Join Guidehouse as an Associate Director in Life Sciences

Job Family: Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required: Up to 10%

Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust

About Us

Guidehouse is a leading management consulting firm serving both public and commercial markets. We guide our clients towards new futures that build trust in society and enhance their professional skills.

Job Overview: Associate Director - Life Sciences

We seek an Associate Director to join our Life Sciences team, supporting pharmaceutical and biotech companies with commercial insights, strategy, and implementation. This role will collaborate with our Advanced Analytics and Intelligent Automation team to shape the growth of our Life Science advisory and data services business.

Your Responsibilities

As a Life Science Associate Director in Data Science, you will:

• Provide subject matter expertise on commercial data and analytics, including claims, EMR, formulary data.
• Analyze client business challenges and match them with data and analytical capabilities.
• Develop scalable and efficient processes for large-scale data analyses, including model development, validation, and implementation.
• Develop scaling methodologies for EMR and Claims datasets.
• Structure and execute analytics plans, including inferential statistics, longitudinal studies, and structured decision support.
• Scope, sell, and deliver commercial data projects, such as market sizing, segmentation, provider profiling, targeting, epidemiology studies, managed care analytics, pull-through modeling, program design, forecasting, field force design, and incentive compensation.
• Pursue and secure new business by aligning client business problems with data/analytic plans, collaborating with advisory teams, identifying scalable solutions and services, and presenting data solutions to potential clients.
• Monitor and report on relevant trends and growth opportunities in commercial analytics and real-world evidence.
• Manage contract budgets, develop and share best practices, and evolve our data and analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• US Citizenship
• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 years of relevant experience in management consulting, commercial analytics, and/or real-world evidence generation within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proficiency in analytic toolsets such as R, Python, SQL
• Experience with third-party data vendors like IQVIA, Komodo, Compile, MMIT/Norstella, Symphony Health, Truven/Merative, and Definitive Healthcare
• Strong problem-solving skills with complex and multifaceted projects
• Experience managing a team, including one-on-one meetings, feedback, coaching, retention, and career progression
• Experience leading teams in data analytics and data visualization, applying appropriate analytical techniques for statistical analysis, predictive modeling, simulation, and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S./M.A. in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Economics, or a similar quantitative discipline
• Experience integrating multiple commercial and claims datasets for high-quality insights
• Experience delivering fully automated analytics for software data products and services

The annual salary range for this position is $144,400.00-$216,600.00. Compensation decisions depend on factors such as skill sets, experience, security clearances, licensures, certifications, and other business needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse provides a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package. Our benefits reflect our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary Variable Incentive Bonus Eligibility
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown