Associate Manager, Research Analytics

Job Description - Associate Manager, Research Analytics

Inizio Ignite, Putnam 

Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM. Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients. By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health.  

Our Putnam strategy consulting team bridges science and strategy to enable confident decision-making and build value for pharma. We partner with leading health and life science companies serving brand & commercial leaders, Medical Affairs, access & pricing, and R&D. Our expertise spans offerings including therapeutic area strategy, data & AI strategy, go-to-market strategy, commercialization & growth, value, pricing & access (VPA) strategy, and evidence generation. Proudly part of Inizio – the market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences. From early-stage development to loss of exclusivity, we simplify complexity, unlock value, and make collaboration seamless at every pivotal moment – supporting confident, insight-driven decisions that move innovation forward.  

Role Overview 

Profile   - A dynamic and proactive professional with experience in SLR in life sciences

Skill and Expertise - FOR SLR BACKGROUND

What you'll be doing

• Manages multiple workstreams and contributes to overall project execution driving the screening, data extraction, quality assessment, qualitative synthesis and value messaging
• Provides guidance to analysts and project managers, ensuring high-quality output
• Designs and develops protocols, search strategies, data extraction templates, and reports for literature review studies
• Conducts peer review and auditing (quality checks) of records/full-text publications screened, data extracted, and quality assessments carried out by others
• Assists in carrying out qualitative and quantitative synthesis
• Supports client interactions
• Collaborates with senior stakeholders on strategic frameworks, methodologies and overall project delivery

What you'll need

• A degree in Life Sciences, Public Health/Health Economics, or equivalent from a reputed Tier 1 or Tier 2 college with 7-10 yrs of experience
• Experience in designing, planning, executing and managing systematic review studies in healthcare domain. Expertise in screening title/abstract and full-text publications, data extraction and quality assessment
• Ability to manage complex projects and drive structured problem-solving
• Ability to distill complex data, interpret results and write technical reports with clear value messages
• Excellent client communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Strong project management capabilities

Educational Qualification - A degree in Life Sciences, Pub