Strategy Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree; a concentration in business administration, finance, or marketing is preferred.
• Ideally, at least 2 years of experience in the payer space, such as account management, payer marketing, contracting, or public policy.
• Experience in payer or brand marketing.
• Experience navigating US payer landscapes, including Federal programs, Long-Term Care (LTC), and Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) channels.
• Understanding of Commercial, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid.
• Ability to lead cross-functionally and work within a matrixed environment to achieve business objectives.
• Ability to identify trends and insights and apply them to market and channel strategy.
• Understanding of payer value drivers and ability to develop and implement payer value propositions.
• Understanding of macro-level US healthcare trends and their business impacts.
• Strong financial acumen, analytical skills, and critical-thinking ability.
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory environment and internal legal and regulatory guidelines and processes.
• Ability to engage, influence, and build rapport with executive-level stakeholders.
• Ability to address complex business problems and recommend clear strategic and tactical solutions.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including writing and delivering presentations to professionals at all levels.
• Relationship-building skills across organizational levels and geographies.
• Project and process management expertise, including managing multiple priorities effectively.
• Approximately 10–20% travel.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Minimum 5+ years of business experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or biotech sector.
• Market access expertise in the disease area; transferable experience from other sectors is also welcome.
• Concentration in business administration, finance, or marketing.
• Aptitude and eagerness to integrate emerging technologies for workflow optimization and improved business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop short- and long-term access strategies, including pricing and contracting recommendations, value propositions, messaging, and in-depth market research.
• Build market access strategies and frameworks that integrate payer insights, competitive intelligence, and brand positioning to optimize patient access.
• Partner with deal team members to evaluate bid opportunities and use data-driven analytics to inform go/no-go recommendations.
• Develop value propositions and messaging frameworks that communicate clinical and economic value to payer audiences.
• Represent the market access customer perspective on cross-functional commercialization teams.
• Partner with Medical and HEOR/RWE teams to inform evidence-generation needs and translate clinical evidence into value proposition messaging and resources.
• Provide pricing and reimbursement guidance for product forecasts and financial model development.
• Collaborate with global market access teams to align strategy, incorporate US market insights, and support launch readiness.
• Monitor market dynamics, access challenges, competitive threats, and emerging opportunities to inform strategic planning and tactical execution.
• Create and deliver strategic presentations and communications to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage budgets and external vendors, including the Agency of Record, to ensure timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.
• Partner with V&A colleagues within the business unit and across the organization to share best practices, customer insights, and emerging trends.

Benefits

• Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.