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September 10, 2010
Research Fellows (2 posts): Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Location: York, UK
Application deadline: Friday 10 September 2010
Applications are invited for two posts of Research Fellow at Grade 6. You will contribute to a range of applied and methodological projects including performance and productivity measurement, evaluation of organisational and incentive structures of the health care system, and critical appraisal of health policy.
You will hold a higher degree in economics, health economics or in a quantitative subject. You will have strong quantitative skills. The posts are available for a period of 2 years.
Full details of the posts and how to apply are here:
https://www22.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_YorkUni01.asp?newms=jj&id=36848
September 2010: Fellowship/Studentship
HEOR Senior Consultants & Global Project Leaders: IMS
Location: Europe
Essentially every major pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in the world relies on IMS. With more than 50 years of experience in providing market intelligence, we offer clients information, analytics and consulting capabilities that are simply unmatched. With our longstanding tradition of product development, tailored to meet emerging client needs and innovations recognized industry-wide, we’ve earned our reputation as the “gold standard.”
With direct access to the world’s most comprehensive information, analytic and consulting/research resources, IMS experts in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) deliver deep insights into product safety, efficacy, cost, value for money and affordability. We are one of only a few organizations that integrate health economics, outcomes research, pricing and market access and have senior staff involved in each project. Our work spans the spectrum of therapeutic and pathology areas, providing challenge and variety for our people.
Due to continued success and expansion of our offerings in response to client demand, we are expanding our global HEOR team throughout Europe, the US and Asia. We are proud to offer an invigorating atmosphere and challenging, varied projects that enable our people to realize their full potential. Our diverse mix of clients from Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Diagnostic and Biotech companies, as well as our interactions with regulatory organizations, provides exposure to solving the health economics and outcomes research issues facing healthcare companies and authorities around the world. As a result our people really do help to demonstrate the value of medicine.
Do you have what it takes to join our world-class team?
France, Germany, Switzerland & United Kingdom
Senior Consultants and Global Project Leaders have explicit recognition as senior team members with management responsibility for the on-time delivery of creative cost-effective proposals, projects or components of multi country large, complex HEOR projects, and for some or all of the deliverables of the project team. They are responsible for mentoring, coaching and development of more junior staff within and outside project teams - including multiple countries where applicable. Our current vacancies include job opportunities for Senior Consultants in France, German and the United Kingdom and Global Project Leaders in our offices in Switzerland and Germany.
Candidates are expected to have proven direct or related experience in consulting and consulting methodologies, tools and techniques within the pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry as well as in managing complex, sometimes multi-country projects. A strong grounding in outcomes research/economics/health economics is essential as is knowledge of key issues and developments within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
All applicants should have:
- A postgraduate qualification in health economics, health services research, epidemiology or a related, relevant discipline;
- An understanding of economics and health economics;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
- Good organisational skills and the ability to balance multiple projects;
- Proven experience in working in HEOR to project management/line management level
- Proven and well developed management skills and client influencing and consultative relationship building skills within the healthcare industry
- Excellent understanding of international health care environment
- Ability to manage complex, multiple projects, juggle priorities and deliver on tight deadlines
- Highly numerate and good quantitative skills
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Commercial awareness
- Fluent spoken and written business English.
The ability to deliver high quality work within timelines is essential, as is a flexible and team-oriented approach. As a significant number of our clients are based overseas, projects involve occasional international travel.
In return, you can expect the rich variety of projects - both globally and locally - that comes from working for a world-class organization such as IMS, along with the chance to work with leaders in the field of HEOR, and the support, commitment and career development framework to challenge and enhance your career on both a local and global stage - as well as the Total Reward package you would expect of working for one of the world’s leading consultancies.
Want to know more?
Visit: http://www.imshealth.com/heor and http://www.imshealth.com/heor/recruitment
Please mark your application “Senior Consultant or Global Project Leader HEOR” and send it with your CV and a covering letter to HEORapplications@uk.imshealth.com. If you have any questions please call Liz Coventry, our Talent Acquisition Manager, in our London office on +44 203 075 5162.
