Role description: Associate Value Consultant
Business area: Health Economics and Data Analytics
Purpose of the role:
Leading assigned projects and undertaking research and analysis to inform deliverables to optimise
pricing, reimbursement and market access within the Heath Economics and Data Analytics practice.
Area Responsibilities
Project delivery
60%
> Responsible for producing each deliverable to a high quality and
ensuring that the full review process has been conducted on any
work being sent to the senior team for review
On projects where acting as Project Lead, responsible for:
> The appropriateness of the deliverable for meeting the client’s
needs.
> Acting as primary point of contact with the client.
> Project management activities specific to the assigned project,
such as:
- Ensuring there is an up to date timeline for the project (internal
and external) at all times
- Acting as primary point of contact (with appropriate support from
senior team members) for the client
- Accurate financial management of projects, including client
invoicing, contribution updates and ensuring associated required
documentation is completed (e.g. contribution trackers)
- Accurate resource planning for the assigned project and inputting
to cross-project resource planning and scheduling
- Ensuring any change in scope is agreed both internally with the
Senior Lead and appropriate senior team members and with the
client and clear documentation of the change is shared with the
client
> Responsible for project team management, including:
- Briefing project team members on their tasks and monitoring
their work
- Management of the internal and external timelines to ensure the
project is on track as per the agreed resource plan
- Managing time spent on the project and highlighting to the
business operations and planning team through the deviations
process if there are any challenges with the time planned for the
project or the time being taken by the team to complete the
agreed tasks, proposing solutions to this challenge
Area Responsibilities
- Ensuring the project delivery team are not working overtime to
complete client requests, and if this is necessary gaining approval
from the Senior Lead and business planning teams
- Highlighting training needs or challenges on projects that arise
through the deviations process
> After the final PL review the following will be checked and
confirmed:
- The deliverable is formatted correctly and in line with the
Adelphi/client templates
- The results shown in the deliverable are aligned with expectations
or, if not, a clear explanation can be provided to the client as to
the interpretation of the outcomes
- The messages presented align with the client’s expectations and
proper strategic insights/recommendations have been provided
for clients
- All client comments have been addressed and an appropriate
response is included from “Adelphi Values”
> Responsible for ensuring all external and internal policies,
procedures, processes and ways of working are followed and
complied with at all times, providing guidance to less experienced
team members on the requirements
Business Development
15%
> Contributing to proposal development, where appropriate and
where delegated by senior team members
> To actively generate new business development opportunities
with existing clients, to ensure the operational budget targets are
achieved by increased sales
Team development and
training
15%
> Contribute to (and where appropriate, deliver) structured training
sessions for junior team members, on assigned topics
> To ensure that appropriate guidance, training and development
opportunities are provided to more junior members of the team
to improve overall operational capacity, reliability, quality and
throughput.
> Acting as a line manager to assigned team members
Innovation and practice
area growth
10%
> To identify and share ideas to ensure our client services/products
are continually differentiated in a proactive and innovative
manner to improve the rate of business growth via greater sales
and market share than our key competitors.
> Responsibility for leading aspects of strategic initiatives (as
assigned by senior team members) to drive innovation
Competencies associated with this role
> Ability to manage members of a project team, providing feedback on tasks completed,
ensuring they deliver work of appropriate quality to agreed timelines, and motivating them
to feel a sense of pride in the project.
> Business leadership skills: awareness of the perspective of the management team, and
demonstration of appropriate business behaviour.
> Ability to explain project tasks and to gain the clients’ confidence
> Ability to produce health economic models (such as budget impact models, cost-
effectiveness models) of high quality, in terms of accuracy, formatting and grammar.
Deliverables should require little revision to be client-ready.
> Ability to produce written documents of high quality in terms of scientific content, style, and
grammar, which are focused to meet the needs of the target audience and our clients; such
documents should be concise where appropriate. Deliverables should require little revision
to be client-ready.
> Ability to create impactful communication tools and materials such as slide decks to
communicate the outputs of Health Economics and Data Analytics deliverables. Deliverables
should require little revision to be client-ready.
> Capability in building structured search strategies and understanding of how to explore the
results of such searches, specifically to identify and assess input data for health economic
and data analytics projects.
