Senior Analyst; SF, CA

Senior Analyst (Sept 2026 SF, CA)

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Health Advances offers a unique opportunity to use your technical and clinical skills while honing your business acumen and industry insight necessary to become a well‑rounded consultant. At Health Advances, you will enable companies to commercialize new products and formulate business strategies. Your understanding and appreciation of technical expertise areas differentiates our firm’s ability to create value for our clients. Join colleagues who seek to combine their scientific rigor with business interests and a passion for healthcare.

Health Advances is committed to continuous learning and the growth of its staff at all levels. Each senior analyst has a member of the Management Team assigned as a formal mentor so that each individual has a tailored development plan and a defined path to promotion. Senior analysts leverage prior knowledge in addition to current casework to develop the necessary skills for transition into levels of increased responsibility.

More than 35% of our consulting staff has a PhD and can guide new hires on the transition from academia to consulting. With the right training, apprenticeship‑type learning, and professional development, our PhDs become confident team leaders and successful directors, vice presidents and partners at Health Advances.

All interviews are case‑oriented and provide the opportunity to work through actual examples of our projects.

• Seven‑week training program that covers healthcare and business topics, a training project, and case shadow opportunity
• Dual staffing model allows consultants to simultaneously learn about multiple aspects of the healthcare industry
• Strategy‑based projects with an average duration of 4‑6 weeks increase experience on a variety of project work and sectors
• Involvement and exposure to internal initiatives through committees (examples: business development, market research, and business analytics), informational seminars, and weekly company meetings
• Opportunities to work on projects that span across offices and/or are global in scope
• Minimal travel requirements provide work‑life balance
• Collegial culture that encourages both level‑specific and cross‑level team building

• Synthesizing research findings into persuasive actionable insights that allow clients to achieve their business objectives
• Conducting technical and market reviews
• Performing in‑depth qualitative and quantitative research with researchers, clinicians, patients/consumers, and industry experts
• Executing quantitative analyses including learning to build forecasts and financial models to support clients’ decision‑making
• Collaborating with team leaders to select appropriate analytical approaches
• Creating and presenting portions of client presentations

• PhD in the life sciences
• Exceptional quantitative skills
• Solid oral and written skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across all levels
• A sincere interest in learning about the business of healthcare in a multi‑disciplinary environment
• A desire to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and team‑oriented environment
• An ability to prioritize and focus time effectively to meet multiple client‑driven objectives
• Must live in the Bay area and work in the San Francisco office ~3 days a week

• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing meaningful work
• Opportunities – We encourage you to grow your expertise and take on new challenges
• Inclusive culture – One that values each employee’s unique perspective and encourages everyone to be their authentic self
• Hybrid Work Environment – The autonomy to both work from home 3 days a week and develop/sustain collegial relationships in the office 2 days a week, or more if desired
• Feedback – We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct, open and supportive manner
• Support – You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally; our success depends on your success

• Competitive bonus programs
• Medical, dental and vision insurance,…