Associate Consultant, Life Sciences Consulting (Market Access)

Description

About The Dedham Group:

The Dedham Group is proud to be a part of Norstella, an organization that consists of market-leading pharmaceutical solutions providers untied under one goal: to improve patient access to life-saving therapies. Within this organization, TDG plays a key role helping commercial teams navigate the oncology space to get much-needed drugs to market - and helping clients connect the dots from pipeline to patient.
We set out to develop a health care innovation organization that could separate the background “noise” from what warrants investment in our highly complex, rapidly evolving marketplace lacking transparency to enable our pharmaceutical and biotech clients to make better decisions and flourish. Today, we are the preeminent U.S. market access oncology and specialty strategy partner, grounded in the structure and logic of the strategy consulting discipline, bolstered by our robust data set continuously enriched via our unequaled specialty access panel of the most highly influential access and value influencers in the U.S. With a unique staffing model of highly structured and collaborative creative thinkers akin to an oncology and specialty think tank, we have increasingly come to be viewed as an influencer in our industry. At the interface of clinical, economic, and operational evolving needs, the Dedham Group has become the go-to resource for addressing the challenges faced by the world’s leading life sciences organizations. Norstella unites market-leading brands - Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta and The Dedham Group and delivers must-have answers and insights, leveraging AI, for critical strategic, clinical, and commercial decision-making. We help our clients:  
• Accelerate the drug development cycle 
• Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market  
• Make data driven commercial and financial decisions 
• Match and recruit patients for clinical trials 
• Identify and address barriers to therapies

Norstella serves most pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world, along with regulators like the FDA, and payers. By providing critical proprietary data supporting AI-driven workflows, Norstella helps clients make decisions faster and with greater confidence. Norstella’s investments in AI are transforming how data is consumed and decisions are made, disrupting inefficient legacy workflows and helping the industry become more efficient, innovative, and responsive to patient needs. About the role: As an Associate Consultant, you will support Consultants and Senior Consultants in day-to-day management of projects, helping guide overall strategic direction and delegating tasks to team members. To succeed in this role, you will:

• Support Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Engagement Managers in day-to-day management of project activities, assisting to guide overall strategic direction and delegating tasks to team members.
• Assist in training and development of interns and new hires (Analysts and Senior Analysts), oversee intern and analyst workstream progress to ensure project timelines are met, and provide feedback to junior staff.
• Scope deck structure, slide structures and key analyses for inclusion to ensure linear story flow and clear communication of key points impactful to client.
• Oversee primary and secondary research relevant to project output to ensure key insights are gathered.
• Participate in client meetings to position oneself as a subject matter expert by citing specific insights to solidity credibility with clients; support email-based communication (e.g., meeting scheduling, question fielding) as appropriate; fulfill ongoing client requests for staffed projects.
• Communicate clearly with senior project managers on project responsibilities, progress, alignment to timeline, bandwidth of team to offer additional support, and proactive outreach on any questions or support needs to streamline project execution.
• Develop detailed project timelines for team to follow to ensure time execution; proactively structure deliverables to ensure organized, MECE and linear logic through project execution.
• And other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
The skills you bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree with a life science focus
• 3+ years of life sciences Market Access consulting experience
• Superior skills in using MS Office (particularly PowerPoint and Excel)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills; must be a team player
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of provider and payer dynamics within healthcare, specifically within oncology, cellular therapy / CAR-T, immunology, neurology / CNS, and or other rare diseases / specialty therapeutics

The guiding principles for success at Norstella: 01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First  We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients.  Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.  02: Integrity, Truth, Reality We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights.  Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t.  By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.  03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude.  We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.   04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations.  Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission. 05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work.  We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.  

Benefits:

• Medical and prescription drug benefits
• Health savings accounts or flexible spending accounts
• Dental plans and vision benefits
• Basic life and AD&D Benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Education benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Open Vacation Policy

Please note – all candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide visa sponsorship or transfers and are not currently accepting candidates who are on an OPT visa. The expected base salary for this position ranges from $130,000 to $150,000. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to base salary and a competitive benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus. All legitimate roles with Norstella will be posted on Norstella’s job board which is located at norstella.com/careers. If a role is not posted on this job board, a candidate should assume the role is not a legitimate role with Norstella. Norstella is not responsible for an application that may be submitted by or through a third-party and candidates should proceed with extreme caution if a third-party approaches them about an open role with Norstella. Norstella will never ask for anything of value or any type of payment during or as part of any recruitment, interview, or pre-hire onboarding process. If you are aware of or have reason to believe a job posting purportedly for a role with Norstella is fraudulent or otherwise not authorized by Norstella, please contact the Company using the following email address: View email address on click.appcast.io.  The Dedham Group is an equal opportunity employer. All Job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal, state, or local law.  Sometimes the best opportunities are hidden by self-doubt. We disqualify ourselves before we have the opportunity to be considered. Regardless of where you came from, how you identify, or the path that led you here- you are welcome. If you read this job description and feel passion and excitement, we’re just as excited about you.