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Analyst, Service Strategy Team

Central London
Hybrid

About the role

Newmarket Strategy is a London based healthcare and life sciences consultancy specialising in market access. We work directly with life sciences and healthcare clients to help them navigate the NHS and bring innovative products and services to market.

The Service Strategy Team are specialists in supporting clients to bring to new medicines and health technologies into NHS services.  As an Analyst in the team, you will support the delivery of client projects, working from a clear brief to produce accurate, well referenced work. You will monitor changes and trends in the NHS, contribute research and drafting to the work of the team, take part in client and internal meetings, and begin to build knowledge of the NHS, health policy and the life sciences sector that clients and colleagues value.

At Newmarket Strategy, we recognise hard work and the ability to take initiative. This role suits someone who is delivery focused and able to produce quality work to tight deadlines. We pride ourselves on a collaborative culture and working environment, with a close-knit support structure in place.

Level: Analyst.

Reporting to: A line manager within the Service Strategy team.

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week. The consultancy environment may require additional hours during critical project phases, client deadlines or pitch preparation. We are in the office three days a week. 

Location: Central London, with flexible hybrid working.

Key responsibilities

The responsibilities below follow the three areas of our competency framework: delivering for clients, working well with colleagues, and winning business.

Delivering for clients

  • Prioritise your workload with support from your line manager, communicating this regularly with colleagues and flagging any issues in a timely manner, and consistently meet internal deadlines.
  • Work from a clear brief to produce first drafts of written work, such as reports, briefings and presentations, without errors and with full referencing and appropriate sources.
  • Incorporate feedback on written work accurately and fully.
  • Support research and analysis on changes and trends in the NHS, including the priorities from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and Trusts, to inform advice for clients.
  • Proactively identify intelligence from daily monitoring that is relevant to clients, with ideas for emails to clients.
  • Prepare meeting agendas in good time and send them to clients after internal sign off.
  • Write meeting action notes accurately and deliver them in a timely manner.
  • Create clear timelines and project plans to support programme delivery.
  • Make personal and friendly connections with clients.

Working well with colleagues

  • Respond to internal emails swiftly and clearly, and share relevant information affecting programmes with colleagues.
  • Communicate proactively with your line manager, including your aspirations and challenges.
  • Share and receive, constructive feedback to support your development.
  • Take opportunities to share your opinions and ideas, and contribute actively to internal meetings.
  • Be a great team player, offering to help stretched colleagues and reaching out for help when needed.
  • Seek out reading and other learning materials to accelerate your development.

Winning business

  • Read around your subject and the daily monitoring, deepening your knowledge of the NHS, health and life sciences sector.
  • Take opportunities to develop your own professional network.
  • Attend external events and virtual webinars, and share insights with colleagues internally.
  • Support the development of new business proposals with research and drafting.

Our behaviours

Our work is guided by five behaviours, which we expect of every member of the team.

  • Candid: we communicate openly and honestly with each other and with clients, acting with integrity in our advice and in how we manage relationships.
  • Conscientious: we pride ourselves on delivering the best for our clients and each other, often going the extra mile.
  • Supportive: we actively support the learning, development and productivity of our colleagues, and develop through sharing and receiving feedback considerately.
  • Intellectually curious: we seek out information, draw on rigorous intelligence and analysis, and test ideas so that our work is underpinned by high level insight.
  • Entrepreneurial: we act with purpose, creativity and persistence to find commercial opportunities both for Newmarket’s growth and for our clients.

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Requirements

Essential 

  • A keen interest in health policy, the NHS and health innovation, with an awareness of the UK healthcare landscape.
  • At least a 2:1 undergraduate degree. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
  • Strong analytical and research skills, and excellent writing skills with a high level of English language proficiency.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and confidence in engaging with colleagues and clients.
  • A good level of skill in the Microsoft Office 365 suite (Word, PowerPoint and Excel), and willingness to learn to work in a Mac environment.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a small team in a collaborative way, contributing to an enjoyable and friendly working environment.

Desirable 

  • Early career experience in a relevant role or field, such as within industry, the NHS, a consultancy or an internship.

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Visa requirements

  • Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with a significant annual performance related bonus scheme.
  • Pension contributions.
  • Private health insurance 
  • Central London location in high specification offices, with drinks and snacks freely available.
  • Flexible, hybrid working opportunities.
  • 20 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays. An extra day of holiday will be awarded for each complete year worked with the company, up to a maximum annual leave allowance of 30 days.
  • On site cycle storage and shower facilities.

Equal opportunities statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and applications are encouraged from individuals regardless of age, race, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation.  We treat all job applications equally. Newmarket is committed to hiring, training and promoting candidates based on merit.  

For further information please contact matthew.robinson@newmarket-strategy.com