Consultant/Senior Consultant, Market Access Strategy

Position Overview

Putnam PHMR is looking to recruit a consultant or senior consultant with experience in developing and implementing HTA and market access strategy. The role will be centered on market access strategy and presents a strong opportunity to further develop expertise in the market access field whilst growing your understanding of the global payer environment, HTA methods, processes and strategic market access needs.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Project management:
  • To manage various types of pricing & market access projects, including but not limited to:
    • Landscaping analysis
    • Primary research
    • Early advice
    • Global value dossiers and any other relevant reports
    • HTA review
    • Product value communication
    • Pricing projects
    • (For the Senior Consultant level) To provide strategic advice and insight to clients on different areas of market access
    • (For the Senior Consultant level) Previous experience in the different types of projects listed above is required
• Business Development
  
  • • To communicate with clients to understand their needs and achieve their goals
    • To develop proposals and participate to bid defense, when required, with senior staff support
• Line management (for the Senior Consultant level):
  • • To coach and mentor junior staff
    • To identify training needs and development opportunities
    • To conduct performance review

Putnam PHMR prides itself on its support for people entering a new role. To ensure your success in this new role, we will work with you to generate a comprehensive development plan that will include formal training and development and targeted on-the-job training.

Desired Skills and Experience

• University degree in pharmacy, medicine, public health, life sciences, economics, or a similar degree
• A second degree in market access/health economics is considered as a plus
• At least 4 years (for the consultant) / 5+ years (for the senior consultant) of experience in market access, preferably in a consulting company specialized in market access
• Deep understanding of global HTA frameworks, the market access requirements, drug development process, health care systems
• Strategic and analytical thinker
• Able to multi-task, proven time management and organisational skills
• Ability to cope with pressure and challenges
• Attention to details
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong research skills
• Communication skills: good at communicating complex ideas in a clear and succinct manner
• Fluent in English (both oral and written). Proficiency in one or more European languages other than English is a plus

What we offer you!

• Competitive compensation packages 
• Exceptional professional growth and promotion opportunities
• Working in a team-based environment on a global scale
• Leadership & Development programs at each key milestone
• Putnam PHMR offers great benefits 
• Location Options: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK

Company Description

Putnam, an Inizio Advisory company, is a leading scientific and strategic consulting partner that helps the global life science community make confident decisions, build value, and bring life-changing innovations to clinicians and patients. For more than 30 years, our rigorous, bespoke approach and globally diverse team have delivered unrivaled depth across therapeutic areas, business functions, geographic markets, healthcare sectors, and technology platforms to maximize the human impact and commercial success of client innovations.

Our Putnam PHMR team is part of our Value, Pricing and Access (VPA) practice area function, where our team members bring a breadth of knowledge across scientific and technical capabilities. We are a team of highly qualified HTA experts, health economists, and research scientists, helping clients to demonstrate and communicate value essential for pricing and market access success.

We believe that to create real, lasting change on human health, we must bring out the best in our people, in every way and at every level. We offer a boutique-firm feel inside a global enterprise, opening the door to limitless opportunities to kickstart your career or hone your expertise. Built on the pillars of empowerment, collaboration, and meaning, we’re proud to offer a fulfilling environment where world-class advisors can come together to shape the future of healthcare for the better.

Serving the life sciences industry, including the top 20 global biopharmaceutical companies, consistently ranked as one of the top consulting firms by Vault, and maintaining a true global team of experts with 550+ talented team members sitting across 3 continents, we offer a unique opportunity to play a central role in supporting our clients. Our primary office locations are Boston, New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Tunisia, Delhi, Krakow, Paris, and Newcastle – but for the right role and candidate, remote work is an option.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are tenets of our core values. We strive to create a culture and environment that fosters belonging and authenticity across all levels and values individuals for their skills, experience, diverse backgrounds, and unique perspectives. Collectively, DEI serves as a foundational element of who we are and how we work with our clients and with each other.

Our core values:

• Collaboration
• Excellence
• Ingenuity
• Grit
• Diversity

We are proudly part of Inizio Advisory, a trusted advisor for pharmaceutical and life science companies that turns science into strategy, supporting execution at every stage of the product and patient journey from early commercialization to launch and beyond. Offering market research and insights; strategy, people and transformation consulting; and commercial benchmarking delivered through sector specific connected solutions and intelligence, Inizio Advisory helps create long-term value for clients and their patients.