Consultant II, Policy Analytics and Modeling

Avalere Health, a Fishawack Health Company, is a leading healthcare strategic advisory firm focused on the intersection of business strategy, research, and public policy. Located in Washington, DC, Avalere works with a diverse range of clients spanning Fortune 500 pharmaceuticals, biotech, health plans, government, providers, advocacy and patient groups, and other organizations who seek to improve the healthcare system. Avalere’s experts span 250 staff drawn from Fortune 500 healthcare companies, the federal government (e.g., CMS, OMB, CBO, Congress), top consultancies, and nonprofits. The firm offers deep substance on the full range of healthcare business issues affecting the Fortune 500 healthcare companies.

Avalere Health is seeking a Consultant II to join its Policy Analytics and Modeling group. Avalere’s Policy Analytics and Modeling group provides analytic support and advisory services to a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry. Staff combine an in-depth understanding of quantitative methods with deep subject-matter expertise regarding healthcare policy and business issues.

This group focuses on a range of issues including:

• Medicare & Medicaid payment policies and regulations
• Alternative Payment Models (e.g. Medicare Oncology Care Model, Accountable Care Organizations, bundled payments)
• Federal Budget forecasting and scoring models
• Drug pricing reform
• Health sector economic analysis and trends

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

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  Developing new models and analytic approaches to provide insights on healthcare policy
• Advising healthcare industry stakeholders using data driven analysis
• Conducting quantitative research on a diverse array of healthcare issues
• Constructing and improving models to predict and understand policy implications, using claims data and pharmacy event data
• Working independently and on collaborative teams with other analysts and experts, sometimes as the lead quantitative analyst on the project
• Interpreting others’ analyses to assess, critique, or build on their findings
• Understanding analyses and insights of other entities (e.g. CBO, OMB, CMS, MEDPAC, MACPAC)
• Presenting quantitative results to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Providing project management to analytical projects under guidance from senior leadership

Skills, Experience, and Other Job Related Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

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  A graduate degree in public policy, public health, economics, or a related field
• 5+ years of prior, relevant full-time work experience
• Experience with healthcare-related quantitative analysis (e.g. micro-simulation models, forecasting models, or claims-based analysis)
• Familiarity with key data sources for healthcare analysis (e.g. Medicare Claims, Medicare Part D data, commercial claims data, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data, or Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) data)
• A strong interest in and knowledge of healthcare policy
• Demonstrated analytic and quantitative skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Project management experience
• Advanced experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel

Additional Skills and Competencies:

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  The ability to interpret regulation and legislation to model impacts of changes on stakeholders
• A willingness to learn complex issues relating to the healthcare delivery system
• Initiative, working independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in teams
• Experience in managing multiple deadlines
• Experience with one or more programming languages (e.g. SAS, SQL, Stata, R) strongly preferred, with opportunities to strengthen and develop skills

About Fishawack Health:

Fishawack Health (FH) is a leading global commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

The future of health is fast-paced and complex, demanding a different approach. Established in 2001, our 1,300+ healthcare experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our 4 core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Value, Evidence and Access; and Marketing.

Working across the product and service lifecycle, together with our teammates in shared creative teams (Creative Studio, Editorial Services, Motion, Digital, Events, and Media) and Group Services, we engage our collective force to innovate and solve the complex healthcare challenges of today and tomorrow.

We live and breathe our five values in everything we do: We are authentic. We value difference. We play for the team. We own the challenge. We enjoy the journey. At Fishawack Health, we imagine a healthier world and build the connections to make it happen.

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