Senior Consultant (Life Sciences - Compliance) at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in Richmond, Virginia

Senior Consultant (Life Sciences - Compliance)

Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing consulting and accounting firms in the country? Would you like the ability to join a highly dynamic team focused on providing exceptional client service in the areas of risk and advisory? If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Senior Consultant (Life Sciences - Compliance)! Our Risk Advisory practice provides a full spectrum of services to help our clients assess their risks, develop strategies to compete in an ever-changing business environment, and achieve their goals and objectives. All of this is accomplished through deep industry knowledge of risk, internal control, governance, compliance, and internal audit best practices. As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to offer you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development. You will enjoy this role if:

• You want to continue to expand your work experiences and hone your skills as a comprehensive risk professional in the areas of compliance, enterprise risk management, governance, internal controls, and data analytics
• You crave the opportunity to be part of a fast growing, entrepreneurial risk consulting practice where your hard work and creativity will be rewarded
• You do your best work when you are part of a talented, down-to-earth team that thrives in collaboration and truly enjoys working together
• You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow

The senior consultant position will be actively involved in a variety of projects, with a focus on the life sciences industry. The selected candidate will use their industry knowledge and technical, analytical and research skills in support of our clients' project needs in the practice areas of life science compliance and ethics. Responsibilities will include:

• Participate in a variety of healthcare projects including: compliance program development; reimbursement policy research and analysis; data analysis and summarization; fair market value analysis economic modeling for emerging technologies and strategic planning activities; regulatory compliance and risk assessment; due diligence, and commercialization strategy development.
• Project responsibilities may include:
• Analyzing large data sets and identifying and interpreting patterns and trends in the data
• Advising clients on appropriate business conduct and related trainings
• Conducting research (e.g., performing surveys and interviews, reviewing government and healthcare policies and procedures)
• Evaluating business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and making recommendations to clients
• Managing multiple client-related priorities concurrently and resolve issues accordingly
• Communicating project status regularly with project managers
• Writing client reports including summarization of project objectives, approach and results
• Participate in writing peer reviewed publications
• Monitoring project time and deadlines to ensure completion of the project within estimated timeline and budget
• Participate in industry conferences and professional organizations
• Remain current on technical topics and industry trends as they relate to firm and client activities

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 4 year degree
• Three (3) years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in science, business or related program
• MPH/MBA/MHA or master's degree in healthcare preferred
• 3+ years of progressive work experience in the healthcare industry with some combination of the following skills preferred:
• Analysis of healthcare data
• Physician compensation analysis
• Knowledge of global spend transparency reporting requirements (e.g. US Sunshine Act)
• Provide research and analysis within the life sciences sector
• Assess health and performance of client businesses
• Strong analytical skills including proficiency in data manipulation and financial modeling
• Strong writing skills (experience in assisting with and/or authoring peer reviewed publications preferred)
• Proficiency with Excel; must have data analytics experience and SAS experience highly preferred (or proficiency in SQL or R) experience with other analytical tools (e.g., Access, Tableau, SPSS) a plus
• Experience in the life sciences sector highly preferred
• Performance/operational improvement expertise is a plus (e.g., Six Sigma)
• Self-motivated and can work independently
• Time management skills; ability to manage multiple client related priorities
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and ability to work non-traditional hours due to client engagements

The pay rate range for this job position is $80,990 to $153,550. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.