University Associate, Disputes & Economics - Healthcare and Life Sciences

Ankura•Washington, DC

2d•$50,000 - $120,000

About The Position

This position supports the Ankura Disputes & Economics Business Group, one of five practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm. The Healthcare & Life Sciences practice focuses on assisting healthcare and life science clients and their counsel in addressing the issues associated with complex disputes, investigations, regulatory and compliance, and technology services. Our practice professionals have a thorough understanding of the issues facing a broad range of clients in the healthcare industry including but not limited to provider, payer, and pharmacy clients. We bring the deep industry knowledge and experience necessary to assist these clients with their most pressing and sensitive matters. Ankura’s provider team has experience assisting hospitals, long term care centers, outpatient and diagnostic centers, DME providers, home health agencies, hospice centers and their legal counsel to provide effective solutions for their most complex litigation and compliance issues. Ankura’s payer team brings a combination of compliance, operations, audit, clinical coding, data analytics, financial, valuation, and systems professionals to support payer executives and their counsel with regulatory compliance, operations, disputes, investigations, and transaction support and due diligence. Ankura’s pharmacy team assists counsel across the entire spectrum of pharmacy benefits, including retail, hospital, and specialty pharmacies; distributors; pharmacy benefit managers; and plan sponsors. Our expertise includes: the quantification of financial exposure through analytic and statistical methods; prescription drug claims submission and payment; pharmacy benefit administration; Medicare Part D compliance; and the preparation of expert and consultative reports shared with prosecutors or used in commercial litigation. Associates, working as part of a project team, perform critical, value-added work that directly impact a client’s bottom line. You may be involved in projects supporting our provider, payer or pharmacy clients with disputes, investigations, regulatory and compliance, or technology services related issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with an expected graduation date between December 2026 to August 2027, with a major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics or Public Policy.
A cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better.
Interest in the healthcare industry.
Interested in working with large data sets and developing analytical models.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Creative problem-solving ability and a collaborative, consultancy mindset.
Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize tasks.
Highly motivated, driven, and dynamic attitude towards work and career.
Ability to excel within a team environment.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; familiarity with Microsoft Access, SQL, or statistical packages such as R, SAS, SPSS.
Ability to work overtime or travel as requested.
Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (i.e. U.S. citizen or permanent resident).
Internships and full-time University Associate roles are not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship, work visa or any other temporary work authorization (i.e. OPT, CPT).

Responsibilities

Developing and performing financial, accounting, economic, and statistical analyses
Providing detailed fact finding, research and analysis
Developing computer models including detailed and complex spreadsheet analyses
Assisting with data gathering activities including document review, research, and quality control of data entry activities and preparation of expert reports and exhibits
Demonstrating proper documentation of analysis
Providing excellent client service.