September 2010: Consultant/Advisor , Project Leader
Principal, Health Economics and Outcomes Research: IMS
Location: Various countries in Europe
Our consultancy division is fast-growing and highly successful, focusing upon delivering tangible business results to our clients who are the decision-makers and business managers across the international pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) is a key area within consulting. A highly qualified team of experts provide a diversity of well researched information to support healthcare decisions that affect the lives of millions of people. As payers and providers become increasingly focused on the value of healthcare the demand for high quality evidence is growing. This aspect of our consultancy covers key disciplines of health economics, epidemiology, outcomes research, and biostatistics. We are part of an international team within the Pricing and Market Access practice which provide high quality services for our clients. Our global HEOR team includes a mixture of approximately 170 HEOR professionals and our European team is based in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
With a diverse mix of clients, typically including the global top 20 pharmaceutical and biotech companies, our work spans the full spectrum of therapeutic and disease areas, providing challenge and variety for our people. Assignments typically require problem solving, outcomes research and economic analysis, communication and dissemination of our findings. As a significant number of our clients are based in other countries, projects involve occasional international travel.
Do you have what it takes to join our world-class team?
Principal accountabilities
- Primary owner of client engagements with ultimate responsibility for client satisfaction and delivering high levels of quality/added value.
- Meets or exceeds assigned revenue targets by developing and delivering insightful, value-added solutions that address complex client issues.
- Responsible for significant and tangible client impact from all engagements.
- Seeks out, identifies and enables Practice Principals to find new revenue opportunities at existing and potential clients - ensures a continuous flow of business from client engagements.
- Takes lead role in proposal development to ensure actionable, on-target and timely proposals are provided to clients.
- Manages client interface and project team to achieve efficient and effective project delivery.
- Serves as a solutions-based expert, internally and externally, by applying consultative problem solving skills.
- Identifies issues of importance to the industry/clients and works with the Practice Leader to develop tangible and commercial offerings.
- Maintains in-depth and extremely current knowledge of client’s strategies, business issues and relationships from senior management on down.
- Remains current on industry, client and competitive trends and directions in order to anticipate and identify new business challenges and issues at assigned clients.
- Knowledge of consulting methodologies, tools and techniques related to HEOR and market access.
- Contributes to the enhanced awareness of IMS HEOR and PMA practice in the market place, e.g. through speaking engagements, client meetings, publications etc.
- Proactively continues to strengthen subject matter expertise through on the job experience, participation in conferences and symposiums and other forums for professional knowledge sharing.
- Proactively mentors, coaches and shares subject matter expertise with others to elevate our capabilities to deliver world-class solutions for clients.
Qualifications
BA/BSc in science or economics or related discipline MBA, or MSc, MPhil/PhD in economics or related area desirable
Experience, technical and personal skills
Essential experience
Proven significant experience of outcomes research, economics/health economics is essential as is knowledge of consulting methodologies and key issues and developments within the pharma and healthcare industry.
Candidates may have post graduate work experience in a related area such as economics, health economics, statistics, psychology or science. The experience may have been gained in pharmaceutical or other healthcare industry, academic organisation, Health Technology Assessment group or Health Services Research.
Desirable experience
- Proven significant direct or related experience in consulting and consulting methodologies, tools and techniques
- Proven experience of working in health economics/outcomes research/health services research to project management/line management levels
- Experience of leading consulting teams working on projects of varying complexity
- Experience of analysing client requirements and developing proposals
- Excellent management, client influencing and consultative relationship building skills with senior level managers and executives in the healthcare industry
- Understanding of the health care environment and key issues in the healthcare industry
- Ability to manage multiple projects of varying complexity, juggle priorities and deliver on tight deadlines
- Necessary subject matter expertise to effectively manage projects within a given area
Technical skills
- Numerate and good research and/or quantitative skills, able to work in Excel to at least intermediate levels
- High level of literacy - able to appraise evidence critically and write reports and manuscripts in clear, concise language as required by type of work
- Competency in using Word and PowerPoint and an interest in learning relevant decision-support and statistical packages
- Strong understanding of outcomes research and/or economic theory with significant applied experience and examples of thought leadership in peer reviewed journals
Personal skills
Successful candidates will:
- Be fluent in English (spoken and written) with strong business/scientific written English
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build strong consultative business relationships
- Have excellent presentation and client influencing skills
- Have good team based interpersonal skills but also able to work independently
- Work willingly and effectively with others in the organisation to accomplish team goals
- Be pragmatic, with a logical problem solving approach to projects
- Be able to deliver high quality work with strong attention to detail
- Have competence in project management with proven time management and personal organisational skills
- Have ability to successfully manage and lead other team members
- Have an established network of referrals and contacts
In return, you can expect the rich variety of projects - both globally and locally - that comes from working for a world-class organization such as IMS, along with the chance to work with leaders in the field of HEOR, and the support, commitment and career development framework to challenge and enhance your career on both a local and global stage - as well as the Total Reward package you would expect of working for one of the world’s leading consultancies.
