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May 30, 2008
Senior Lecturer /Lecturer /Research Fellows in Economics of Malaria: Health Economics & Financing Programme, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Location: London, England, UK
Closing dates: 30 May 2008
Research positions in the Economics of Malaria
Malaria is one of the world’s worst public health problems, affecting approximately 40 per cent of the world’s population, and causing 300 to 500 million infections and around 1 million deaths each year, most in the poorest region, sub-Saharan Africa. Efforts to support malaria control are being rapidly scaled up, increasing the demand for high quality research. The Health Economics and Financing Programme, directed by Professor Anne Mills, is an internationally recognised centre of expertise in health economics and policy analysis, with a strong track record of high quality, policy- relevant research in low income countries. As a result of recent grant successes, we are expanding our team of economists researching malaria and similar health problems in low income countries.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Economics of Malaria (Reference HEFP9)
A Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Health Economics is required to work with the ACT consortium, recently funded by a $40m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to undertake research on ways of delivering malaria drugs and produce and synthesise information for malaria endemic countries and international bodies. Responsibilities involve working with collaborators in developing countries in Africa and Asia to support economic evaluation studies, and developing economic models to evaluate policy options. Candidates should have a strong track record in economic evaluation. The post will involve substantial overseas travel, some teaching and research degree supervision at LSHTM, and further development of research in this field. This post will be for three years for a lecturer or four and a half years for a senior lecturer. Salary will be on the Lecturer scale (£39,149-44,836 pa including London weighting, as at 1 May 2008) or Senior Lecturer scale (£47,366-54,386 pa including London weighting, as at 1 May 2008). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service, including membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. Closing date for applications for this post is 30 May 2008. Interviews will take place on 11 June 2008. Please quote reference HEFP9.
Lecturer in Health Economics (Reference HEFP11)
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic researcher to join the Health Economics and Financing programme at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to join an exciting programme of work on the economic evaluation of interventions to address malaria in pregnancy. This post provides an excellent opportunity for the successful applicant to be involved in high profile research on the economics of malaria. It will involve technical leadership on study methods, liaising with investigators in clinical trials, coordination of data collection across study sites, data analysis, and writing and finalising reports and papers. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is part of the Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Applicants should preferably have a PhD in health economics and must have experience of economic evaluation of health interventions, and some experience of low-income settings. They should also have a proven ability to manage projects and to communicate findings.
The post is full-time for three years. Salary will be in the range £39,149 - £44,836 according to qualifications and experience. Closing date for applications is 30 May 2008. Interviews will take place on 13 June 2008. Please quote reference HEFP11.
This post is being re-advertised, previous applicants need not apply.
Research Fellow in Pharmaceutical Policy/ Economics (2 posts) (Reference HEFP4)
We are seeking two enthusiastic Research Fellows to join the Health Policy Unit to work on ACTwatch (www.actwatch.info), a project to study markets for antimalarial drugs in 8 low- and middle income countries. The post holders will be expected to contribute to methodological development, help manage the research project, lead study teams in the field, and participate in data analysis and dissemination.
We are looking for candidates with a background in pharmaceutical policy, health economics or health services research in low and middle income countries and an ability to communicate results through academic publications and other media. The posts will involve substantial overseas travel, and will involve some teaching at LSHTM and the further development of research in this field. The project is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
One post is full-time for three years and the second is full-time for one year. Salary will be in the range £33,542 - £38,084 according to qualifications and experience and will be subject to LSHTM terms and conditions. Closing date for applications is 30 May 2008. Interviews will take place on 12 June 2008. * Please quote reference HEFP4*.
Making an application
For all of these posts, further particulars and an application form are available from the Personnel Office, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT (telephone +44(0) 207 927 2203 or email personnel@lshtm.ac.uk). Please ensure that you quote the relevant reference for the post in which you are interested.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer
May 2008: Professorship/Lectureship
Principal Scientist - Outcomes Research: GSK
Location: Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, Canada
GSK is a leading pharmaceutical company, and has consistently been listed as one of Canada’s 50 best employers. We are seeking to fill an Outcomes Research position in our Mississauga office. You will be working in a matrix environment, and provide support across a number of therapy areas to staff from Reimbursement, Medical Affairs, and Marketing.
Job responsibilities include:
- Provide outcomes research-related consultation and support with respect to GSK products and evidence to supporting those products.
- Outcomes research (OR) in this role can be expected to include: design and use of decision analytic models, health economics research, design and conduct of systematic reviews, interpretation of and consultation on meta-analyses, design and conduct of epidemiology studies and data collection using external databases.
- Appling Outcomes Research knowledge and expertise towards developing and implementing reimbursement strategies to improve market access for GSK products.
- identifing data gaps, leading the design and analysis of research projects to address those gaps, interpret and publish results; collaborate with external researchers culminating in publications that support GSK products and associated diseases. Represent GSK at conferences, advisory boards, and public health presentations.
- Apply knowledge of OR to critically appraise relevant publications and advise medical and commercial staff. Communicate in clear terms the relevance to product strategy. Provide general consultation to the local business on OR-related issues.
- Cultivate relationships with GSK Global Health Outcomes (GHO), and apply knowledge of the GHO research program for the benefit of the local business. Influence GHO research program to address Canadian needs where appropriate.
- Manage and serve as primary contact for external consultants and CRO’s for OR-related expertise and deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or Masters in a field related to outcomes research, for example epidemiology, public health, health economics or biostatistics.
- At least 5 years healthcare industry experience.
- Experience with decision analytic models, health economics, systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
- An established ability to devise and implement tactics to address product strategic issues, extend product life cycles, and enhance market access.
- Understanding of the drug development and commercialization processes within a Pharmaceutical company, and the evidence-based approach required for public reimbursement in Canada.
- Experience with and knowledge of administrative and other Canadian databases that may be applied to address research questions relevant to GSK.
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
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