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July 28, 2010

Health Economist (Fixed-term): University of Nottingham - School of Community Health Sciences

Location: Nottingham, England
Reference number: MED/756
Closing date: 28 July 2010

The NIHR Research Design Service for the East Midlands (see: http://www.rds-em.nihr.ac.uk is part of a national network of RDSs funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Central Commissioning Facility (CCF), as a key part of its infrastructure to support clinical research. The service aims to increase the range and quality of health services research throughout the region by generating, supporting and disseminating new research through NHS and other funding opportunities. The successful candidate will be one of a team of Research Design Service (RDS) staff who provide methodological support and advice to NHS researchers and others working in partnership with the NHS who are developing and designing high quality research proposals for submission to national, peer-reviewed funding competitions. The successful candidate will be expected to provide advice on the health economic aspects of the design and analysis of research proposals and participate in the delivery of funding awareness seminars and other learning events provided by the RDS.

Candidates should ideally hold a PhD (or equivalent experience) in a subject relevant to health services research (e.g. health economics, epidemiology), or significant research experience in these areas plus a higher degree in health economics or a subject relevant to health services research. Applicants will also be considered from those candidates who hold a higher degree in health economics/a subject relevant to health services research and are either studying for, or do not hold a PhD. Training and skills in health economics research are required as is research training and skills in health economic research designs. The ability to communicate well with researchers who have little or no knowledge of health economics is essential as is the ability to discuss ideas with researchers at very early stages, helping them to refine their research questions and ensure what they do is manageable and of high methodological quality.

Salary will be within the range £24,273 - £35,646 per annum depending on skills and experience (salary can progress to £38,951 per annum, subject to performance) - (£26,523 maximum without PhD). This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2015 and is open to job-share.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr S Armstrong, Email: sarah.armstrong@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent to this Email address will not be accepted.

For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/MED754.

For all our vacancies and more about working at the University of Nottingham see: http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/.

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July 29, 2010

Pricing and Reimbursement Senior Manager X2

Location: UK
Term: Interim - 6 -9 Months
Day Rate: £450 - £650

This is a an outstanding opportunity for a Pricing and Reimbursement contractor or interim consultant to work for one of the world’s fastest growing pharma’s in a priority 6-9 month contract.

We are seeking experienced Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access professionals with a strong level of experience in implementing global pricing strategy across local operating countries, as such European or Global experience will be highly advantageous.

Key duties will include:

  • Generating data to support product launch and successful market access in key territories
  • Define the best launch sequence to ensure optimal pricing.
  • Identifying, liaising with and influencing external national and regional payers and experts
  • Championing geographical Pricing and Market Access requirements
  • Monitors and evaluates Pricing and Reimbursements environmental developments.

This role is pitched at a senior manager level and will require an individual able to hit the ground running from day one. For the right candidate this is a great chance to earn a very competitive daily rate with an exciting growing organisation.

Education and Experience:

  • Post graduate qualification in Health economics, Policy or Business
  • Significant Demonstrable experience in Pricing Reimbursement and Market Access
  • International or European experience
  • Knowledge of Health Economics and experience in preparing submissions for NICE
  • Successful track record in supporting pricing negotiations for launch product
  • Established network within International reimbursement authorities

For more information on this position please contact:

Austen Morgan
HEOR, Pricing and Market Access Specialist
NonStop Pharma Recruitment economics@nonstop-pharma.com

Alternatively, please call on +44 (0)207 234 0550

NonStop operate on strict procedures and will not actively market your details without your express permission and direction.

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Health Economist

Location: Sweden
Salary: 570,000 SEK- 800,000 SEK + company car, bonus and pension scheme -depending on experience and suitability.

My client, a top ten pharmaceutical company with offices around the world is looking for a Health Economist. My client is looking for an experienced Health Economist to join their established team in Sweden.

To find out more about this vacancy or similar vacancies across Europe call Will Guy today on 0044 (0)207 255 6665 or email william.guy@secpharma.com.

To be considered for this position you should have the following skills and experience:

Essential

  • Post-graduate qualifications (MSc, PhD etc) in Health Economics or a similar field.
  • At least 2 years experience in Health Economics, preferable within the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  • An ability to work autonomously.

Preferred

  • Prior experience in the production of models.
  • Prior knowledge of the Nordic Region.
  • Experience within CNS, Cardiovascular, Oncology

As the successful candidate you will work with a small but vibrant team of Health Economists. Your responsibilities will include:

  • The creation of Health Economics tools and models.
  • Project leadership for the conception of reimbursement dossiers.
  • Conduct, publish and present the finding of the studies to KOLs and to external payers.
  • Take part in the strategic meetings on the direction of Health Economics within the Nordic Region.

