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Health Economist
Canada
Permanent
The Job
Company Overview
Our client is a well-established HEOR consultancy that supports pharmaceutical, biotech and medical technology companies with the evidence they need for reimbursement and market access. Health economics is a key growth area for the business, and they are building out the team at several levels.
The Role
This role suits a health economist with solid modelling experience who is ready to take ownership of projects.
From day one you will act as project manager on health economics projects. You'll keep work on track, be a point of contact for clients, and lead hands-on modelling tasks yourself. You will work across cost-utility and budget impact models, alongside experienced modellers who will support your development towards building full models from scratch.
It's a strong opportunity for someone who wants to grow their technical skills and project leadership at the same time.
Key Responsibilities
Project manage health economics projects, covering timelines, budgets and day-to-day client communication
Lead hands-on modelling tasks across cost-utility and budget impact models
Build budget impact models from scratch, and contribute to de novo cost-utility model builds
Adapt global cost-utility models for local markets and HTA submissions
Source and pull together model inputs, working with evidence synthesis and statistics colleagues
Run sensitivity and scenario analyses and summarise results clearly
Write technical reports, slide decks and dossier sections
Support proposals and scoping where needed
Contribute to publications, conference abstracts and presentations
Qualifications & Experience
MSc or PhD in Health Economics, Economics, Statistics, Epidemiology or a related quantitative discipline
Typically 2+ years' experience in health economics, ideally in a consultancy setting
A solid understanding of how economic models are structured and how they work
Hands-on modelling experience in at least one of the following;
- building cost-utility models de novo
- adapting global cost-utility models for local markets
- building budget impact models de novo
Experience managing projects or workstreams
Strong Excel modelling skills
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
Experience building a full cost-utility model from scratch
Experience supporting HTA submissions in one or more major markets
Working knowledge of R or VBA
Client-facing experience
The Offer
Permanent, full-time position based in Canada
Project leadership from the start, with hands-on modelling at the core of the role
Support and development from experienced modellers
A clear route to progress to Senior Health Economist and beyond
We invite you to apply below if you believe you're the right candidate!