Lead Azure Data Engineer
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🏷️ Data Science⏰ Full-time🎯 Lead / Principal🇨🇦 Canada
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Avalerehealth·20 days ago
About The Role
We are seeking a Principal to join our Evidence & Strategy practice who has successfully worked in life sciences consultancy supporting life sciences initiatives in qualitative and quantitative research, health economics & outcomes research, and evidence strategy and claims analyses using Medicare data and other data sources. The candidate should have extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research using a variety of methodologies and programming skills, providing strategic and tactical HEOR/Value & Evidence advisory and/or industry services to a variety of stakeholders, leveraging subject matter expertise to generate novel solutions for our clients, generate new business, and lead projects in a leadership capacity to support evidence generation for life sciences clients.
The Principal role within our practice will support client engagements that inform business and evidence strategy related to the strategic direction and execution of projects in partnership with the cross-functional teams to generate data to answer decision-makers complex questions on the value, impact and program evaluation of clients’ products and disease areas of focus. As a Principal, the expectation is to spend approximately 65% of time on project delivery and 35% of time on business development, cultivating new and follow-on work with clients and prospective clients.
The ideal candidate would have deep knowledge of developing and interpreting evidence and communicating value for life sciences products. This work would be designing, measuring and evaluating interventions, initiatives and implementation from all perspectives, inclusive of utilizing programming skills in SAS, R, and other programming languages to access CMS, commercial, social determinant of health, and other claims, secondary and primary data sources. Furthermore, they would have a proven-track record of conducting and leading healthcare research studies.
About the Evidence & Strategy Practice
Avalere Health is a vibrant community of innovative thinkers dedicated to solving the challenges of the healthcare industry. We dig deep into the healthcare system and work closely with clients to develop practical solutions. At Avalere Health, we prize curiosity, resilience, a positive attitude, and an enthusiasm to embrace new challenges. Join us and get ready to make your mark on healthcare!
Avalere’s Evidence & Strategy practice provides exceptional consultation, evidence, and insights on key aspects of healthcare – including patient-centric HEOR, quality of care measures, shared decision-making, value-based care, and health equity – to shape strategy for our clients.
Our mission is to improve quality of care, craft data-driven strategies, drive patient-centric outcomes, and ultimately provide the highest value to all our partners, including life sciences companies, payers, providers, and patient advocates. Our work is focused on 3 intersecting strategic pillars: Patient-Centric Value, Evidence & Analytics, and Healthcare Strategy. Underlying all work is a deep commitment to data-driven insights.
Demonstrates superior consulting acumen, deepening client relationships and anticipating client needs and impacts of healthcare landscape changes.
Help generate business with new clients and grow business with existing clients.
Manage multiple clients and short- and long-term deliverables to ensure that Avalere’s knowledge and expertise are available to meet client needs.
Lead and execute quantitative research and claims analysis initiatives, including creating protocols and evaluation plans, programming in analytic software platforms and executing strategic and tactical projects, and preparing/presenting through manuscripts, posters, presentations.
Presenting formally and informally the results of research to a diverse group of stakeholders.
Develops and executes a range of projects, including writing RFPs, vendor selection, and project management, including budget and timelines.
Proficient at quantitative and mixed-methods research and the development of strategic plans, studies, and analyses to support patient access and value-based outcomes, all within a highly matrixed team environment.
Building integrated RWE generation and communication plans in close collaboration within and across Avalere and Avalere Health.
Education Requirements:
A graduate degree in a health-related discipline such as a degree and/or experience health policy, public policy, healthcare management, public health, health economics, epidemiology, business administration or a relevant discipline.
A combination of bachelor’s degree and in-depth relevant work experience is also acceptable.
Skill Requirements:
Experience generating real-world evidence (qualitative and/ or quantitative) to support value assessments and inform clinical treatment guidelines, formulary management, and other key facets of clients’ products.
Ability to translate complex research into accessible and actionable insights.
Proven situational leadership skills and the ability to motivate and generate enthusiasm with individuals across all levels of the organization.
Commitment to working in a team environment with an emphasis on collaboration and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and clients.
Solid communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to concisely explain complicated concepts to executives within and outside of the firm.
Experience in formative research, including formulating research questions, designing data collection instruments, and executing studies.
Experience Requirements:
10+ years of relevant work experience, preferred with healthcare consultancy but which could include employment by a healthcare provider organization, pharmaceutical or diagnostic company, digital health company, or healthcare-focused research organization.
Programming experience and facility in using claims and multi-source datasets.