My client is eager to attract the best talent, for this reason, they are willing to pay a highly competitive salary, benefits package and holiday allowance. There is also a possibility of rapid career progression.

To find out more about this position, contact Will Guy for a confidential consultation on 0044 (0)207 255 6665 or alternatively send a copy of your CV to william.guy@secpharma.com. If this position does not interest you, but you know someone who it would, please do not hesitate to forward it on.

I am a specialist recruiter and focus my efforts on Health Economics, Outcomes Research, Pricing and Reimbursement and Epidemiology. If this position is not of interest, however you want to have a look at the market, please give me a call so I can go over all the vacancies I am working on.

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July 30, 2010

Consultants and Project Managers: Abacus International

Locations: Oxfordshire and Manchester, UK
Reference number: GTA10
Application deadline: 30th July 2010

Established in 1995, Abacus International is an independent health outcomes consultancy. We specialise in delivering health economic, health technology assessment (HTA), systematic review and market access solutions to global and local affiliates of many of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and device companies.

The culture at Abacus is very people orientated, providing a supportive and friendly environment with a very strong team ethic. Over half our staff have worked for the company for more than 5 years and career progression and training opportunities are exceptional for talented individuals.

Our reputation has been built by employing, training and retaining top class talent who deliver high quality projects on time to our many customers around the world. The quality of Abacus work is reflected in significantly higher than average HTA approval rates and the repeat business we get from our customers.

The role

Abacus seek accomplished and energetic project managers/consultants with exceptional organisational and communication skills to join our growing team.

Ideally with a strong grounding in health economics or HTA you will lead project teams of medical writers, modelers and systematic reviewers to deliver a variety of projects, in particular HTA submissions and global value dossiers.

You will have responsibility for managing projects from concept through to completion and will be the main point of contact with the client. You will strategically shape value messages and develop clinical and economic arguments. You will also be responsible for the business development process, authoring proposals and developing client relationships.

The candidate

  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Highly organized with strong team management skills
  • A good understanding of the HTA environment
  • A strong team ethic
  • A pragmatic and strategic thinker

Abacus offers a highly competitive salary, bonus, and benefits including 28 days holiday. Opportunities exist to develop your career together with extensive training opportunities.

To apply, please send your CV to Pam Poppe at careers@abacusint.com by 30th July 2010, quoting job reference GTA10

permalink July 30, 2010: Consultant/Advisor , Project Leader

Project Director: NHS Consulting

Location: York, UK
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 30th July 2010

York Health Economics Consortium, an expanding health economics company owned by the University of York, is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual to develop its government and NHS portfolio of research and consultancy.

The role will focus on business development from NHS Trusts and Agencies and central health research funding bodies (e.g. NIHR), and management of research projects won. The candidate will be expected to be proactive in extending the range of services offered to NHS clients in a time of rapid change in the health system. The post will appeal to those with excellent communication skills who enjoy client interaction and working across a wide range of projects. Knowledge and experience of NHS working would be an advantage.

Further details available at http://www.yhec.co.uk or email: Prof. John Hutton jh602@york.ac.uk

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Pharmaceutical Economics and Health Policy: Temple University

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Deadline Date: 07/30/2010

The Center for Healthcare Research and Management located in the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University invites applications for one post-doctoral fellowship for immediate filling in the area of pharmaceutical economics and health policy research. Research will cover topics with public health policy and commercial applications on the dynamics and implications surrounding bioequivalent and therapeutic switching that occurs between branded and generic drugs for a particular therapy class. Experience in quantitative modeling and programming expertise applied to extremely large and complex databases, knowledge of public policy and commercial issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry, experience with or the ability to learn very quickly work on pharmaceutical physician-level prescription and anonymized patient-level drug-utilization databases, and a passion to study issues critical to the drug industry are highly desirable. The initial appointment will be for one calendar year from the target start date of 09/01/2010 with a possibility of renewal based on research success.

This is an excellent opportunity for new or recent PhD graduates to apply research methods on extremely large and unique pharmaceutical databases not publicly available, benefit from an active interdisciplinary research environment, engage in exciting research affecting a critical industry and patients taking the drugs being analyzed, and interact with pharmaceutical industry and academic experts.

PhD degree with experience no more than 2 years since graduation in Economics, Health Economics, Marketing or other quantitative disciplines with experience in health/pharmaceutical economics is required.

