HEALTH ECONOMICS FREELANCE POSITION

he team is looking to expand the network of external collaborators and is currently searching for profiles with the following characteristics to participate in an ad hoc mode in projects within our areas of expertise.

Candidate’s Profile and Experience



EDUCATION



MHA/MPH/PhD - education in economics, health economics, public health, health services research or a relevant related area

Previous work experience (at least 3 year) in health economics/outcomes research

Strong numeracy and quantitative skills as well as competency using MS Excel and statistical packages (e.g. Stata, R, SAS, SPSS)

Prior consulting experience

Familiarity with Microsoft Office package



LANGUAGES



Native or full proficiency in English

French or Spanish or German or Portuguese a plus

Any other language appreciated.





EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS



Must have:



Need to have strong sense of time urgency and the ability to handle tight project timeline as needed

Need to have strong attention to accuracy and details, in order to address clients’ needs

Excellent understanding of research methodology used in clinical research and health economics and outcomes research is required

Strong both verbal and written communication ability

Great team player and willingness to help team members as needed

Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects and maintain a clear tracking and documentation







Responsibilities and Functions



General responsibilities:

Carry out work to a high standard which meets or exceeds client expectations

Support senior staff on specific business initiatives as required

Work independently and/or as part of a project team on defined tasks

Project management

Assist with overall project/client management

Attend client and other external meetings as appropriate

Manage specific project work streams independently

Health economic modeling

Produce draft storyboards for health economic models and provide significant input to their further development

Review literature to source the required inputs

Literature and data review

Develop search strategies for structured and systematic literature reviews

Manage the full review process (abstract review, paper selection and data extraction)

Write and review literature review reports

Medical writing for value communication

Develop the structure of and write clinical and economic chapters for product value dossiers and value communications support material

Draft abstracts, posters and manuscripts for publication based on economic models, literature reviews, meta-analyses and other HEOR work

Retrospective data analysis

Contribute substantially to the development of the methodology section of statistical analysis plans; with guidance, write methodology and results sections of final reports

Participate in methodology and/or results discussions and presentations for the client

Market access strategy

Carry out research and produce reports for projects delivering strategic advice to clients on research agendas, value proposition and market access outcomes research/health services research