Market Access Consultant - Senior Associate

Overview

Market Access Consultant (Senior Associate) at PwC Acceleration Center India, providing consulting services focused on pricing strategies and profitability analysis for a diverse client portfolio.

What you'll do

• Analyze pricing models and assess customer profitability.
• Offer guidance to help clients optimize pricing strategies, improve profitability, and maximize customer value.
• Lead financial modeling and variance analysis to identify value leakage and recommend improvements.
• Develop and validate list-to-net waterfall simulations, accrual true-ups, and price realization analyses.
• Lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff.
• Coach team members, leverage their unique strengths, and manage performance to deliver on client expectations.

What you'll need

• 5-8 years of experience in pricing strategy, market access, or related consulting work.
• Strong understanding of US payer/channel economics including rebates, chargebacks, 340B, managed care, specialty pharmacy, and government pricing.
• Proven experience with Anaplan model building and administration, especially for use cases such as GTN forecasting, trade spend, or revenue planning.
• Experience with related GTN and ERP systems (SAP BRIM, Vistex, Model N, Revitas, iContracts) and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL).
• Ability to translate business needs into technical design, with familiarity with data integrations, model governance, and access controls.
• Competence in analytical tools, data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau), and relevant programming languages (preferred).
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional teams, mentoring staff, and delivering high-impact client outcomes.
• Global mindset and ability to work across functions and geographies; comfortable in ambiguous and changing contexts.
• Cultivate self-awareness through feedback and reflection; apply critical thinking to bring clarity to ambiguous situations.
• Communicate clearly and confidently to influence and connect with others; uphold PwC's code of ethics and business conduct.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MSc in health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or related) strongly preferred.
• Experience with value-based contracts and outcome-based pricing models.
• Exposure to launch readiness and lifecycle access planning.
• Background contributing to business development, proposals, or thought leadership.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with pharmaceutical companies or top-tier consulting firms is highly desirable.
• Advanced degree in health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or a related field is a plus.
• MBA preferred but not required; candidates with strong academic backgrounds in business, engineering, economics, or data sciences are encouraged to apply.

Details

• Location: Bangalore.
• Travel: up to 40%.