Responsibilities include:

  • Organize all databases required for analysis via computer programming techniques.
  • Conduct complex statistical/econometric analyses.
  • Prepare project reports, collaborate with internal and external research team members, and complete research articles for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
  • Disseminate findings at major conferences and professional pharmaceutical meetings.
  • Share research findings and implications for commercial and public policy applications with the pharmaceutical company funding this research fellowship position.

Please submit in one email a curriculum vitae, cover letter describing research interests and training/background consistent with the requirements noted above, completed research paper, and two letters of reference to george.chressanthis@temple.edu.

For more information, email questions to: george.chressanthis@temple.edu.

Keywords: pharmaceutical economics, bioequivalent and therapeutic brand-generic drug substitution, health policy

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Health Economist: Westat

Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Job Status: Full Time
Closing Date: July 30, 2010
Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and education
Reference number: 3413BR

Job Description

This position will be based in Atlanta, GA. Westat is seeking an experienced individual to join a team that focuses on economic evaluations of health programs in developing countries. Responsibilities include providing scientific and technical services for protocol development, study implementation, and analysisof costing and cost-effectiveness/utility studies, as well as the analysis of diverse economic, program, andepidemiologic data for resource estimation and modeling. Activities are conducted both in the UnitedStates and internationally, especially in Africa. Experience with international HIV/AIDS-related programsis required; experience in other global infectious and chronic diseases is desirable. A minimum of a master’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. with at least 7 years of relevant experience is required. Good interpersonal and analytic skills and excellent writing abilities are essential. Some travel, both domestic and international, is expected.

Brief Information about Westat

Westat, located in Rockville, MD, is one of the foremost contract research corporations in the UnitedStates. Since 1961, we have conducted surveys and provided statistical research and related services tothe agencies of the U.S. Government and to a broad range of institutional and business clients. We are arapidly growing employee-owned corporation with more than 1,800 research, technical, and administrative staff and a history of technical and managerial excellence.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, go to: http://www.westat.com/Jobs and enter 3413BR and click the “apply to job” button and follow directions.

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July 31, 2010

Senior Manager, Health Services Research

Location: Missouri, US
Reference number: 10715
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Express Scripts

At Express Scripts, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in St. Louis, we provide pharmacy benefit management services to more than 50 million people.

Since 1986, the company’s legacy of independence ensures that our interests are aligned with plan sponsors and their members.

Our mission is to make the use of prescription drugs safer and more affordable. Be part of a team that was named to Fortune’s 2008 list of “America’s Most Admired Companies.”

As an employee you can be proud of each day’s accomplishments knowing you’re improving the quality of life of millions of people everyday. How many people can say that about their jobs?

About The Department of Research and Clinical Services Responsibilities

For more than a decade, Express Scripts has employed a company-paid research staff that provides timely, relevant and objective research to help improve the management of pharmacy benefits. Our award-winning work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, reported in the national media and presented at professional conferences. If you would like to make a difference with an organization known for its leadership within the PBM industry, we have the challenge you seek. To learn more about Express Scripts’ innovative research studies in pharmacy management visit: http://www.express-scripts.com/industryresearch/outcomes/ and http://www.consumerology.org.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of health economic models. Additional responsibilities will include the writing research proposals and protocols, analysis and interpretation of the results of research projects, development of internal reports and manuscripts to disseminate the results of research projects, and presentation of findings and recommendations to internal and external audiences. Document, plan and track project tasks. Special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

DrSc, DrPH, or PhD in Health Economics, Health Policy, Decision Analysis, Epidemiology, or other health services research related field, with two (2) or more years of relevant experience; OR Masters in Public Health or Masters of Science in health services research related field and five (5) or more years experience of research experience in related area.

Experience with the health economic model development, formulation and design of research proposals and research study protocols.

Experience with health economic modeling software (i.e., TreeAge, DecisionTree, @Risk) and excellent statistical software programming skills (i.e., SAS, Stata) are desired.

Exceptional communication (oral and written) and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical and other data to broad internal and external audiences.

For more information and to apply please visit: http://www.express-scripts.com/careers

EEO Statement

Express Scripts is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against or harass any applicant or employee on any grounds prohibited under any federal, state or local law, including race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class. None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be able to pass a drug test and background investigation and, depending on position requirements, a Department of Defense background investigation.

permalink July 31, 2010: Manager , Researcher/Co-ordinator

August 1, 2010

Associate/Full Professor And Assistant/Associate Professor: Tulane University

Location: New Orleans, Louisianna, USA

The Department of Health Systems Management at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is recruiting for two tenure/tenure-track positions, one at the Associate/Full Professor level and the other at the level of Assistant/Associate Professor (academic rank to be determined based on qualifications and experience). The successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain a strong program of research with extramural funding in an area consistent with the Department’s mission. Starting salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Associate/Full Professor

