Analyst [China]

 

Introduction:

The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) is the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to The Economist newspaper. Created in 1946, we have over 70 years’ experience in helping businesses, financial firms and governments to understand how the world is changing and how that creates opportunities to be seized and risks to be managed.

The Economist Intelligence Unit - Healthcare, offers healthcare-focused market and business intelligence services complimented by strategic advisory to help medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare service firms understand their current and potential markets, and implement pragmatic and innovative strategies to ultimately tap into new growth opportunities. EIU Healthcare aims to further augment its dynamic team by seeking high calibre and talented business consultants keen to grow their career in healthcare business advisory.

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We are currently seeking an Analyst who will engage in consulting projects in the healthcare industry in the areas of market opportunity assessment, go-to-market strategy, new product planning, customer insights, channel optimization, internal optimization, and benchmarking, etc. This position would be based in Shanghai.

Accountabilities:

How you will contribute:

• Review and appraise healthcare research
• Extract and synthesise quantitative and qualitative data from research or healthcare information
• Interpret and communicate conclusions from research or healthcare information
• Understand client requirements and interact with clients
• Project manage and support other project managers during the course of the project engagement, including communicating project updates, presenting key milestones, pre-empting project issues, managing different client stakeholders

Experience, skills and professional attributes:

The ideal skills for this role are:

• A science or health related degree (e.g. biomedical science, public health, health economics)
• Postgraduate qualification or post-degree experience e.g. MPH or tertiary qualifications with professional experience in a health related field
• Experience in systematic reviews, economic modelling, health research or research design, evaluation and interpretation
• Experience in communicating complex concepts and information clearly to a range of audiences
• Excellent organisational, time management and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Word, Powerpoint and Excel skills
• Relevant experience in healthcare consulting or public health consulting an advantage
• Experience with budgetary responsibilities related to projects or resources.
• Demonstrated ability to write and present clearly, succinctly, and in a manner that appeals to a wide audience
• Exceptional command of written and spoken English, good command of a second Asian language would be an advantage

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Capacity to interpret client needs, create compelling proposals and manage stakeholders through transparent and effective communications
• Willingness to travel to present at client events or to support sales and business development activities
• Versatility, ability to think both inside and outside of the box and solution-driven
• Passion about all things related to the topic of health
• An appreciation of the consulting lifestyle, an ability to be mindfully present and appreciate the humour of each moment

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