Associate Consultant, Market Access

Beghou brings over three decades of experience helping life sciences companies optimize their commercialization through strategic insight, advanced analytics, and technology. From developing go-to-market strategies and building foundational data analytics infrastructures to leveraging artificial intelligence to improve customer insights and engagement, Beghou helps life sciences companies maximize performance across their portfolios. Beghou also deploys proprietary and third-party technology solutions to help companies forecast performance, design territories, manage customer data, organize, and report on medical and commercial data, and more. Headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, we have 10 global offices.

Our mission is to bring together analytical minds and innovative technology to help life sciences companies navigate the complexity of health care and improve patient outcomes.

As a Market Access Associate Consultant, you will collaborate with cross‑functional and cross‑geographic teams to deliver high‑impact market access, pricing, and contracting insights. You will partner with clients' Value & Access, Brand, and Commercial teams to drive data‑driven decision‑making through advanced data wrangling, modeling, and real‑world evidence analyses. This position offers a solid foundation for career growth in Market Access leadership roles.

• Design and execute market access projects, including payer landscape assessments, formulary access analyses, deep dives into access barriers, contracting scenario modeling, and contract operations.
• Extract, clean, and integrate longitudinal datasets (e.g., claims, patient services, formulary data) using SQL and scripting languages (Python/SAS).
• Leverage real‑world evidence sources to quantify patient journeys and treatment dynamics from access standpoint.
• Act as a Market Access subject matter expert, guiding and onboarding Associates and Associate Consultants.
• Collaborate with internal leadership and client teams to define project objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations through compelling slide decks.
• Develop interactive dashboards and reports in Tableau or Power BI to effectively communicate insights and support stakeholder decision‑making.

• 2+ years in U.S. life sciences consulting, with at least 2 years focused on market access, health economics & outcomes research (HEOR), or a related field.
• Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare system, including payer mix (commercial, Medicaid, Medicare) and market access levers (rebates, contracting).
• Prior exposure to pharmaceutical pricing strategies and contracting negotiations is a plus.
• Proficiency in data wrangling and ETL tools: Excel, SQL, Python, or SAS.
• Hands‑on experience with real‑world data sources and formulary databases.
• Strong analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, capable of translating complex analyses into clear and intuitive recommendations.
• Self‑motivated and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently.
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a client‑facing environment.

At Beghou Consulting, you'll join a highly collaborative, values-driven team where technical excellence, analytical rigor, and personal growth converge. Whether you're passionate about AI innovation, building commercialization strategies, or shaping the next generation of data-first solutions in life sciences, this is a place to make an impact