The Department of Health Systems Management is joining with the RAND Corporation to offer a unique opportunity to a promising researcher at the Associate or Full Professor level. He/she will collaborate with colleagues from RAND (both in its Gulf States Research Institute office in New Orleans and its offices elsewhere) to conduct research on topics of mutual interest and to develop externally funded research. The selection committee will give preference to applicants with an earned doctoral degree in the area of health economics, health policy research, health services research, health outcomes or health operations research, or related disciplines; strong methodological and applied econometric skills; a demonstrated record of publication in peer reviewed journals; and teaching experience at the graduate level. We encourage application by candidates with broad national policy research interests, but would particularly value candidates with research interests that are relevant to the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida). Promising applicants will undergo a parallel interviewing process with both the Department of HSM and at the RAND Corporation.

Assistant/Associate Professor

In addition, the Department is recruiting a tenure-track professor at the Assistant or Associate level. The selection committee will give preference to applicants with an earned doctoral degree in the area of health policy, health economics, health services research, health outcomes, health operations research or related disciplines in a domestic or international context; strong methodological skills; publication in peer reviewed journals; and teaching experience at the graduate level. In addition, he/she will teach in the Department’s academic programs, mentor and advise students, participate on doctoral committees, and serve on other School committees. Applicants will be evaluated on their achievement to date and potential in the areas of research, publication, and teaching.

To view the full job descriptions, please go to http://www.sph.tulane.edu/hsm/employment.htm.

Applications are requested by August 1, 2010, although the search will be kept open until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their research interests and qualifications, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references. Electronic submission preferred. We are very interested in receiving nominations from individuals who know of potential candidates. For further information or to submit a nomination or an application (e-mails are preferred) please contact:

Alan Czaplicki
PhD - Department Administrator
504.988.6956
aczaplic@tulane.edu

permalink August 1, 2010: Health Economist , Professorship/Lectureship

August 2, 2010

Fulbright Scholar competition 2011-2012

Location: Various
Application deadline: August 2, 2010

The Core Fulbright Scholar competition for 2011-2012 is now open. Over 800 grants are available for teaching, conducting research, or combining both in more than 125 countries around the globe. The deadline is August 2. For information on Fulbright Scholar Awards, consult our website at http://www.iie.org/cies. If you are interested in requesting information, please write to scholars@iie.org.

permalink August 2, 2010: Fellowship/Studentship

Request for Proposal: Evaluation of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), GAVI Alliance

The GAVI Alliance Secretariat is commissioning this Evaluation at the request of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) Company Board. The objective of this Evaluation is to assess the extent to which the IFFIm has been an effective financing mechanism to raise money for immunisation and health systems in GAVI eligible countries.

Background and context for this consultancy

The GAVI Alliance was launched in 2000 to increase immunisation coverage and reverse widening global disparities in access to vaccines. Governments in donor and developing countries, UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank, civil society, foundations, vaccine manufacturers, and research and technical institutions work together as partners in GAVI Alliance to achieve common goals, in recognition that only through a strong and united effort can higher levels of support for global immunisation be generated.

The GAVI Alliance mission is to save children’s lives and protect people’s health by increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. The GAVI Alliance Strategy positions GAVI’s work within the broader context of child survival and the Millennium Development Goals. The Alliance also makes a major contribution to meeting global goals outlined in the WHO/UNICEF Global Immunisation Vision and Strategy (GIVS) by supporting immunisation programmes and health systems in the world’s poorest countries.

The GAVI Alliance’s financial resources come from governmental and private sector contributions and innovative financing mechanisms. The IFFIm Company (“IFFIm”), which was established in 2005, is central to the GAVI Alliance’s resource mobilisation. Since its inaugural benchmark issue in November 2006, it has raised $2.5 billion in the bond markets to fund the GAVI Alliance’s programmes. IFFIm enables the combination of two key funding characteristics that are not commonly available with traditional international development funding mechanisms: (a) the provision of long-range, multi-year income pledges; and (b) access to capital markets when funding is needed for programmes.

Eight governments have to date pledged contributions of more than US$ 5 billion to the IFFIm over a course of 20 years. Each government has committed to provide legally binding and irrevocable scheduled grant payments to IFFIm over this period. IFFIm uses the grant payments to pay the principal and interest on its bonds.

IFFIm converts, via the bond markets, the long-term government pledges into more immediately available cash resources to support the GAVI Alliance’s mission. In terms of its legal status, IFFIm is a multilateral development institution, established as a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (UK Charity Commission). IFFIm’s primary purpose is to provide funding for the immunisation programmes and/or programmes of vaccine procurement of the GAVI Alliance in 70 of the poorest countries in the world by making grants to the GAVI Fund Affiliate (GFA), a separate charity registered with the UK Charity Commission.

