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March 31, 2008
Health Economists - Research and Consultancy: Office of Health Economics (OHE)
Location: UK
Closing date: 31 March 2008
Salary negotiable in range £50,000-£65,000 for senior post and £30,000-£40,000 for other post
The Office of Health Economics (OHE) wishes to recruit two well qualified, highly motivated and energetic health economists to contribute to all three of the OHE’s core activities:
- peer-reviewed research
- consultancy
- advising the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Both health economists will undertake and present economic and policy analyses. They will be expected to keep up to date with developments in the area of health technology assessment (HTA), in terms of methodology and its practical use. The scope is both UK and international. One of the posts will be at a senior level. The senior economist will take an active role in winning research and consultancy funding for the OHE. The OHE offers flexible working arrangements.
Applicants should have:
- a good first degree, preferably in economics;
- a postgraduate qualification and practical experience in health economics;
- understanding of the economics of medicines: their research and development, production, sale, regulation, prescription and use;
- demonstrable ability to write and deliver clearly argued analyses within tight deadlines.
In addition, the senior economist must have demonstrable experience of selling research and/or consultancy.
The OHE is a London based economic research and consultancy organisation, founded in 1962 by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry to provide advice on the economics and policy of: the pharmaceutical industry; health care systems; and the evaluation of medicines and other health technologies.
For further details please contact Claire Devaney at the OHE, 12 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY, UK; e-mail cdevaney@ohe.org or telephone +44 (0)20 7747 8855
Applications must be received by Monday 31st March 2008. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in London on Monday 14th April 2008.
