The Role
The Research Scientist II role involves advanced Excel modeling, data visualization, and mentoring junior analysts to support market access strategies for healthcare clients.
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About Avalere Health
United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
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About The Role
Avalere Health’s Market Access Practice is seeking a Research Scientist II to join its analytics team. This role leverages advanced Excel modeling, data visualization, and technical expertise in market access and commercial analytics to address critical business challenges for life sciences companies, health plans, providers, and other stakeholders.
Key focus areas include:
• Developing advanced Excel-based models for gross-to-net forecasting, ASP trends, and scenario planning.
• Building efficient workflows for data extraction, visualization, and reporting to enhance analytic delivery.
• Creating intuitive data visualizations to communicate complex analyses effectively.
• Mentoring junior analysts in Excel modeling, data handling, and technical approaches.
• Supporting strategic planning for life science companies related to pricing and contracting decisions across a portfolio of products, channels, and customers.
This role is ideal for a technical expert passionate about advanced modeling, process efficiencies, and developing the next generation of analysts. Join us to shape market access strategies and drive impactful healthcare solutions.
What you'll do
- Designing and implementing advanced Excel-based models with complex formulas, VBA scripting, and scenario planning capabilities.
- Leading the creation of internal tools to standardize and streamline common data extractions and visualizations.
- Collaborating with clients to translate their business challenges into structured analytic approaches.
- Mentoring junior analysts in Excel modeling techniques, quality control, and efficiency improvements.
- Establishing best practices for modeling, data handling, and visualization workflows to drive team efficiency.
- Ensuring the accuracy, quality, and consistency of analytic outputs.
- Building and managing data dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to visualize market access data.
About you
- Strong technical background and experience in market access analytics or consulting for biopharma manufacturers.
- Expert-level Excel modeling skills, including advanced formulas, VBA, and scenario planning for price forecasting and data analysis.
- Experience developing tools and workflows to improve efficiencies in data extraction and analysis.
- Proficiency in Tableau or other data visualization tools, with a focus on creating actionable insights.
- Advanced understanding of healthcare data sources, including payer claims, formulary data, and market access metrics.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in healthcare analytics, with a focus on market access or biopharma-related roles, with at least 2 years of direct experience developing forecast models.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex analytic results into actionable insights.
- Strong collaboration skills, with experience mentoring and guiding junior team members in technical work.
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in health economics, biostatistics, data science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Familiarity with market access concepts such as payer coverage, reimbursement strategies, and ASP and gross-to-net forecasting.
- Hands-on experience working with life sciences manufacturers or market access consulting firms.
Preferred Experience
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
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Top Skills
Excel
Power BI
Tableau
VBA
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The Company
What We Do
Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries. Our team of 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across our core disciplines—Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology—to create the connections that make better health happen.
We partner with our clients to navigate the complex and rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem. Together, our experts help clients connect patients with life-changing therapies, realizing the potential of strategies and solutions to accelerate innovation that improves lives.
