Strategic Research Analyst

Strategic Research Analyst, The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO)

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About The Advisory Board Company

The Advisory Board Company is a leading health care strategy firm serving over 2,500 of the country's preeminent hospitals, health care systems, pharmaceutical companies and insurers. Through its membership programs, consulting services and training programs, The Advisory Board provides strategic planning and research, consulting and implementation services, executive education, and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. A continually expanding business portfolio provides employees with a variety of learning experiences and significant opportunities for career development at an accelerated pace. 


 

About the position

Strategic Research Analysts work in teams on research studies surfacing key challenges or opportunities facing hospitals and provide best (and worst) demonstrated practices in addressing these issues. The unique membership model allows research teams to directly interact with hospital executives, learning from their experiences and influencing change at member hospitals through presentation of key research findings. 


Research studies can range anywhere from 1-9 months in duration, and typically culminate in a two-day summit where research findings and insights are presented to healthcare executives. Most recent studies have addressed topics such as the Emergency Department capacity crisis, the growing burden of bad debt in hospitals, evaluating the latest clinical technologies, implementing electronic medical records, and the nursing shortage. Finally, these studies are published and shared with other hospital leaders via web-based teleconferences. Analysts are actively involved throughout the entire research cycle—from conception, to research interviews, to analysis and creation of presentation materials. Working in teams provides analysts a great opportunity to learn from peers and to take on more challenging responsibilities as they mature in their roles.  
 


Analyst Responsibilities

Analysts work on two to four research studies per year, with job responsibilities varying according to the stage in the study cycle. Across each research cycle, the analyst will typically be expected to accomplish the following objectives:Collaborate on research agenda setting Conduct in-depth interviews with senior healthcare executives Document and analyze findings from primary and secondary research Reduce industry challenges to root cause problems Identify and critique best practice strategies and solutions Develop innovative frameworks for presentation of findings Contribute to creation of presentation materials Potentially analyze and build market calculators and financial models  


As analysts become more experienced, they assume broader responsibilities, including management of member relationships, providing “thought leadership” and creativity, and even serving as “in-house experts” on various topics.  


The analyst position offers significant growth and rapid promotion potential, as well as opportunities to take on other roles within our growing firm. The Advisory Board is a true meritocracy, with pace of advancement within the firm based on an analyst’s performance, capabilities and ambition.

 

Attributes and Qualifications Sought

Interested individuals must be intellectually curious with a strong worth ethic, solid interpersonal skills, and a willingness to commit to a team-based approach to research and insight generation.  Candidates should be comfortable learning from both peers and senior executives throughout the health care industry, and prepared to perform under tight deadlines and rigorous questioning of their analysis. Furthermore, candidates must demonstrate creativity and persistence, excellent problem-solving and brainstorming skills, and flexibility and comfort with ambiguity and change in project direction.  Qualifications also include demonstrated success in a rigorous academic and work environment. 


 

Compensation and Benefits

The Advisory Board Company hires analysts with the prospect of career progression to management ranks. Our compensation package includes a competitive base salary plus bonus potential, and a full benefits package with 401K and employee stock purchase plan. Moreover, all new employees receive formal training.

 

How to apply:

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