September 2010: Researcher/Co-ordinator
Development Director Market Access
Location: Europe
Mapi Values is an independent and internationally renowned company with offices in the US,the UK, France, the Netherlands and Japan providing strategic consultancy and tacticalsolutions in Health Economics & Outcomes Research for the international pharmaceuticalindustry.
Mapi Values did not gain its excellent reputation in evidence-based healthcare research andconsulting by chance: it is thanks to the quality of our people and deliverables, scientificrigour, insight into value requirements, appreciation of clients’ challenges, and our strategicapproach. As such we provide a dynamic working environment for ambitious individualslooking to join a global, world-class consultancy business.
The Position:
As the lead for EU wide business development you will be responsible forbuilding and maintaining strategic partnerships with clients and the provision of market accessstrategies and tools such as evidence syntheses, mixed treatment comparisons andeconomic models to support Health Technology Assessment submissions or reimbursementpackages. You are aware of the evolving challenges faced by our clients in developing,launching, promoting and maintaining healthcare brands and you understand the ‘So what’ ofhealth economic science, having an eye for strategic opportunities to demonstrate,communicate, apply and disseminate value messages.
Responsibilities:
Your role will be exciting and varied, involving you in a range ofresponsibilities, including:
- developing the strategic direction of the market access team
- developing, writing, presenting and following up proposals for technical and valuedemonstration projects
- maintaining long-term partnerships with clients, pro-actively identifying and proposingtechnical and strategic solutions
- identifying and pursuing business opportunities and leading new business initiatives,managing and maintaining pipelines
- conducting business and competitive intelligence research
- creating appropriate sales / marketing materials
- representing the company at conferences and meetings
Requirements:
This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on professional with previousbusiness development experience in an evidence-based market access environment in aninternational consultancy or in the pharmaceutical industry. You will have a relevantpostgraduate qualification, a scientific background including knowledge of market accesstools, and you will be able demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Theposition will require frequent travel within Europe.
Location:
This position could be based at any of our offices in Europe but a remotelocation would also be considered.
Package Details:
Mapi Values offers excellent remuneration, pension contributions, anda sports subscription, together with support for further qualifications, in a friendly and informaloffice environment.
Application:
Please send your CV and motivation letter to: Judith van Roy, HumanResources Manager - Europe, Mapi Values, De Molen 84, 3995 AX Houten, e-mail:judith.vanroy@mapivalues.com. Should you wish additional information or to have a discreetinformal chat, please do not hesitate to contact Judith van Roy on +31 (0)30 635 9062.
Recruitment Agencies - please abstain from contacting
Associate Health Economist / Health Economist
Location: UK Based
Salary: £30,000 - £50,000
Our client is a global pharmaceutical company with a strong portfolio of products and an impressive pipeline to support the future. They are achieving double-digit growth and have a number of gold standard products. A UK HTA/HE function now well established is managing the HTA/market access issues for the continuing growth of the UK affiliate business has given rise to this exciting opportunity.
You will pick up and manage NICE, SMC and AWMSG work for specific products, as well as the support of products to ensure market access. With a broad range of products in a number of therapy areas, your contribution will be invaluable and recognised. Working with marketing and other colleagues in the UK and Headquarters and partnering with independent consultancies your work will be crucial to the success of the business.
With an MSc in Health Economics or a related discipline and preferably some post-MSc experience in the HTA field you will have developed strong technical skills and will be ready for your next challenge. You will be capable of picking up responsibility for products and managing project work with considerable autonomy.
Additional information
A full job description is available upon application.
I recruit specifically within the Pharmacoecomics function throughout Europe, if you would like to speak to me regarding one of my current vacancies, or simply be made aware of opportunities as they arise then please do not hesitate to give me a call for a confidential discussion:
Ray Bird
+44 (0)1293 77 66 44
rbird@barringtonjames.com
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Specialist Consultants ~ Pharmacoeconomics
September 2010: Health Economist
Senior Health Economics Consultant
Location: Europe
Salary: competitive
My Client is an international consultancy and due to the continuously growing demand is looking to expand its Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) teams. They are looking to recruit a Senior Health Economics Consultant, with particular expertise in Economic Modeling, to develop complex cost-effectiveness models (e.g. decision trees, Markov models) and budget impact models.
