Healthcare Data Product Analyst – Alternative Data

New York, New York, United States

Overview:

Guidepoint’s Qsight group is a new high-growth division of Guidepoint focused on building market-leading data intelligence solutions for the healthcare industry. Operating like a start-up within a larger high-growth company, Qsight works with proprietary data to generate actionable insights for the world’s leading institutional investors, medical device and pharmaceutical companies.  The Qsight team is passionate about creating market intelligence products through rigorous analysis of alternative data to deliver highly relevant, accurate insights to a global client base.

The Quantitative Research Analyst is a key role in the Qsight team and will help with the production and development of Guidepoint’s Qsight offerings.  This role is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience working with alternative data. A strong candidate will be responsible for supporting clients who include analysts and executives at medical device companies.

What You’ll Do:

• Support development of analytics offerings through combining various sources of healthcare industry data (claims, sales/purchasing, etc.)
• Work with quantitative and qualitative data to derive differentiated market insights
• Research various sector and company controversies to help qualitatively inform and interpret models
• Analyze and understand the disparate sources of healthcare industry data
• Utilize a diverse array of technologies and tools as needed, to deliver insights, such as Excel, Python, SQL
• Research and stay on top of all publicly available information on relevant markets and companies, including news, earnings releases and FDA filings
• Conduct quantitative analysis and modeling projects in addition to developing new models, analytic processes and systems approaches

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university with a preference for majors in Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Finance, or related field
• 2+ years of experience working with large panel data, with a focus in the MedTech or healthcare space a plus
• Must have a passion for solving complex big data problems and willingness to learn new technologies and tools
• Familiarity or strong interest in the healthcare sector
• Analytical mindset with technical skills to match
• Must have a passion for solving complex big data problems
• Ability to work efficiently with team members to assess needs, provide support, and think critically
• Strong verbal/written communication skills to non-technical audiences
• Excellent problem solver capable of working independently
• Strong focus on quality and on addressing client needs

What We Offer📈:

The annual base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000. Base salary may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as geographic location. Additionally, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on performance.

You will also be eligible for the following benefits:

• 15 PTO Days, 10 legal holidays, and 7 sick days
• Comprehensive Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 10% 401(k) match, life insurance, paid time-off and parental leave plans
• Commuter benefits and a corporate gym rate
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform
• Free snacks and beverages in the office
• Friday happy hour, “Summer Fridays”, and free snacks in the office
• Year-round corporate athletic league
• Casual work environment, team building, and other social events

About Guidepoint:

Guidepoint, a leading expert network firm, connects clients with vetted subject matter experts—Advisors—from their global professional network. Guidepoint clients leverage the insights and perspectives shared by Advisors to stay informed and make better business decisions. Its slate of services, including phone consultations, surveys, events and proprietary data insights products, help professionals gain comprehensive understanding of a topic before making strategic or investment decisions. Guidepoint’s multinational client list includes 9 of the top 10 consulting firms and some of the largest hedge funds, private equity firms and Fortune-ranked public companies. For more information, visit www.guidepoint.com.