Very importantly, the GAVI Alliance and other IFFIm stakeholders are now beginning seriously to contemplate the possibility of expanding, extending or replicating IFFIm. This thinking is based not only on the results of IFFIm to date, but also on the observation that a securitisation vehicle such as IFFIm enables the simultaneous satisfaction of two important criteria:

  • The equilibration of the timing and volume of demand for and supply of funds. (The supply is determined by donors’ fiscal abilities, the demand by when vaccines are needed.)
  • The ability to plan multiple years into the future.

This thinking makes it crucial to understand the lessons of experience, so that the learning can be applied in a practical way.

Please consult the IFFIm http://www.iff-immunisation.org/index.html and GAVI Alliance

Evaluation scope and questions

This evaluation will assess the extent to which IFFIm is an effective and efficient instrument to attract long-term, predictable donor funds and to frontload money to finance GAVI Alliance support for immunisation and health systems. The evaluation will also assess the extent to which IFFIm has contributed to enhancing GAVI’s impact on immunisation and health.

Proposal requirements

Following the issuance of the RFP, all interested contractors are invited to submit a proposal which describes:

  • evaluation framework and design
  • detailed description of the evaluation methods
  • description and justification of appropriate counterfactuals and benchmarks
  • detailed work plan, budget and timeline
  • personnel, person-months
  • team composition with full CVs and breakdown of the tasks assigned to each member
  • team’s experiences dealing with finance – particularly capital markets, securitisation, interest rate hedging, currency hedging, liquidity management, and credit rating issues
  • team’s experience with evaluation studies
  • statement of potential conflict of interest
  • financial proposal detailing the costs and fees for each stage of work (please use excel for the financial offer)

Deliverables

Expected deliverables

  • Inception report
  • During implementation, the evaluation team will provide monthly progress reports
  • Draft report
  • Final report
  • Separate document containing recommendations derived from evaluation findings
  • PowerPoint presentation of the study

Timeline

Note: All ‘Event Dates’ shall be executed by 5PM CET.

Submission of clarification questions and Intent to Participate Letter: 05 July 2010
GAVI response to questions: 12 July 2010
Submission of proposals: 2 August 2010
Contracting the selected firm: Early September 2010
Monthly report: End of each month
Submission of draft report: Early January 2011
Submission of final report: Mid February 2011

For more detailed information please follow the link to the full RFP

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August 3, 2010

Global Health Research Fellowship in Economics (Tobacco Control): Centre for Global Health Research

Location: New Delhi, India (with possible short-term travel to Chicago and/or Toronto)
Start Date: Immediate
Duration: 1 year; extension possible up to 3 years
Educational Qualifications: PhD in Economics or related discipline
Application deadline: August 3, 2010

The Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) http://www.cghr.org was established in 2002 to conduct large scale epidemiological studies in developing countries. CGHR is a non-profit, non-partisan academic research institution dedicated to better health. The mission of CGHR is to conduct high quality research that advances global health, with a focus on the major causes of premature mortality worldwide. It has offices in Toronto, New Delhi and Bangalore.

Description:

The primary responsibility of the successful candidate will be to provide technical analyses of specific issues on demand and supply side of tobacco control. This will involve:

  • Identification, statistical organization and development of a basic analytic approach to approx. 6 large data sets (covering either household or individual data) on demand and determinants of use of tobacco products.
  • Working with a senior agricultural economist on a structured analysis of the cigarette/bidi/chewing tobacco industry (labour, employment, industrial organization and regulation) in various regions of India.
  • Working with a senior tax economist on an analysis of options for taxation at various stages of tobacco cultivation and manufacturing and sales, including experience with tax enforcement in the unorganized sector.

Required Skills:

The successful candidate will have the proven ability to:

  • Locate and acquire raw data or relevant reports from the literature or grey literature
  • Organize and manipulate raw data, create data dictionaries, and analyze findings in either STATA, SAS or SPSS.
  • Rapidly absorb advanced training in economic analyses (including selected econometrics)and to apply them to data sets.
  • Work effectively in a team and exhibit clear communication skills (written and verbal), towards co-authorship on scholarly publications.

The candidate will be expected to have read and critiqued the existing literature as part of the application process (including but not limited to the following: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/200/tobacco.pdf.

Remuneration: Commensurate with experience and market rates

Please submit: Curriculum Vitae, 3 references (names and email addresses/phone numbers), an example of advanced data analysis (code/methods description) and a brief cover letter explaining your suitability for this position, within 15 days (from the date of advertisement) to Prabha Sati, CGHR at satip@smh.ca.

