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November 2, 2009
Research Assistant/Associate in Health Economics: Imperial College London
Location: London, UK
Department: Primary Care and Social Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care
Salary Range: £26,850 - £38,730 per annum
Reference number: SM161/09
Closing date: 2 November 2009
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a PhD/MSc in an economics-related discipline to provide health economics expertise to academics and NHS staff in NW London. The principal aim of this post is to provide health economics expertise for applicants from NW London applying to projects and programmes funded by the NIHR. This new post represents an expansion of the service to support the NIHR Research Design Service London. The RDS London has recently been awarded a 5-year grant. You will work as part of a team to provide high advice and support to clinical research staff and students in the Faculty of Medicine and across NHS institutions in NW London, and to contribute to the development and delivery of short courses.
The core duties of the post consist of research design, with some teaching and administration duties. You will provide methodological advice and health economics expertise to researchers within Imperial College, other academic institutions in NW London, and to staff working in NHS Trusts in NW London. This will include one-off meetings and seminars on the economic aspects of study design and data analysis.
Applicants should have a postgraduate degree in economics, or a PhD for a Research Associate level appointment. Communication and problem-solving skills are essential. Familiarity with the design, management, regulatory requirements and economic analysis of data in clinical and health services research is desirable.
This is a full or part time post for a fixed-term until September 2013. The post will be based at the Charing Cross Hospital campus, Hammersmith.
Informal enquires should be addressed to Professor Azeem Majeed a.majeed@imperial.ac.uk.
Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment. Please complete and upload an application form as directed.
November 2009: Health Economist , Researcher/Co-ordinator
Round 4 of Grand Challenges Explorations
Submission deadline: November 2nd 2009
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 4 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a US$100 million initiative to encourage unconventional global health solutions. Anyone can apply, regardless of education or experience level.
Grant proposals are being accepted online at http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations until November 2nd 2009, on the following topics:
- Create New Technologies for Contraception
- Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease
- Create New Ways to Induce and Measure Mucosal Immunity
- Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions
Initial grants will be $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of $1 million or more. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations.
We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from scientists around the world and from all scientific disciplines. If you don’t submit a proposal yourself, we hope you will forward this message to someone else who might be interested.
Thank you for your commitment to solving the world’s greatest health challenges.
November 2009: Call for Proposals
Lecturer/Senior Research Worker: Kings College, London
Location: London, UK
Application deadline: 2 November 2009
Reference number: 09/A36
Institute of Psychiatry - Health Services & Population Research Department, Centre for the Economics of Mental Health
We would like to invite applications for a full-time Lecturer/Senior Research Worker post for two years. The post will involve working on a number of economic evaluations mainly (though not exclusively) in the area of mental health care. Examples are:
- Evaluations of inpatient interventions for people with mental health problems
- Assessing the cost of mental health-related stigma
- Economic evaluation of rehabilitation units for people with mental health problems
- Economic evaluation of psychological treatments to address symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis
The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree in Health Economics or another relevant subject and ideally a PhD, experience of data analysis, good organisational skills and must be able to work independently. An understanding of the health and social care systems in the UK is essential and knowledge of economic modelling techniques would be an advantage.
Salary range £32,917 pa to £47,253 pa (inclusive of £2,323 pa London Allowance), depending on qualifications and experience.
To obtain further particulars and further information about the Institute, please see our website at http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/vacancies or alternatively email vacancies@iop.kcl.ac.uk. Applications, in the form of a CV (including details of two referees), covering letter and equal opportunities statement, should be emailed to this address or posted to the address given in the further particulars.
Please quote reference number 09/A36 in all correspondence.
Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
Equality of opportunity is College policy
November 2009: Health Economist , Professorship/Lectureship , Researcher/Co-ordinator
Faculty Member: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, US
The Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a tenured/tenure-track faculty member, rank and tenure status commensurate with qualifications. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D./ScD. in economics, health policy, or related area. The candidate should have research interests in cost effectiveness, clinical decision making, outcomes research, and research methods. The candidate will be expected to mount an independent research agenda and collaborate with others in the department, as well as other social scientist and clinicians in an interdisciplinary setting. The candidate will be expected to be competitive in obtaining extramural funding to support his or her research and a portion of the candidate’s annual salary. Initial duties include teaching Cost-Effectiveness Research Methods. Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and the names of references. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Contact:
Prof. Meredith Kilgore, Ph.D.,
Department of Health Care
Organization,
University of Alabama-Birmingham,
1530 3rd Avenue South,
Blvd.,
RPHB 330,
Birmingham, AL
35294-0022
(e-mail: mkilgore@uab.edu).
November 2009: PhD Economist , Professorship/Lectureship
Reimbursement Director: Abbott
Location: Lake County,Illinois, US
Reference number: 58523BR
At Abbott, every day is filled with new discoveries and leading-edge innovation. Our professionals are passionate about life, health care and their contributions. With almost $26 billion in sales in more than 130 countries, we’re not just poised to enhance the health of the world - we’re positioned to make it happen.
The Reimbursement Director develops a comprehensive strategic business plan to address the evolving EBM-related issues impacting the healthcare environment and payer channel. The position will lead the effort to address EBM planning for our products for all channels: Commercial, Medicaid, VA-DoD, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, APC Pass-through and Long Term Care. The primary goal of this position is to stay abreast of evolving EBM developments and create action plans to address same. Position responsibilities will include pipeline and on-market products, as prioritized by management.
Accountabilities:
Coordinates with Strategic Marketing, Commercial Development franchises, Medical, the Clinical Evidence & Outcomes team, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research Team, Marketing Analytics, Policy, Forecasting, and IMHC Brand Marketing Managed Care teams to incorporate aligned business strategies to optimize EBM efforts and subsequent product market access. Accountable for maintaining an external focus, researching all issues (regulatory and channel related) that may have an impact on healthcare/access/EBM and business operations. Identifies the business need to create a compelling healthcare economic data to support product market access. Proactively working with other members of the Strategic Evidence Based Reimbursement Planning team to ensure the access perspective is proactively incorporated into publication strategies as well as multi-functional therapeutic and product assessments throughout key clinical development milestones and strategic commercial decisions.
- Generating initial EBM related value propositions for new products that are aligned with the product’s total emerging value proposition (physicians, payers, and patients) and the product’s target product profile (TPP).
- Developing and maintaining therapeutic area specific department budgetary activities.
This position will monitor and capture key environmental and policy trends affecting EBM and access of pharmaceuticals and incorporating this knowledge into recommendations for new product development. The candidate will also help identify and establish relationships with key external organizations that offer valuable thought leadership in this pursuit. The candidate is also expected to form successful working partnerships with a matrix of groups including Global New Product Planning/Global.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience with 7 years or more in directly involved with EBM and health policy areas.
- Must have Federal, State, and regulatory knowledge.
- Health Policy and pharmaceutical or biotech industry background is required, including deep understanding of various customer segments (i.e., managed care, government, hospital, physician groups, LTC, employers, etc.).
- Detailed knowledge of EBM-relevant government agencies (FDA, AHRQ, CMS, NIH, & CDC), statues and regulations is required.
- Must have 3 years of direct managerial experience and budget management skills.
Abbott offers a comprehensive salary and benefit package. Qualified candidates may apply by posting their resume to http://www.abbott.com/careers. Reference number: 58523BR. Abbott Laboratories provides a “smoke-free” work environment.
Apply to URL: http://track.jobviper.com/ViewJob.asp?id=643582-1871-1053
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