Associate Immersion Program
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Job Functions: Management, Consulting, Healthcare Provider & Management, Research
Duration: Summer 2021
Location: Remote
Full/Part Time: Full Time
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Avalere’s Associate Immersion Program is a challenging, highly selective program in which participants will engage in project work that spans a variety of Avalere’s practice areas. During the program, participants will gain a wealth of hands-on healthcare consulting experience while honing their research, writing, and project management skills. Associates will regularly participate in content and Avalere-specific training, while receiving informal mentorship and career guidance. After successful completion of the program, participants will transition to an internal practice area in which to specialize and grow. Most new associates are placed in the Policy and Market Access practices.
Applicants at the associate level will have completed or be about to complete an undergraduate or graduate degree in public health, public policy, public administration, business, statistics, economics, mathematics, or other related fields. Applicants with concentrations in other disciplines requiring strong quantitative and analytical skills, who have an interest in healthcare, public policy, and business, are also encouraged to apply. Our Associate position is specifically tailored toward recent graduates or candidates with limited work experience.
Associates will be expected to assume significant levels of responsibility handling client projects.
REQUIREMENTS
- Have completed or be about to complete an undergraduate or graduate degree in public health, public policy, public administration, business, statistics, economics, mathematics, or other related fields. Applicants with concentrations in other disciplines requiring strong quantitative and analytical skills who have an interest in healthcare, public policy, and business are also encouraged to apply
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and quantitative skills
- Ability to perform basic research in varied formats
- Basic presentation and public speaking skills
- Eagerness to learn complex issues related to the healthcare delivery system
- Previous experience working as a team member on multifaceted projects and meeting deadlines
- A positive, professional, and solution-oriented attitude
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask
- High level of initiative and commitment to excellence
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Basic understanding of the consulting environment
- Our Associate position is specifically tailored toward recent graduates or candidates with limited work experience
Avalere prizes intellectual curiosity, creativity, and flexibility. Candidates who demonstrate a high degree of ownership of his or her work and possess excellent collaboration and communication skills are preferred. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates who are beginning their careers in healthcare consulting. Associates will find a positive, supportive, dynamic work environment. Avalere provides continuous opportunities to grow one’s technical and content-specific skills.