Person to contact: Prabha Sati
Email address: satip@smh.ca
Phone number: 1 (416) 864-6060 Ext. 3303
Fax number: 1 (416) 864-5256

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August 5, 2010

Quantitative Healthcare Analyst

Location: Washington D.C. metropolitan area

MedAssurant, Inc., a leading medical informatics solutions provider, is seeking a Quantitative Healthcare Analyst who has a proven track record in creating and analyzing complex healthcare databases. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and execution of clinical and epidemiological research, and assist other MedAssurant staff in customized clinical studies, comparative analysis, performance measurement, evaluation of disease management programs, and research associated with clinical trials. The ideal candidate will be Master’s level trained in a health analytics field including epidemiology, economics, statistics, biostatistics, or actuarial science, and have experience using health care data in large data set capacities.

Responsibilities include:

  • Design, execute, and coordinate quantitative studies of outcomes including cost, clinical, utilization, and satisfaction outcomes;
  • Assist in protocol development for quantitative studies;
  • Assist with the preparation of documents and presentation materials describing analytic methods;
  • Serve as expert resource on methodological issues related to the analysis of health data; and
  • Work with large health-related databases (chart audits, surveys and administrative data).

To be successful in this position, the ideal candidate will have 3-5 years experience in healthcare data analysis, experience with multivariate regression techniques, and other standard statistical, biostatistical, epidemiologic, econometric, and/or actuarial analytic techniques, and a strong background in research design, methodologies and analytical/statistical procedures.

Candidates must also be experienced in healthcare utilization and/or outcomes research, data coding and medical terminology, SAS, and understand a wide range of statistical concepts and methodologies. In addition, candidates must posses excellent interpersonal and project management skills, work well in a multi-disciplinary environment, and practice a strong work ethic, autonomy, and dependability.

Company Profile:

MedAssurant, Inc. is a leading provider of superior healthcare quality, care management, and financial performance improvement solutions empowered by advanced data analysis, abstraction, and verification systems. Applying a unique combination of nationwide personnel and an advanced technology infrastructure, MedAssurant provides local and national health insurance plans, care delivery networks, employers, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory bodies, and government organizations with powerful, turnkey services addressing disease management, clinical outcomes, quality of care, cost improvement, revenue enhancement, risk adjustment, and healthcare data verification. Our corporate headquarters is in Bowie, Maryland. We have other primary locations in Annapolis, Maryland; Lansing, Michigan; New York, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. Additional field offices and employee clinical and data review and operations personnel are maintained throughout the country, supporting services for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

To apply, please visit our website: http://www.medassurant.com/careers.aspx

permalink August 5, 2010: Analyst , Statistician

Senior Level Faculty Visitor

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Call for Faculty Visitors, at the Senior Level, willing to do Research and Lecturing in Health Economics and related fields: from one term to two years period

Universitat Pompeu Fabra is a rather new (twenty years old) public universit http://www.upf.edu/, its Economics and Business Department is one of the best of Europe http://www.econ.upf.edu/en/, hosting the well-known Center for Health and Economics (CRES) in the Health Economics field http://www.upf.edu/cres/en. The Department has been very active in the international job market for economists during the last few years. Faculty includes lecturers from MIT, Harvard, Chicago, LSE, Penn, Northwestern, New York, York, Berkeley, Toulouse…In addition to junior post docs on tenure track, this year the Department also has some openings at the senior level, for visitors to spend a maximum of two years (down to a term) willing to research and lecture on health economics and related affairs. We offer a dynamic research environment, good research facilities and reasonable salaries for an undergraduate and postgraduate teaching load in English language. We ask candidates to send CVs including list of publications and works-in-progress to:

Jaume Puig-Junoy
Department of Economics and Business
Center for Research on Health and Economics (CRES)
Universitat
Pompeu Fabra
Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27
08005 Barcelona
gabriel.ferragut@upf.edu

permalink August 5, 2010: Professorship/Lectureship

HTA and Market Access Manager

Location: Thames Valley, UK
Salary: circa £70,000 + superb benefits

Can you support this crucial function in a fast growing company?

Our client is a fast-growing and profitable biotech company with a number of product portfolios, including one of high value niche products, and a very strong pipeline. The business’s sustained and impressive growth has enabled it to expand into new therapy areas. Described as “lean and mean” the organisation doesn’t have surplus staff, but is ready to make this new appointment.

You will provide HE support to the team of 6 market access specialists within the UK and Ireland business and report to the Associate Director of Market Access, UK. With the business facing strenuous HTA challenges, your HE knowledge and experience will prove invaluable to the team and enable the strategic objectives of the business to be met. Responsible for HTA submissions, you will influence pipeline development and trial design to best deliver positive HTA outcomes.

You have substantial experience in HTA and health economics, with an activist approach to your work and a strong strategic focus. You will be used to working autonomously and are able to identify what is needed and get things done. A people person, you are used to meeting the needs of stake-holders and internal customers and can relate to commercial staff. Naturally your technical skills are as robust as your experience is relevant.

This is a challenge for a manager ready to take on an HTA lead role. Please contact Peter Fortune at Eames.Jones.Judge.Hawkings, 29 High Street, Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 9EE, UK. Telephone: +44 [0]1438 840984 or email your CV quoting reference 10452 to partners@ejjh.co.uk. Web site http://www.ejjh.co.uk also at http://www.pharmiweb.com

permalink August 5, 2010: Health Technology Analyst , Manager , Market Access

August 7, 2010

Health Econometrician

We are looking for an experienced health econometrician for an outcomes research manager role at a global Pharmaceutical company. This will be a contract position running until the end of the year with a high likelihood of extension.

The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate qualification in health economics, or suitable equivalent experience of working in health economics. You will have an in-depth knowledge of health economic theory, decision-analytic modelling and will understand its role in decision-making. Previous pharmaceutical industry experience would be an advantage, but a strong commercial acumen is essential.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for ensuring broad market access by timely engagement of payers (national and local market access agencies) through the development of health economic programmes, which provide robust credible health economic arguments and create positive and compelling commercial opportunities for the company’s products. The individual will be responsible for the planning and execution of robust market access and health technology assessment (HTA) strategies for key compounds in the company’s pipeline

The daily rate on offer is between #350-550 per day.

If you are available please contact Rami Nahim from Real Pharma on 0207 758 7322 or email me at r.nahim@real-pharma.com me with an updated CV

permalink August 7, 2010: Health Economist , Industry

August 13, 2010

Senior Research Fellow in Health Technology Assessment / Economic Evaluation

Location: Exeter, UK
Hours: Full-time Full-time/Fixed-term appointment for 5 years
Salary: £38,951
Contact telephone: 01752 764467
Contact email: jobs@pms.ac.uk
Job reference: E0951/PMS
Closing Date: 10.00am 13th August 2010

The Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG) at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry seeks a highly motivated senior researcher with experience of project and people management to lead its team of decision analytic modellers in carrying out economic evaluations in Health Technology Assessments (HTA) for national policy makers. PenTAG provides a series of HTAs for NICE and other bodies under contract to the NIHR HTA Programme.

This new post provides an opportunity to work with a team of analysts in a multi-disciplinary setting to deliver high quality HTAs with significant impact on policy. You will also have the opportunity to develop your own programme of research and to capitalise on a wide range of potential interests within PenTAG and the PCMD Institute for Health Services Research.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and will have experience of designing and undertaking decision analytic model-based economic evaluations. You will have a record of research publications and good understanding of the UK NHS policy-making environment.

You will be a recognized authority in health technology assessment and economic evaluation and possess an in depth understanding of this area to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field. In addition, you will provide academic leadership to research teams, lead and develop internal and external networks and develop links with external contacts in order to foster collaboration and generate income.

For an informal discussion please contact Professor Ken Stein on 01392 726067 or email Ken.stein@pms.ac.uk although applications should be made in accordance with the details shown below.

For an application pack please email jobs@pms.ac.uk or request via the job vacancies section of the PMS website http://www.pms.ac.uk or telephone 01752 764467 quoting reference no: E0951/PMS

permalink August 13, 2010: Fellowship/Studentship , Health Technology Analyst

August 14, 2010

Outcomes Research Scientist

Location: UK

My client, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies in the world is looking for an Outcomes Research Scientist to join their team in the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to begin a career in a pharmaceutical company with on the most prominent names in the industry.

For a confidential discussion about this role or similar others call Will Guy on 0044 (0)207 255 6665 or email william.guy@secpharma.com.

With this role you will be joining a small team of Outcomes Research professionals. Your primary task will be to carry out systematic reviews, as well as providing materials in order to support HTA submissions.

To be considered for this role you should have previous experience in systematic reviews or evidence medicine. Prior work in the pharmaceutical industry is not essential, however experience of NHS policy is highly beneficial. You should also hold a post-graduate qualification in evidence- based medicine or a closely related field. Proven experience of delivering timely deliverables is highly desirable.

