineering, business, or healthcare policy preferred.
• 5-7 years of transferrable consulting or relevant work experience.
• 1-2 years of direct experience in client management and content delivery roles.
• Experience developing, designing, and executing qualitative and quantitative market research.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement pricing and access strategies for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients.
• Develop project proposals with senior staff and manage consulting teams.
• Maintain client relationships and oversee multiple projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science, biomedical engineering, business, or healthcare policy

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

++Job Family++:
Strategy & Transformation Consulting

++Travel Required++:
Up to 25%

++Clearance Required++:
None

Is life sciences in your DNA? Breakthroughs in pharma are helping people live healthier lives, while medical devices enable patients to proactively maintain health — this is undoubtedly a transformative time for health care companies. Guidehouse’s Life Sciences practice is an engine of innovation, helping pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies develop custom solutions that tackle today’s challenges, while anticipating tomorrows. You will have an immediate impact by partnering with our clients, across all levels, to deliver product planning, pricing, reimbursement, product commercialization, and regulatory and compliance solutions. Do you think you are up for the challenge?

We continuously strive to foster an inclusive and diverse work culture and thoughtfully develop our people through challenging work, valuable learning and educational programs. We cultivate a culture of mentorship and feedback for professional and personal growth. We help our clients take control of their future. This mission extends to our employee’s careers, health and well-being and by the many ways we give back to our communities. If you’re passionately motivated to make a difference and deliver exceptional work, we invite you to learn more about your career opportunities at https://guidehouse.com/careers

What You Will Do

The Value & Access team provides commercialization strategy and market access services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies. Our client services range from pre-commercialization go-to-market planning to launch value story, pricing, and reimbursement strategies, impacting policies affecting the use and payment of our clients’ novel therapies or diagnostics.

You will be responsible for creating and implementing pricing and access strategies for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients. This will involve working with senior staff to develop project proposals, managing consulting teams in the development and communication of client deliverables, and maintaining client relationships. Managing Consultants oversee multiple projects simultaneously.

Common responsibilities and expertise include:

• Designing and managing project teams to execute various pharmaceutical market access and pricing strategy projects, both qualitative and quantitative
• Strong market research skills required
• Preferred candidates will have experience with various pricing methodologies (analog assessment, Van Westerndorp, Garbor Granger, Conjoint, etc.)
• Designing and leading primary interviews with key stakeholders such as payers and KOLs
• Deep experience with:
• Part A / hospital inpatient pricing and reimbursement for drugs and devices
• Part B / medical benefit pricing
• Part D / contracting
• Calculating gross-to-net
• Building Excel-based financial models to evaluate price-access scenarios and inform pricing recommendations
• Strong understanding of health economic methodologies and value pricing constructs
• Ability to construct practice economic analyses under a variety of settings of care and financial ecosystems
• Familiarity with current pricing and access laws and proposed pricing policy
• Track record of thought leaderships (written or podium)
• Comfortable engaging with and presenting to executive level audience to deliver actionable insights and recommendations
• Track record of training and developing junior consulting staff

Guidehouse encourages career development and hiring for the long term. Managing Consultants follow a clearly defined career path. As Managing Consultants hone their project management skills, ability to manage multiple work streams, professional expertise, and client and business development skills, they progress to the position of Associate Director.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree, a major course of study in science, biomedical engineering, business, or healthcare policy preferred.
• 5-7 years of transferrable consulting or relevant work experience.
• 1-2 years of direct experience in client management and content delivery roles.
• Experience developing, designing. and executing qualitative and quantitative market research.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Graduate level degree in business or other health-related fields (e.g., MBA, MPH, MS, PhD)
• Excellent project managers, strong team players, take initiative, and think strategically and creatively
• Keen attention to detail
• Superior written and verbal communication skills

The annual salary range for this position is $102,000.00-$170,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDownTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.