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Emily Mahland

New York,NY

Summary

Strategy-driven professional with life sciences consulting and high-growth start-up experience. Strong work ethic, positive attitude, ability to learn quickly and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Business Development Associate

Headway
New York, NY
05.2025 - 09.2025
  • Partnered directly with senior leadership on five client accounts to create and execute strategies for payer engagement.
  • Conducted analyses and designed interactive dashboards to visualize key performance metrics for clients.
  • Prepared content and strategy for executive client meetings, helping to surface key insights, and address client priorities.
  • Provided insights and recommendations for improving internal processes and increasing operational efficiency.

Senior Associate Consultant (30+ cases)

Putnam Associates
New York, NY
09.2022 - 04.2025
  • Advised major global pharma & biotech clients on complex commercial and strategic issues including competitive landscape positioning, access assessments, and market launch strategy.
  • Conducted rigorous data analysis to inform demand forecasts, evaluate market opportunity, and analyze key performance indicators.
  • Developed qualitative and quantitative research instruments, moderated interviews, synthesized, and presented findings from over 150 primary market research interviews with MDs and payers to date.
  • Prepared 60+ deck deliverables to facilitate discussion and communicate findings to clients.
  • Promoted early to a senior associate consultant role after a total of six months in the Associate II role; joined as Associate I.

Selected Case Experience

Pricing and Access Strategy for Novel Therapy for a Respiratory Condition:

  • Conducted dyad interviews with payers and KOLs to gain perspectives on novel therapy and understand potential pricing and access considerations.
  • Created a launch strategy with 2 available assets, based on specific patient types, competitive potential scenarios, KOL input, and pricing and access dynamics for launching 2 assets.
  • Built a synthesis presentation that ended with client requesting to continue to work with us on future projects given quality of work produced.

Customer Archetyping Strategy for a Novel Individualized Oncology Therapy:

  • Identified site of care archetyping factors and developed hypotheses regarding variability in pain points / challenges for customers.
  • Spearheaded the development of quantitative and qualitative research instruments to inform a site of care archetype framework.
  • Analyzed pain points, conducted qualitative interviews to address key client business questions, and synthesized findings in a presentation deck to guide archetyping strategy for manufacturer support

Education

Bachelor of Arts - International Economics, Global Health, Marketing

Boston College, Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Chestnut Hill, MA
05.2022

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Palantir
  • Canva
  • Demandbase
  • Tableau
  • Client engagement
  • Market research
  • Commercial strategy
  • Key account management
  • New York Times Crossword Games Enthusiast
  • New York Mets
  • How I Built This Podcast

Timeline

Senior Business Development Associate

Headway
05.2025 - 09.2025

Senior Associate Consultant (30+ cases)

Putnam Associates
09.2022 - 04.2025

Bachelor of Arts - International Economics, Global Health, Marketing

Boston College, Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences