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July 15, 2008
Reimbursement and Health Economics Director, Switzerland
Location: Switzerland
Position is closed, thank you for your interest.
Patient Reported Outcomes Specialist
Job Summary:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Patient-Reported Outcomes Specialist in Belgium. As a Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Specialist, you would contribute to multi-disciplinary teams including Global Health Outcomes Research, Clinical Research, Global Medical Affairs, Regulatory and Commercial staff to support product development, regulatory submission, launch, marketing, reimbursement and formulary acceptance
Responsibilities
- Participate in developing outcomes research strategic plans;
- Selection, development, and/or validation of PRO instruments for product support;
- Writing relevant sections of Protocols, Case Report Forms, Statistical Analysis Plans, and Clinical Study Reports for the PRO assessment;
- Analyzing PRO data collected in clinical trials, interpretation and presentation of results in a meaningful way;
- Liaising with Key Opinion Leaders in the field of PRO;
- Designing/overseeing strategies to obtain regulatory approval of PRO claims;
- Liaising with Health Economics team to support product value claims for inclusion in value dossiers;
- Supporting internal and external communication about PRO by preparing/reviewing written and oral presentations
Experience Required
- Experience in psychometric, statistical analyses and writing of scientific reports/manuscripts.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary and transnational teams.
- Ability to communicate in English is essential, although spoken French is an asset for local contacts.
Stelfox operates on a very simple maxim: Find out what people want and give it to them.
The primary focus of each Stelfox consultant is to cultivate a relationship with both client and candidate based on professionalism, speed and accuracy. The latter being the obvious competitive advantage offered by Stelfox afforded through the knowledge and experience of each individual consultant.
The Stelfox team know exactly what type of individuals and skillset each of our clients repeatedly look for.
Please contact Ann-Sofie Brandt for details of this or any other opportunities on 01273-727-930 or ann-sofie@stelfoxuk.com
Sr Research Analyst: CVS Caremark
Location: Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA
To apply please visit http://www.caremark.com/careers and reference job id#: 16699BR
Position Summary: Strategic Research conducts scientific investigations of the health services and health economics issues critically important to CVS Caremark, our customers, and our internal colleagues. Our team leverages a vast set of data resources and employs the most rigorous and sophisticated research methods and analytical techniques available, with the ultimate goal of producing meaningful and actionable intelligence and formal research products.
The role of the Senior Research Analyst is to provide comprehensive support to Strategic Research from idea conceptualization through dissemination of findings. The individual will have solid training in health services research methods including literature review, study design, and scientific writing. A familiarity with pharmacy and medical claims data will be valuable, as will data manipulation experience. The Senior Research Analyst will have a command of econometric analysis, with companion programming skills in either Stata or SAS. Applicants with health economics backgrounds and prior publication experience will be especially attractive candidates.
Qualifications
- General knowledge of economics and more specifically health economics.
- General knowledge of healthcare and more specifically the pharmaceutical industry.
- Specific training and experience in conducting econometric analysis using SAS or preferably Stata.
- Familiarity with advanced analytical techniques used to help overcome the limitations of observational data.
- Ability to communicate research methods and results into publishable manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues to achieve team goals.
- Ability to learn quickly and think critically.
- Ability to manage own time, be flexible, and when appropriate seek guidance.
- Skilled at translating complicated research and analytical concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, technical information and concerns.
- Demonstrated “thirst for excellence” (i.e., quality and success).
Education: Master’s degree in economics, health services research, public health, or other highly-related discipline.
Experience: Six years of research and analytical experience is required. Equivalent experience may have been gained in the process of completing a college curriculum or associated research projects, such as a thesis or dissertation.
To apply please visit http://www.caremark.com/careers and reference job id#: 16699BR