Careers
Current Opportunities
Defined Health is a leading business development strategy consulting firm.
We’ve been assisting clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare
investment industries for over 20 years. To accommodate our rapid growth,
Defined Health seeks to add staff at all levels to assist us with our core
service offerings, which include the following:
- Opportunity Assessments for development-stage pharmaceutical products
and technologies
- Therapeutic Area Growth Strategies, and
- Identification and Evaluation of Partnering Opportunities
We differ from other consulting firms in our unique depth and breadth
of experience, and in the quality of our people and client interactions.
The key to what we have come to call our unconventional insight is our
unparalleled therapeutic area experience. Defined Health provides an intense
and challenging work environment (the hours are long and the work is tough,
but it is, after all, stimulating, satisfying and rewarding, and we have
a lot of fun doing it!). We offer competitive compensation with opportunities
for rapid and significant advancement for highly self-motivated employees,
including 401K, profit-sharing, and a comprehensive range of employee
benefits.
Positions
There are various points of entry to Defined Health, depending on the
candidate’s educational and experience history. All of these positions
offer the potential for personal and career growth and anticipate a continuing
expansion of responsibilities.
Senior Consultant
Defined Health is a leading consultancy in therapeutic category evaluation for
the pharma and biotech industries. Our firm possesses over 20 years of experience
with an emphasis in forecasting, scientific and commercial due diligence, competition
and pipeline analysis, and therapeutic area entry strategies. Our unparalleled
therapeutic opportunity evaluation platform affords us a comprehensive command
of the pharma/biotech commercial and clinical landscape and development pipeline.
Defined Health counts more than half of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies,
and many specialty pharma, biotech and healthcare investment companies, among
our clients.
Our continued growth prospects encourage the hiring of top-notch individuals
with scientific and consulting backgrounds to serve as Senior Consultants.
Senior Consultants work as part of a team of bright, industry-savvy consultants
who are responsible for developing and delivering highly-informed, content-based
strategy for a global client base. The position will involve developing and
managing commercial assessments and strategy projects and assisting others with
projects, as well as business development.
The work environment is exciting, challenging, demanding and fun, with competitive
salary and benefits. PhD or MD required. Industry consulting experience +/-
MBA a plus.
To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to
recruiting@definedhealth.com
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Consultant
Consultants work both independently and within project teams performing commercial
assessments of development-stage pharmaceutical products and technologies, including
forecasting, market and pipeline analyses, identification and evaluation of
licensing and partnering opportunities, and development of clinical and commercial
positioning strategies.
Ideal candidates will hold an advanced scientific degree (PhD or MD) in a directly
relevant field (e.g., Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry), and will
possess knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry obtained through at least two
years of employment in a pharmaceutical company and/or a consulting firm serving
the industry.
A record of demonstrating excellent oral and written communication skills, business
or scientific presentation skills, and the ability to work intensively and simultaneously
on multiple projects are all essential for the position.
To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to
recruiting@definedhealth.com
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Associate Consultant
Associate Consultants work as members of project teams performing commercial
assessments of development-stage pharmaceutical products and technologies including
forecasting, market and pipeline analyses, identification and evaluation of
licensing and partnering opportunities, and development of clinical and commercial
positioning strategies.
This is an entry level position for candidates with advanced degrees who are
interested in applying their scientific background and analytical skills while
building a knowledge base within the pharmaceutical and consulting industries.
Initial responsibilities will include conducting in-depth discussions with thought-leading
clinicians and researchers in a variety of therapeutic areas and performing
secondary research and analysis that provide the foundation for our commercial
assessment projects.
This position promises an intensive work environment in exchange for emersion
into therapeutic areas of focus for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries,
as well as an education on the key issues challenging the pharmaceutical industry
moving forward. Responsibilities will expand rapidly for candidates who demonstrate
exceptional performance.
Ideal candidates will have a strong scientific background including an MS or
PhD in biological sciences, Pharmacology, or a related field, and will be able
to demonstrate a clear analytical thought process, excellent oral and written
presentation skills, and have the ability to work intensively on multiple interrelated
and non-related tasks. Only self starters need apply.
To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to
recruiting@definedhealth.com
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Research Analyst
Research Analyst is a position for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree who are
interested in gaining intensive exposure to the pharmaceutical and consulting
industries. Initial responsibilities include performing the secondary research
and analyses that provide the foundation for our commercial assessment projects
and updating internal knowledge bases in a variety of therapeutic categories
based on recent happenings in the industry.
Ideal candidates will have a BS in biological sciences with a minor in a quantitative
field, excellent oral and written presentation skills, and demonstrated analytical
thinking, business acumen, initiative, and an ability to successfully handle
multiple responsibilities in prior work and academic situations. For the successful
candidate, responsibilities will rapidly expand to include primary research,
market and pipeline analyses and greater involvement on project teams.
To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to
recruiting@definedhealth.com
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