Full-Time Research Associate III, Health Economics Modeling and Simulation
Job Description
PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for submission to this role is Friday, 8th November 2013.
Evidera is dedicated to helping optimize the value and market access of medical treatments. In partnership with life science organizations worldwide, our scientists and consultants we:
- Utilize insights from patients, payers, HTA bodies, regulators, providers and other stakeholders to inform value demonstration strategies
- Develop, capture, and effectively communicate the results and impact of required evidentiary outcomes
- Bring world-class science, methodological expertise and thought leadership to everything we do
Evidera is home to the largest global health economics group and is one of the largest providers of outcomes research, epidemiology, payer research and market access consulting. Having all of these capabilities working together allows us the unique ability to partner with companies early in development and throughout the product life cycle to develop key value strategies for their products and ensure that appropriate evidence is developed, captured and communicated to maximize the value of their products.
Health Economics – Modeling and Simulation
Our Modeling and Simulation experts design, build and implement models that describe complex medical processes and therapies to:
- Understand and evaluate the implications of clinical trials
- Demonstrate the value of an intervention beyond its efficacy
- Assess benefits and risks associated with healthcare interventions
- Assess pricing scenarios
- Inform strategic planning and product development
With more than 25 years of modeling experience, the health economics team has developed more than 200 economic models across multiple therapeutic areas and countries.
Role
We are looking for a Research Associate III to join our Modeling and Simulation team within the Health Economics department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (other duties may be assigned)
- Implement qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Develop study designs with minimal senior supervision
- Prepare draft analysis plans and model specification reports
- Program mathematical models with minimal senior supervision
- Identify and evaluate pertinent literature and previous research
- Oversee activities of more junior staff members in implementation of research projects
- Draft project deliverables (reports, presentations, etc…) at “final quality” level but still requiring senior review; draft abstracts and manuscripts as co-author.
- Act as independent project manager on projects fully supporting the principal investigator, and otherwise responsible for internal and external day-to-day management of projects.
- Mentor and train junior staff
- Support development of proposals and project budgets
- Minimal travel is expected.
Qualifications
- Deep understanding of research principles in health economics
- Extensive practical experience in implementation of cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses using mathematical modeling
- Experience in the conduct of systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, and database analyses Solid quantitative skills, including statistics and calculus
- Project management experience
- Statistics, literature reviews, epidemiology, outcomes research, and multi-criteria decision analysis experience desirable
Education and Experience:
- PhD in relevant discipline ((e.g., Economics, Epidemiology, Public Health), with some related experience;
- Or Masters with strong related experience;
- Or Bachelors with extensive directly related experience in a consulting or similar environment.
Language Skills:
- Competent in written and spoken English.
Computer Skills
- Required: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Desired: ARENA or other discrete event simulation software, SAS or other data analyses software
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Comment made by Marvin Ouwehand on Jul 22nd 2013 at 9:06 am:
what is the indication of salary (before taxes)?