Principal, Policy

Avalere Health Group; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Hybrid and remote work

Vacation days + wellbeing day

Job summary

Avalere Health is seeking a Principal focused on Medicare, Medicaid and drug pricing policy. We help clients across healthcare with analytic support, regulatory analysis, and strategic guidance.

The role oversees complex engagements, mentors staff, and drives business development in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We value broad policy expertise and client-focused problem solving.

Qualifications

• Degree in health policy, public policy, healthcare management, public health, public administration, economics, business administration, or a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key subject matter expert on Medicare, Medicaid and drug pricing policy issues impacting the pharmaceutical/ biotech, health insurance, pharmacy, and PBM industries.
• Generate both strategic and tactical recommendations for clients that are responsive to their policy and business needs.
• Oversee multiple complex engagements at a time from proposal development through delivery. Partner with clients on shaping the scope of projects, assemble cross functional teams and oversee the team from project initiation through to client delivery with minimal oversight.
• Meaningfully contribute to practice goal achievement around sales, revenue, and project management.
• Create and execute on business development plans.
• Participate in strategic and planning discussions across the firm to develop new business.
• Supervise, train and mentor staff members within the practice and across the firm.
• Generate thought leadership that raises the profile of your expertise and the practice’s capabilities.

Skills

Policy analysis

Policy understanding

Staff supervision

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Dynamic environment

Strategic thinking

Education

Health policy / related field degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Teams

Word

Job description

About Avalere Health

United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.

Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.

Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.

Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.

We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

About the role

Avalere’s policy practice is seeking a Principal with a focus primarily on Medicare, Medicaid and drug pricing policy. We are seeking a policy professional who loves to generate creative solutions to complex problems, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is energized by working collaboratively with highly motivated and knowledgeable colleagues.

The policy practice focuses on a range of issues including ongoing federal and state discussion around drug pricing policy; Medicare Advantage and Part D policy and payment; evolving benefit designs and coverage in public and private payers; Medicaid; and other state health policies. We rely on deep subject matter expertise and understanding of the business issues facing our clients to assess how this changing policy landscape impacts the pharmaceutical industry, managed care plans, providers, pharmacies, PBMs, and consumers. We provide analytic support and advisory services, including legislative strategy, regulatory analysis, and quantitative modeling of proposed and enacted policies to a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry.

What you’ll do

• Serve as a key subject matter expert on Medicare, Medicaid and drug pricing policy issues impacting the pharmaceutical/ biotech, health insurance, pharmacy, and PBM industries.
• Generate both strategic and tactical recommendations for clients that are responsive to their policy and business needs.
• Oversee multiple complex engagements at a time from proposal development through delivery. Partner with clients on shaping the scope of projects, assemble cross‑functional teams and oversee the team from project initiation through to client delivery with minimal oversight.
• Meaningfully contribute to practice goal achievement around sales, revenue, and project management.
• Create and execute on business development plans.
• Participate in strategic and planning discussions across the firm to develop new business.
• Supervise, train and mentor staff members within the practice and across the firm.
• Generate thought leadership that raises the profile of your expertise and the practice’s capabilities.

About you

Education Requirements

• A degree in health policy, public policy, healthcare management, public health, public administration, economics, business administration, or a relevant discipline.

Skill Requirements

• Significant experience analyzing policy proposals, legislation, and/or regulation and conveying findings to clients and the public.
• Sophisticated understanding of the policy issues impacting the healthcare sector, business dynamics in the marketplace, and how the interplay between federal and state policy impacts the industry.
• Experience overseeing and supervising work of staff members.
• Proven situational leadership skills and the ability to motivate and generate enthusiasm with individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills that translate into positive relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Outstanding problem‑solving and analytic skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex analytic project methodologies and findings internally and to clients.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast‑paced and intellectually stimulating environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and Word.

Experience Requirements

• 10 + years of relevant work experience, which could include employment by a biotech or health insurance company, relevant trade group, advocacy organization, Capitol Hill, the executive branch, or a professional advisory services firm.
• Prior experience in the financial services industry or a professional services firm thinking critically about and/or working on behalf of the healthcare industry is an appropriate substitute for direct industry experience.
• Deep knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid policy, including Medicare Part D, the Inflation Reduction Act, and other key drug pricing reform policies.
• Prior project management experience.
• Solid communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to concisely explain complicated concepts to executives within and outside of the firm.

$195,000 - $215,000 a year

What we can offer

• 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested).
• Life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year.
• We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well‑being day.
• Recognise 9 public holidays.
• Along with gifted end‑of‑year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.

Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family‑planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on‑demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.

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