Blue Matter is a rapidly growing management consultancy focused primarily in the biopharmaceutical industry. We partner with our clients to help them achieve commercial success across the lifecycle of their products, portfolios, and organizations. Our project types include new product planning, launch strategy, portfolio / disease area strategy, and organizational strategy / change management. The majority of our work is in specialty therapeutics, with oncology and rare diseases a specific area of expertise.

We have a unique entrepreneurial culture and invest in building Blue Matter as the best place to work for our consultants. We have offices in NY, San Francisco, Boston, London and Zurich.

As a Manager, you will work across Blue Matter as a functional expert, playing a key role in identifying analytical solutions to complex client needs.

Primary Responsibilities

• As a key member of cross-functional client facing teams, develop and execute project plans to support initiatives that include, but are not limited to:
  • Forecasting solutions (early-stage through post launch assets)
  • Primary market research (quantitative, quali-quant, and qualitative)
    • Scoping
    • Research tool development
    • Management of vendors fielding quant tools or executing program recruitment
    • Raw data analysis and synthesis
    • Model development, as applicable
    • Story development, including deliverable readout development
  • 3^rd party raw data analysis (MMIT, IQVIA, etc.)
  • Development of Budget Impact Models (payer / provider) in support of core strategy initiatives
  • Development of traditional pharmaceutical Gross-to-Net models
  • Government pricing impact projections (ASP, 340b, Medicaid Best Price, etc.)
  • Financial projections pertaining to reimbursement policy changes (e.g., ASP reform, wastage penalties, drug pricing caps, etc.)
  • Development of payer / provider contract strategy simulation models
  • Inpatient DRG analysis
  • Cost threshold analysis in support of NTAP applications
  • Analytics in support of patient services (PAP and co-pay) programs
  • Analytics in support of BD&L programs

Desired Experience and Skills

• Demonstrated expertise in quantitative modeling involving pharmaceutical assets
• Demonstrated experience in execution of quantitative primary market research
• Familiarity with U.S. coverage, payment, and pricing dynamics (including government pricing)
• Familiarity U.S. site of care financial dynamics
• Advanced level analytical skills including quantitative modeling
• Familiarity with core 3^rd party data sets involving provider unit data, payer access data, analog sales data, etc.
• Ability to translate raw data analysis into impactful client presentations with actionable insights
• Excellent communication skills (internal and client facing)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree(s) (PhD, MD, MBA, or MS)
• 4 years of quantitative analytical experience 
• Demonstrated ability to integrate business and industry knowledge in developing creative solutions