Job description
- Develop complex cost-effectiveness models (e.g. decision trees, Markov models) and budget impact models
- Develop, execute and manage small- and large scale HE studies
- Develop proposals for HE studies
- High quality communication of HE research (study report writing, manuscript writing, oral presentations)
- Mentoring junior staff members
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of proven practical expertise in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (modeling and observational studies)
- Demonstrated thorough skills in modeling software (e.g. Excel, TreeAge, @risk, Visual Basic, ARENA)
- Clinical background and/or graduated with a Master degree in Health Economics is definitely an asset
- Profound understanding, expression and applying HE evaluation concepts and methods
- Familiar with discrete event modeling
- Familiar with Quality of Life assessments
- Working knowledge of health care reimbursement processes is an advantage
Personal skills:
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment as well as independently
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Excellent management skills
- Flexible, stress resistant and inventive
Additional information
A full job description is available upon application.
I recruit specifically within the Pharmacoecomics function throughout Europe, if you would like to speak to me regarding one of my current vacancies, or simply be made aware of opportunities as they arise then please do not hesitate to give me a call for a confidential discussion:
Ray Bird
+44 (0)1293 77 66 44
rbird@barringtonjames.com
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Specialist Consultants ~ Pharmacoeconomics
September 2010: Consultant/Advisor
Market Access Project Manager
Location: Europe
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 plus Excellent Benefits
This is a great opportunity to work for a leading company in its field.
My client are a large, well respected organisation who are seeking someone with skills in Health Economics research.
Responsibilities:
- Lead project teams and act as primary client contact
- Ensure that projects are delivered within scope and meet the quality requirements
- Responsible for the timelines and financial targets
- Support, coach and train the project team members
- Maintain client relations and write project proposals
- Perform systematic reviews and meta-analysis
- Involved in economic modelling
Requirements:
- Postgraduate qualification (MSc/PhD) or equivalent.
- Experience in obtaining Market Access for drugs or medical devises.
- Skills in Health Economics Research, epidemiology, statistics or quantitative analysis of biological/medical data is required.
- Management or Leadership abilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Additional Information
A full job description is available upon application.
I recruit specifically within the Pharmacoecomics function throughout Europe, if you would like to speak to me regarding one of my current vacancies, or simply be made aware of opportunities as they arise then please call me today for a confidential discussion.
Ray Bird
+ 44 (0)1293 77 66 44
rbird@barringtonjames.com
Specialist Consultant ~ Pharmacoeconomics
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
September 2010: Market Access , Project Leader
Associate Director
Location: Europe
Salary: €100,000
My client is a leading HE consultancy providing a range of professional services in drug development and commercialization for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
This role requires demonstrable in-depth knowledge of health economic evaluations, budget impact analyses, and economic modeling. It will involve management of complex health economic projects as well as line management responsibility
Responsibilities
- Manage consulting staff in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations.
- Participate in client engagements and manage project deliverables including research analysis plans, progress reports, presentations, abstracts, surveys, discussion guides, manuscripts and service dossiers.
- Manage project team in accordance with performance targets (e.g. staff utilization).
- Adjust resources, deliverables and client expectations accordingly.
- Present research findings to industry clients and at professional conferences.
- Publish research in-peer reviewed literature
- Participate in Business Development, Marketing and Sales activities.
- Deliver business development/program presentation to prospective clients.
- Establish and maintain relevant SOPs and work instructions in support of the approved workflow and process.
- Ensure compliance with relevant SOPs, work instructions and systems.
- Monitor project time charges within the functional group.
- Maintain proficiency of skills and knowledge and remain current with industry trends based current literature, application of new technology, attendance at professional meetings, etc.
- Participate in the continuous improvement of departmental processes and procedures.
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of prospective research methods such as Clinical Trials and Observational Research and retrospective research methods such as insurance claim database and medial record review
- Strong knowledge of survey methodology, statistical analysis and reporting, decision analysis techniques, database analysis methods and technical writing.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Additional Information
A full job description is available upon application.
We recruit specifically within the Pharmacoecomics function throughout Europe, if you would like to speak to us regarding one of our current vacancies, or simply be made aware of opportunities as they arise then please call Ray Bird, today on +44 (0)1293 77 66 44 for a confidential discussion.
Alternatively e-mail me on rbird@barringtonjames.com
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Specialist Consultants ~ Pharmacoeconomics