> Understanding of the perspectives and evidence needs of many of the stakeholders involved
in healthcare decision-making.
> Inputting to cross-project resource planning and scheduling
Behaviours and levels (out of 5) associated with this role
Behaviour Level
Work collaboratively
Level 1 – You:
> actively contribute to one or more teams
> explore ideas with others
> demonstrate respect for others and their views
Level 2 – You also:
> proactively share knowledge and ideas
> actively seek input from other people or disciplines, appreciate diverse
views and incorporate these into decisions appropriately
> appreciate expertise both within and outside your discipline
Level 3 – You also:
> understand and respect organisational teams and boundaries
> stimulate and participate in beneficial internal and external
collaboration, with clear expectations
> address issues (such as unhealthy internal competition) that might get
in the way of effective and efficient delivery
3
Develop self and others
Level 1 – You:
> understand your strengths and weaknesses
> document, own and follow a personal development plan
> continually look to improve by seeking and acting on feedback
Level 2 – You also:
> keep aware of the capabilities and behaviours of your colleagues
> provide others with feedback, recognition and support
Level 3 – You also:
> reward and recognise high performance
> inspire others to reach their full potential
> set goals and expectations for others
> provide structured training and coaching in your knowledge areas
3
Drive for efficiency and performance
Level 1 – You:
> understand your role and take ownership of appropriate tasks
3
Behaviour Level
> set yourself high standards and take accountability for delivering quality
work efficiently
> manage your time effectively to meet deadlines and business
requirements
> comply with SOPs, follow guidelines and use templates as appropriate
> stay occupied and offer any free time to help others
Level 2 – You also:
> take a proactive approach in all aspects of your role
> take an active interest in our business performance
> consistently seek out the most efficient ways of working
> proactively share your improved ways of working with others
Level 3 – You also:
> drive the delivery of high standards and efficiency, holding others
accountable for results in addition to yourself
> identify and address barriers to efficient, high-performance working
Build client relationships
Level 1 – You:
> act as an ‘ambassador’ for Adelphi Values through appropriate, clear and
effective interactions with current or potential clients
> demonstrate a client-focused mind set
Level 2 – You also:
> understand the basic needs of our clients
> actively seek to address client needs in a manner that builds confidence
and trust
> assist in maintaining accurate Client Relationship Management
information
Level 3 – You also:
> understand and address the more complex needs of our clients
> actively seek to secure follow-on work with existing clients
3
Decide and do
Level 1 – You:
> make timely decisions with appropriate autonomy and act on them
> show an appreciation of when and when not to seek guidance
> seek clarity on what needs doing once a decision is made and do what’s
agreed upon
3
Behaviour Level
> multi-task and prioritise your actions effectively
Level 2 – You also:
> demonstrate ownership and accountability for more complex decisions
and actions
> thoroughly consider the implications (intended or unintended) of your
actions
> act with initiative in the absence of all the facts
> demonstrate clear, critical thinking when making decisions
Level 3 – You also:
> demonstrate ownership of significant decisions and actions that directly
affect our business
> take considered risks
> communicate decisions clearly and hold yourself accountable for decisions
and outcomes
Challenge and innovate
Level 1 – You:
> regularly review your own ways of working
> consider changes to your role and responsibilities that may benefit our
business
Level 2 – You also:
> understand what our business is about and how we work
> suggest ways of better delivering against our six key drivers
> actively demonstrate critical thinking, developing ideas that challenge
assumptions and use sound judgment
Level 3 – You also:
> take an external perspective and seek to understand the landscape in
which we operate
> have creative ideas and implement them appropriately, with respect for
the practical implications
> suggest solutions to problems that arise in the course of your daily
activities
3
Fuel our passionate culture
Level 1 – You:
> understand your personal impact on others, making every interaction count
> demonstrate empathy and personal support for your colleagues
> suggest activities or initiatives that keep our culture alive and encourage fun
3
Behaviour Level
Level 2 – You also:
> appropriately share positive news, successes and amusing stories
> reinforce our core behaviours
Level 3 – You also:
> actively monitor the working environment and atmosphere
> identify and address negative signals in our people
> communicate to overcome the impact of specific negative events, stories or
rumours
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