Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant - Market Access

Location: Hybrid role based in New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; or Boston, Massachusetts, with on-site presence at hirify.global offices and client locations. Travel is required for client-facing work.

Salary: $120,000–$137,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a management consulting and technology firm combining data, science, technology, and human ingenuity to develop solutions for pharmaceutical, biotech, and other life sciences clients.

What you will do

• Conduct qualitative primary research with payers, PBMs, providers, and managed care decision-makers.
• Develop access landscape assessments, coverage barrier analyses, reimbursement risk frameworks, and launch strategies.
• Lead pricing and contracting strategy projects using WAC and net pricing benchmarks, formulary positioning, rebates, and competitive access data.
• Oversee claims data analyses, formulary database modeling, and pricing benchmarking.
• Present recommendations to senior client stakeholders, including VP and C-suite market access and commercial leaders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Associates and Associate Consultants while contributing to proposals, thought leadership, and capability building.

Requirements

• MBA plus a bachelor's or graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline such as operations research, applied mathematics, management science, data science, statistics, econometrics, or engineering.
• 3+ years of market access, payer strategy, or reimbursement consulting experience in or serving the pharmaceutical industry, including engagement leadership.
• Experience designing qualitative research programs and independently moderating senior-level interviews with U.S. payers, PBMs, and providers.
• Fluency in the U.S. payer landscape, including Medicare Part B and D, Medicaid, formulary management, prior authorization, step therapy, and specialty pharmacy.
• Expertise in pharmaceutical pricing and contracting, including WAC, net pricing, rebate structures, value-based agreements, and GPO/IDN dynamics.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without now or future employer sponsorship; visa sponsorship is not available.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model combining work from home with on-site work at hirify.global offices and client locations.
• Cross-functional skills development and customized learning pathways.
• Milestone training programs aligned with career progression.
• Internal mobility opportunities and multiple career progression paths.
• Comprehensive rewards supporting health, well-being, financial security, time away, and professional development.

Hiring process

• Submit an online application with a complete set of official or unofficial transcripts.