Research Associate, Reimbursement, Health Economics & Market Access

MCRA is part of IQVIA Med Tech. As a trusted CRO and advisory partner, IQVIA Med Tech and MCRA deliver integrated lifecycle solutions for the medical device and diagnostics industry. Together, we support innovation from concept to commercialization, offering expertise in regulatory strategy, clinical trial design and execution, market access, and post-market optimization. Our teams combine deep therapeutic knowledge with advanced data and technology to help clients make smarter decisions and thrive in the market.

Join our team to help shape the future of Med Tech.

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Research Associate, RHEMA Position Overview

• Conduct research on Medicare, Medicaid, and private-payer coverage, coding, and payment policies and amounts.
• Perform targeted and systematic literature searches, evidence landscape reviews, and evidence-gap assessments.
• Support market opportunity assessments by evaluating clinical, economic, reimbursement, and stakeholder adoption drivers.
• Identify and assess relevant datasets and real-world evidence sources for client research questions.
• Assist with health economics and outcomes research, burden-of-illness analyses, and basic cost, budget-impact, or value analyses under the guidance of a project lead.
• Support publication planning, evidence-generation plans, value tools, payer materials, and other stakeholder-facing assets.
• Compile and analyze information from online sources, published literature, databases, and telephone interviews with payers, providers, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare concise, accurate deliverables in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel that summarize methods, findings, implications, and recommendations.
• Present research findings to internal teams and, as appropriate, clients; incorporate feedback efficiently and accurately.
• Track assigned work against project scope, budget, and timeline requirements and communicate emerging issues promptly.
• Collaborate across reimbursement, evidence development, market access, regulatory, and clinical teams.
• Contribute to internal knowledge development, service-line improvement, and evaluation of new business opportunities.

• Bachelor's degree in health economics, public health, health policy, epidemiology, economics, statistics, life sciences, or a related discipline. Relevant graduate coursework or an advanced degree is preferred but not required.
• Strong research, analytical, quantitative, writing, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex scientific, policy, and business information.
• Familiarity with evidence-generation concepts, including literature review, real-world evidence, health economics, patient-reported outcomes, and publication research.
• Ability to organize multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and produce accurate work with appropriate supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and professionalism in client and stakeholder interactions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Prior internship, academic, consulting, CRO, health plan, industry, or research experience in healthcare or medical technology.
• Exposure to Medicare or commercial-payer policy, medical terminology, or medical-device reimbursement.
• Experience with structured literature review methods, data extraction, statistical analysis, or R, Stata, SAS, Python, or similar tools.
• Intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, attention to detail, and a willingness to develop expertise across coverage, coding, payment, evidence, and market access.

NOTE:

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

MCRA, an IQVIA business, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.

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