Job Description

Job Overview

Support Health Economics (PE modelling) team and assist in end-to-end delivery of projects in Europe, Middle East, India, APAC and US. The candidate is expected to design and develop (programming) a variety of models for economic evaluation either for HTA submissions or value messaging. Typical projects include budget impact analysis models and cost-effectiveness analysis models (such as: Markov, decision tree, partitioned survival) and could potentially include conducting survival analyses.

Essential Functions

• Design and develop health economic decision-analytic models to undertake either budget impact analysis or cost-effectiveness/cost-utility analysis, including decision tree, Markov, partitioned survival models
• Program models in appropriate software, including Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and R
• Conduct survival analysis and basic statistical analysis (such as descriptive statistics, regression analysis) using R
• Develop project deliverables such as model analysis plan(s), technical reports and user guides
• Act as a technical advisor/ lead for junior members in the team on country specific adaptations, across multiple projects, providing support and advice to team members, and conducting internal validation and quality control
• Assist in the dissemination of findings through articles, posters and presentations
• Support development of global modelling materials, processes and methodology with HE Modelling Centre of Excellence.

Qualifications
1. Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree or equivalent in Health economics/Public health with major in health economics. OR Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree or equivalent in economics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, pharmacy with training in Health Economics
2. Good knowledge of health economics

• Have 3-5 years of actual hands-on experience of working on pharmaco-economic models (PE models) including budget impact models and cost-effectiveness/ cost-utility models. The candidate should have worked on both local adaptations of global models and de-novo models. Work done on models should include:

o Familiarity with literature review for model inputs and model concept
o Programming the model in Microsoft Excel (incorporating VBA as required)
\xef\x82\xa7 Includes conducting sensitivity analysis \xe2\x80\x93 both one-way sensitivity analysis (OWSA) and Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis (PSA)
\xef\x82\xa7 Familiarity with TreeAge Software would be good to have though not essential
o Performing quality check of excel based PE models
o Conducting survival analysis \xe2\x80\x93 experience with survival analysis would be good to have though not essential
3. Experience within consultancy, CRO or other service sector in the healthcare industry is desirable
4. Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn quickly and independently
5. Strong time management and organisational skills, and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment
6. Excellent attention to detail and ability to check own work
7. Good English written and verbal communication skills

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