Experienced Associate Consultant - Market Access

As one of Putnam’s experienced Associate Consultants in the Value, Pricing, and Market Access (VPA) practice, you will be an integral part of a cohesive engagement team and will be instrumental in developing the core components of each engagement. In this role you will:

• Work throughout each engagement to help identify critical issues
• Help drive key analytical components of the project
• Help drive the ultimate strategic conclusions and client recommendations

At Putnam, Associate Consultants are relied upon to both execute the analytical underpinnings of our engagements as well as actively participate in the development of the strategic recommendations we provide 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.

Our offices are located in the vibrant neighborhoods of Boston’s Back Bay (HQ), San Francisco’s Union Square, and New York City, and globally in London.

The ideal candidate for the Associate position is:

• Highly intelligent and self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic, robust attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.
• Proven analytic abilities, a strong academic track record and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of relevant consulting and US market access experience.
• 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.
• Strong interest and experience in life sciences
• We are a highly collaborative firm and require strong teamwork examples