Consultant- VPA

Global Consultant (Value Pricing and Access)

Position Summary

Putnam are seeking an experienced strategy consultant with prior pharmaceutical market access and pricing strategy experience. This role would be part of the Value Pricing & Market Access (VPA) practice area.

The Global Consultant will be fully dedicated to the end-to-end project lifecycle, providing continuity and hands-on delivery support to accelerate adoption within Putnam Value, Pricing and Access (VPA) teams. This role is critical to providing deep domain expertise within their practice, increasing value creation for clients and teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work in teams to solve complex business problems for clients.
• Gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop recommendations.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to client teams and senior stakeholders.
• Support implementation of recommendations and work with client teams to achieve impact.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams and geographies.

Desired Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate for the Consultant position will have:

• 5+ years of relevant life science consulting or strategy experience, preferably including market access and pricing strategy.
• A hands-on, execution-oriented approach and comfort working directly in data, analyses, and models.
• An ability to commit to and support defined projects or practice portfolios over time.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and think creatively.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• An ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven leadership skills and a strong sense of initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability to work effectively with people at all levels of an organization.
• Outstanding record of academic achievement.
• An ability to manage multiple tasks and workstreams effectively.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, demanding, and ambiguous environment.
• Professional maturity, integrity, and a strong work ethic.
• Strong interest in, or experience with, life sciences and healthcare markets (biopharma, medtech, diagnostics, or health services).
• An ability to rapidly build domain knowledge and apply strategy frameworks to highly technical client contexts.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and total rewards packages.
• Exceptional professional growth and promotion opportunities.
• Leadership training program.
• Additional benefits include a [list depending on country].

Company Description

Putnam, an Inizio Advisory company, is a leading scientific and strategic consulting partner that helps the global life science community make confident, impactful decisions and develop bespoke solutions that support bringing life-changing innovations to clinicians and patients. For more than 30 years, we’ve taken a client-centric approach uniquely combining our strategic mindset and global cross-functional capabilities to deliver unrivaled depth across therapeutic areas, healthcare sectors, and technology platforms to maximize the human impact and commercial success of client innovations.

We believe that to create real, lasting change on human health, we must bring out the best in our people, in every way and at every level. We offer a boutique-firm feel inside a global enterprise, opening the door to limitless opportunities to kickstart your career or hone your expertise. Built on the pillars of empowerment, collaboration, and meaning, we’re proud to offer a fulfilling environment where world-class advisors can come together to shape the future of healthcare for the better.

Serving the life sciences industry, including the top 20 global biopharmaceutical companies, consistently ranked as one of the top consulting firms by Vault, and maintaining a true global team of experts with 400+ talented team members sitting across 3 continents, we offer a unique opportunity to play a central role in supporting our clients.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are tenets of our core values. We strive to create a culture and environment that fosters belonging and authenticity across all levels and values individuals for their skills, experience, diverse backgrounds, and unique perspectives. Collectively, DEI serves as a foundational element of who we are and how we work with our clients and with each other.

Our core values:

• Team
• Excellence
• Strategic
• Passion
• Diversity

We are proudly part of Inizio Advisory, a trusted advisor for pharmaceutical and life science companies that turns science into strategy, supporting execution at every stage of the product and patient journey from early commercialization to launch and beyond. Offering market research and insights; strategy, people and transformation consulting; and commercial benchmarking delivered through sector specific connected solutions and intelligence, Inizio Advisory helps create long-term value for clients and their patients.