Healthcare Analyst
Riparian Analyst Job Description (Los Angeles)
Riparian LLC is a Life-Sciences consulting and technology firm. Healthcare is a transforming industry due to legislative and regulatory demands, technology challenges, and societal trends. Our mission is to empower life sciences contracting & pricing teams through comprehensive solutions delivering efficiency, clarity, and accelerated insights.
Our professionals have deep healthcare industry knowledge and expertise. This high performing team helps clients define their information strategy, architecture and governance, get the most value from business intelligence and analytics, and implement enterprise content and data management solutions which enable business insights, reduce cost and complexity, increase trust and integrity, and improve operational effectiveness.
We have a team of 20+ experienced professionals with a diverse range of background and skills. Riparian is looking for Analysts to join our Los Angeles team.
Role and responsibilities:
As an Analyst on our team, you will work in a collaborative and supportive environment to create insights and value for clients. Team members are self-motivated and demonstrate flexibility to assist on a variety of tasks.
- Prepare analysis, presentations, and assessment reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information
- Interpret and analyze large datasets to develop analytics / solutions to support business needs
- Develop Policy and Procedures for Government Programs
- Interact with end users to understand and document business and functional requirements for complex projects
- Stay up to date on industry trends as it relates to drug commercialization in order to provide consultation to clients; such trends include but are not limited to supply chain and distribution, managed care, retail and specialty pharmacy, commercial contracting, and legislation related to government pricing
- Identify and address client needs: build relationships with clients; develop an awareness of Riparian services; approach client in an organized manner; deliver clear requests for information; demonstrate flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; communicate potential conflicts to a supervisor
- Collaborate and contribute as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will have some combination of Life Sciences management and/or technology consulting experience, competency with data analysis tools (Tableau, SQL, Excel, etc.), client service experience, understanding of pricing strategy / methodologies, and an ability to rapidly learn and apply new concepts.
- Bachelor or master’s degree in Healthcare, Accounting/ Finance or Technology related field
- Strong record of leadership in an academic, professional, or extracurricular setting
- Experience working with large data sets or proficiency with data tools such as SQL, MS Access, MS Excel is preferred
- Understanding of life sciences contracting in the US, including Managed Care contracts, GPO contracts and Government Programs is preferred
- High degree of analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- High accuracy rate and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize concurrent project responsibilities
- Effective management of multiple client assignments, from planning through completion
- Communicate effectively in written and verbal formats to various audiences in a professional business environment
- Willingness to travel