Consultant - Value, Pricing, and Market Access

As a Consultant within the Value Pricing & Market Access practice, you will help lead and manage teams of Associates & Life Sciences Consultants – working with Partners and Principals you will:

• Interact with clients to understand problems, and develop and refine hypotheses to test
• Structure complex strategic and analytical problems that constitute the core of the team’s work
• Lead the daily operations of the team in executing and synthesizing analyses into key findings and actionable recommendation and participate in delivering these recommendations to our clients

At Putnam, we pride ourselves on a team-based approach that is client focused and impact oriented.  We serve many of the industry leaders, including all of the top 10 global biopharmaceutical companies. Almost all of our studies combine sophisticated quantitative analytics with significant qualitative fact-finding and synthesis to inform strategic decision-making. Our diverse casework spans portfolio prioritization, development pathway and resource optimization, market assessment, product pricing and launch strategies, market segment growth strategies, sales and marketing strategies, franchise development and patent expiration strategies. While the client-service core of our work can be demanding, we pride ourselves on the collegial, friendly and balanced environment at Putnam where consulting can be a long-term career option.

The ideal candidate for the Consultant position will:

• Have demonstrated excellence during their academic career (MBA or post-graduate degree is preferred but not required).
• Previous employment experiences (minimum 4-5 years’ work experience) with other top-tier consulting firms or within the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries.
• Strong competitive analysis and scenario planning skills; participation in the development of innovative strategies and plans based on a deep understanding of long-term trends, industry/category value drivers, payer, physician and patient needs, technological advances, competitive behavior, etc.
• Proven analytic abilities and presentation skills
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in US pharmaceuticals pricing and/or market access for HCP-administered and/or patient self-administered small molecule and/or biologic medicines, for instance:
  • Drivers of payer access control design and implementation
  • Role and implications of channel intermediaries (retail pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, buy-and-bill distributors)
  • Impact of payer controls on physician ability and willingness to prescribe
  • Gross-to-net management e.g. payer rebating, provider contracting, and/or patient support services
  • Average Sales Price (ASP) modeling and contract strategy development
• Team management and project management experience
• Team-oriented attitude is essential.
• A working knowledge of the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is also a prerequisite.