Associate Director, Value and Evidence Advisory

The Associate Director leads high-impact consulting engagements at the intersection of pricing, market access, and commercialization strategy for leading pharmaceutical and biotech clients. This role combines client leadership, strategic advisory work, and team development in a fast-growing life sciences consulting practice.

What You'll Do

Client & Engagement Leadership

Serve as day-to-day client lead across multiple engagements, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders

Lead client meetings and executive discussions, delivering insights and recommendations with credibility

Identify opportunities to expand scope and deepen long-term client partnerships

Strategic Advisory

Lead engagements in pricing strategy, market access, reimbursement, payer strategy, evidence generation, launch planning, and portfolio optimization

Advise clients across the product lifecycle from pre-launch through lifecycle management and competitive differentiation

Translate market dynamics, payer requirements, and policy trends into actionable strategic guidance

Project Delivery

Oversee multiple concurrent engagements; planning, staffing, budgeting, risk management, and financial performance

Direct workplans, analytical frameworks, and client deliverables

Synthesize complex qualitative/quantitative data into clear, actionable recommendations

Team Leadership

Mentor and develop Consultants, Associate Consultants, Senior Analysts, and Analysts

Foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture

Support performance management, career development, and recruiting

Business Development

Contribute to proposals, pitches, and account growth opportunities

Support thought leadership through publications, conferences, and internal capability building

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Public Health, Health Economics, Business, or related field (advanced degree — MBA, MPH, PharmD, PhD, MSc — preferred)

7+ years in management consulting, pharma strategy, market access, pricing, or commercialization

Proven experience leading client-facing consulting engagements and managing project teams

Deep knowledge of pharmaceutical pricing, reimbursement, and market access dynamics (US and/or global)

Strong executive presence, communication skills, and project budgeting experience

Demonstrated coaching and people-leadership capabilities

Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams

Comfort operating in a global, cross-cultural environment

Diversity and inclusion are valued at Red Nucleus and we believe we have a shared responsibility to provide equal opportunity and foster an inclusive spirit. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

To learn more about working at Red Nucleus, please visit Careers | Red Nucleus.

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