Consultant, Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy

Posted December 12, 2022
Apply: FTI Consulting, Inc.


About the Role

The Center is seeking candidates for the position of Consultant in our Washington D.C. office. This position involves working in small teams to provide healthcare related analytics to a multitude of clients including employers, healthcare systems, managed care organizations and government agencies. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, contributing to projects that make an impact and help shape the healthcare environment. Familiarity and experience with Excel and statistical programming packages such as STATA, SAS, R, Matlab, or Mathematica are required. Candidates must be highly motivated problem solvers, analytical, detail oriented, able to work independently or in teams, and have excellent oral and written communication skills. Candidates must display a strong work ethic. An interest and prior experience in health economics or public health is preferred. The ideal candidate will have 1+ years of experience.

What You'll Do

A Consultant is expected to undertake various analytic tasks, both quantitative and qualitative, to ensure the production of high-quality analysis. A Consultant will make tangible contributions to the Center's work product by:
  • Conducting extensive research into both industry-specific matters and empirical methods
  • Compiling and synthesizing information from various sources -
  • Producing written summaries of both qualitative and quantitative data
  • Analyzing data quality and integrity using statistical packages such as Stata and SAS Performing data analysis with programming languages such as STATA, Visual Basic, and SAS to meet client needs
  • Preparing memos detailing the operational components of projects including data sources, key data elements, and statistical programs/techniques used in preparing the dataset or conducting the analysis
  • Auditing their own as well as colleagues' work to ensure quality

How You'll Grow

Our practice provides the opportunity for a motivated professional to work in a leveraged, team-based model of diversely skilled, intelligent, and successful individuals. Team members regularly exceed expectations and are recognized accordingly through promotion, compensation, public recognition and positive feedback. You will have the opportunity to change business models and the chance to make a real impact.

Basic Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree in the areas of Economics, Statistics, Mathematics or other field relevant to data analysis with a minimum GPA of 3.4
  • Minimum 1+ years of relevant work experience is required. Internships will be taken into consideration
  • Experience with Excel and statistical programming packages such as STATA, Visual Basic, SAS, R, Matlab or Mathematica

Preferred Skills :
  • An understanding and interest in manipulation and analysis of data
  • Skills and experience in data visualization.
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to learn and thrive in a project-driven environment with time-sensitive deliverables
  • Prior experience in a data analytics role, preferably within a research organization
  • Proficiency in STATA
  • Experience programming in C++ Please submit transcripts at the time of application.
  • This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices
  • COVID Vaccine required*

*Individuals seeking an exemption from this requirement for medical or religious reasons should complete a request for accommodation form by contacting recruitingsupport@fticonsulting.com .

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Our Benefits

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

  • Competitive salary and bonus plans
  • Generous paid holidays, time off and parental leave
  • Full package of benefits plans
  • Company matched 401K
  • Annual paid volunteer hours
  • Corporate matching for charitable donations
  • Potential for flexible working arrangements
  • Free snacks and drinks
  • Upscale offices close to public transportation
  • Pet insurance

About FTI Consulting

What makes us unique? With more than 6,250 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.

FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes . For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter ( @FTIConsulting ), Facebook and LinkedIn .

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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