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At Pharmecons, we are an ever expanding, dynamic team and we are always happy to receive enquiries from health economists, modellers, systematic reviewers and medical writers with at least two years’ experience. Please feel free to get in touch at info@pharmecons.com.  If there is a job opening, and you are a suitable candidate, we will contact you.

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN HEALTH ECONOMICS
ADDED NOVEMBER 2020
Applications are invited for this exciting opportunity to join a health economics and market access consultancy. We are seeking to employ a highly motivated researcher with experience in economic evaluation of health care and/ or population health interventions, and quantitative research methods. The post holder will work mainly on a European Horizon2020 project. There is the possibility for getting involved in other projects if/when necessary.
European Horizon 2020 HosmartAI is a program focusing on the use of digital technologies (robotics and Artificial Intelligent) in the health care system. HosmartAI brings together a consortium of 24 leading organizations across Europe (3 large enterprises, 8 SMEs, 5 hospitals, 4 universities, 2 research centres and 2 associations). Eight Large-Scale Pilots will implement and evaluate improvements in medical diagnosis, surgical interventions, prevention and treatment of diseases, and support for rehabilitation and long-term care in several Hospital and care settings due to the use of digital technologies. The project will target different medical aspects or manifestations such as Cancer, Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders; Cardiovascular diseases; Thoracic Disorders; Neurological diseases; Elderly Care and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation; Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) and Prematurity. Pharmecons Easy Access will perform the economic evaluation alongside the 4 out of 8 pilots.
This is a 0.5 FTE, 3-year post with an annual gross salary of £26,000 (pro-rata). Starting in early 2021; fully home-based employment
  • Lead and implement the design and analyses of health economic evaluations for all the pilots that will be undertaken in Horizon2020 program
  • Coordinate with the partners of the consortium across Europe and throughout the project lifespan to ensure timely and successful cooperation for the necessary data collection
  • Support and advise other researchers on appropriate choices of economic methods for evaluation of research projects
  • Provide support, whenever deemed necessary, to other members of the team on a per project basis.
  • Contribute to/ lead the development and delivery of activities and outputs (e.g. conference presentations, manuscript writing)
  • Identify and share important, generic, transferable methods which will be incorporated into future projects and advance health economic research methodology
  • Work as a conscientious and committed member of Pharmecons team
  • Commitment to your own personal career development
  • Ensure confidentiality on all matters and information obtained during the course of employment
  • MSc or PhD in Health Economics or equivalent research experience
  • At least 2-5 years of prior work experience in the field
  • In depth knowledge of economic evaluations alongside various trial designs, patient-level data analysis of costs and health outcomes
  • Adept at using data management and analysis software, such as Excel and Stata
  • Ability to manage, manipulate and analyse large and complex data sets
  • Ability to manage time, appropriately prioritise workload and work to deadlines across several tasks
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-professional team
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Self-motivated, hardworking proactive, innovative and enthusiastic