My client is willing to pay a high level of remuneration in order to gain the best talent. This position offers unrivalled opportunities for both professional and personal development, as well as on the job training.

SEC are a Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) member and ISO9001:2000 accredited specialist Recruitment Company working within the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Consulting industries. If you are interested to learn more about further appointments within, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Market Access or Pricing and Reimbursement across the UK or Mainland Europe contact Will on 020 7 255 6600 for a confidential discussion.

SEC Recruitment Limited is acting as an Employment Agency and/or Employment Business

permalink August 14, 2010: Researcher/Co-ordinator

Outcomes Research Manager

Location: UK
Salary: UP TO £70,000 P/A + BENS

My client, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies in the world is looking for an Outcomes Research Manager to join their team in the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience of line management whilst maintaining a high level of hands-on work within one of the world most well known names in the industry.

For a confidential discussion about this role or similar others call Will Guy on 0044 (0)207 255 6665 or email william.guy@secpharma.com.

With this role you will be joining a small team of Outcomes Research professionals. Your primary task will be providing leadership to the more junior members of the team. This will include mentoring and providing technical coaching. You will also be involved in shaping the team’s strategic and tactical planning.

To be considered for this role you should have strong experience in systematic reviews or evidence based medicine. Prior work in the pharmaceutical industry is not essential, however experience of NHS policy is highly beneficial. Previous managerial experience is not vital; however you should possess strong leadership and influencing abilities. You should also hold a post-graduate qualification in evidence- based medicine or a closely related field.

My client is willing to pay a high level of remuneration in order to gain the best talent. This position offers unrivalled opportunities for both professional and personal development, as well as on the job training.

SEC are a Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) member and ISO9001:2000 accredited specialist Recruitment Company working within the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Consulting industries. If you are interested to learn more about further appointments within, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Market Access or Pricing and Reimbursement across the UK or Mainland Europe contact Will on 020 7 255 6600 for a confidential discussion.

SEC Recruitment Limited is acting as an Employment Agency and/or Employment Business

permalink August 14, 2010: Industry , Manager , Researcher/Co-ordinator

August 15, 2010

Health Economist

Location: Berlin
Application deadline: August 15, 2010

For a joint research project of the ‘Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies(BCRT)’ at its two locations (Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin), GKSS Institut fuer Polymerchemie, Teltow, Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin is now seeking to fill the position of Health Economist

Your tasks:

  • Participation in project work in a Government-funded (BMBF) multidisciplinary research project at the Berlin -Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT)
  • Performing analyses of clinical, epidemiological, and health-economic studies, utilizing secondary literature withemphasis on systematical work overviews/meta analyses, clinical guidelines, HTA reports and health-economicevaluations
  • Development of statistical evaluations of epidemiological data
  • Preparation and support of project-related health-economic evaluations in the field of ATMP- Therapies (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products - e.g. cell-based therapies, biomaterials etc.)
  • Preparation of HTA assessments

Your profile:

  • Graduate or advanced degree in economics, health-economics, or in a comparable field (doctorate preferred, but not mandatory)
  • Solid foundation in health economics/ evidenced based medicine/ health technology assessment/ econometrics; additional academic qualifications in public health/health research with emphasis on epidemiology (preferred, but notmandatory)
  • Excellent knowledge of the German healthcare system and its institutions and government bodies, with emphasis on in-patient reimbursement
  • Sound knowledge in creating and evaluating HTA reports
  • Modeling experience using standard software packages (TreeAge, Excel/Visual Basic)
  • Experience with statistics software packages (SAS, SPSS, STATA)

Additional qualifications:

  • Organization and communication talent
  • Able to work independently in completing project tasks and assignments
  • Excellent communication skills (German and English) * Good editing/editorial skills
  • High degree of responsibility
  • Highly perceptive
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team

The designated pay scale grouping ‘Entgeltgruppe E13 ’ TV Charite may be adjusted based on the personal qualifications of the candidate. The position is a full-time position limited to end in March 31, 2011. It is planned to extend the contract for a total of up to 3 years as part of the planned project, with further long-term perspective in a planned spin-off company of the project.

The Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin personnel department considers persons qualifications, competency and professional achievements. In cases of equal performance, we will favor persons with disabilities.

Please send us your complete resume by mail or email by August 15, 2010 to the following address: Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs, Berlin-Brandenburger Centrum fuer Regenerative Therapien, Frau Dr. Barbara Pfueller, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1,D-13353 Berlin, or by email to clinical.development@b-crt.de. In case of questions, please contact usat: +49 (0)30 - 450 539 408/407.

Please note that your resume will only be returned to you if you have included an extra envelope and postage

permalink August 15, 2010: Health Economist

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