Managing Consultant (HEOR/ Epidemiology)

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About the Practice

BRG currently has over 40 offices across the United States and internationally. This position can be located in either our Boston, MA; New York, NY; or Washington, DC offices.

BRG Healthcare Analytics professionals bring extensive industry experience to deliver data-driven, independent, and innovative approaches to complex clinical, regulatory, legal, and business challenges. Our core strength is the ability to harness and analyze large amounts of electronic healthcare data and turn it into meaningful and insightful information. Healthcare companies trust our independent thinking and ability to solve complex, unstructured problems. We serve a range of healthcare clients including life sciences companies, payors, providers, and the legal and financial firms that work with the industry.

The Role

The Managing Consultant role is a mid-to-senior level consulting staff position. This position requires highly motivated problem solvers with a strong track record in real-world evidence generation and scientific publications, advanced methodological and analytical skills, strong organizational skills, and a desire to advance within the organization. The work involves both executing and overseeing qualitative and quantitative engagement workstreams. Responsibilities include managing junior staff; designing and conducting observational studies; performing statistical analysis—preferably with experience in advanced causal inference methods; ensuring quality control; developing and presenting scientific publications and client deliverables; managing existing client relationships; conducting industry research; and supporting business expansion.

Job title and compensation to be determined based on qualifications and experience. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement rigorous research methodologies to support real-world evidence generation, including epidemiological and pharmacoepidemiological research, and health economics & outcomes research (HEOR)
• Analyze diverse healthcare data sources, including electronic health records, claims data, clinical trial data, and registries, using statistical tools such as R, SAS, Stata, and others
• Design and generate client deliverables and make valuable contributions to technical study reports. Manage client relationships and communicate results and work product as appropriate.
• Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium sized client engagements and discrete segments of larger projects, including prioritizing assignments and responsibilities to meet deadlines and deliverables in a fast-paced environment
• Delegate assignments to staff, instruct and monitor progress, and review work product for completeness and accuracy
• Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of relevant software tools, analytical methods and computer models to develop solutions
• Participate in group practice meetings, contribute to business development initiatives and office functions such as staff training and recruiting

Qualifications

• PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Services Research, or other related disciplines is required; PhD in Epidemiology is highly preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in consulting, the pharmaceutical industry, or regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a focus on epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR, or real-world evidence generation
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with demonstrated experience designing and conducting real-world evidence studies using healthcare data, such as electronic health records, administrative claims, or registries, and applying rigorous epidemiologic and statistical methods
• Strong technical skills, including the ability to independently execute complex data analytics in at least one programming language (e.g., R, SAS, Stata, Python etc.), and to interpret results. An interest in further developing technical skills and mentoring others is required
• Experience collaborating with internal teams and external experts to generate scientific evidence supporting regulatory submissions or regulatory decision-making, including FDA-related activities, and to prepare high-quality presentations, conference abstracts, and peer-reviewed publications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences and contribute effectively in a team environment, including supervising junior colleagues
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and high‑quality work

This position is based in BRG’s Boston, MA; New York, NY; or Washington, DC office working with colleagues in the office three to four days a week, on average.

Managing Consultant Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise and purpose-built emerging technologies. Our culture centers on agility and connectivity which sets us apart and gets you ahead.  

At BRG, our professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of real-world experience, data, and human and artificial intelligence, to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges facing organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking.  When paired with our global reach and resources, our diverse perspectives and technical capabilities make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen. 

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.