October 18, 2006
Modelling Expert: Roche
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Who we are: At Roche, we believe passionately in what we do, and that our products make a difference in people’s lives. We are a successful business that can offer exciting career opportunities to you, both locally and internationally, in a supportive and rewarding culture. We know that our people are responsible for our success and we value our employees, aiming to create a work environment where feeling valued, respected and empowered is a daily experience.
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As a supplier of innovative products and services for the early detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to improving people’s health and quality of life. Roche is a world leader in diagnostics, the leading supplier of medicines for cancer and transplantation and a market leader in virology.
The Position: The International Health Economic Modelling Expert collaborates with statisticians, epidemiology managers, health economists and other outcomes researchers in order to produce state of the art pharmacoeconomic models that document the economic value of our lifecycle drugs towards payers and other relevant stakeholders of pricing and reimbursement decisions. The International Health Economic Modelling Expert develops pharmacoeconomic models and provides expert advice on the choice of methods, other technical aspects of economic models, quality assurance in the model production process, and presentation of model results in pricing and reimbursement submissions and scientific publications. Providing effective support for local operating companies in the local adaptation of pharmacoeconomic models represents another important aspect of the role.
Who you are: You have a minimum of 3 years experience with developing pharmacoeconomic models. You have strong business focus and analytical skills as well as excellent communication. You also posses a solid understanding of the pharmacoeconomic requirements of major payers and HTA agencies, as well as sound knowledge of economics, statistics, and outcomes research methods which is ideally documented with a number of high quality scientific publications.
If you are interested in this challenging position, please apply online http://careers.roche.com/, Job ID 2105.
For further information about this position, please contact: Dr. Ansgar Hebborn (Global Head-Economic Value Strategy) ansgar.hebborn@roche.com
October 18, 2006: Industry , Pharmacoeconomist
May 3, 2006
Pharmacoeconomist / Phamacoeconomic Analyst: Brogan Inc.
Location: Ottawa (Kanata), Ontario, Canada
Ref #:PE0306
Brogan Inc., a renowned health care data, research and consulting firm based in Ottawa, is looking for a competent pharmacoeconomist to join its Health Economics team to undertake pharmacoeconomic evaluation, systematic reviews/meta-analysis and outcomes research.
Job Description
The candidate will be responsible for the following activities:
- Gather and synthesize clinical and economic information pertaining to clinical trials, outcomes research and health economic evaluation from both published and unpublished sources and conduct systematic review of literature;
- Develop pharmacoeconomic models using TreeAge Data Pro(R) or Crystal Ball(R), analyze outcome and cost data, conduct sensitivity analyses (One-way, Two-way, Monte Carlo Simulation), and write reports;
- Prepare project proposals and expressions of interest for new and existing business development opportunities; and
- Participate in weekly meetings and work within a team environment.
Essential Qualifications
The candidate must possess the following qualifications:
- A minimum of a graduate degree, or equivalent with a combination of education and experience, in health economics, economics, statistics, or mathematics, with some coursework/training in epidemiology or health services research;
- A minimum of two years of hands-on training in conducting pharmacoeconomic evaluation and systematic review/meta-analysis of literature using standard healthcare decision tools, e.g., TreeAge Data Pro(R), Crystal Ball(R), Risk(R) or Arena(R);
- Knowledge of methodologies for the economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals and devices;
- Ability to understand, express and apply evaluation concepts and methods and to develop indicators and outcome measures;
- Excellent writing and communication skills;
- Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team environment, as well as independently; and
- Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirable Qualifications
- Some pharmaceutical policy development experience;
- A clear knowledge of the Canadian healthcare setting and priorities; and
- Previous working experience in a pharmaceutical company, consulting firm or in a healthcare research institute.
Brogan Inc. offers a competitive salary and benefits package that will be commensurate with the skill level and experience of the successful candidate. This position is located in Ottawa (Kanata), Canada.
There are tremendous opportunities for career advancement for those individuals with strong analytical skills and business savvy, and who demonstrate performance beyond normal expectations.
Please send your resume MS Word or text format to: pe0306@broganinc.com
We thank all interested applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
May 3, 2006: Pharmacoeconomist
April 21, 2006
Project Director (Pharmacoeconomics) and Senior Consultant (Pharmacoeconomics): York Health Economics Consortium
Location: York, England, UK
Closing date: 21 April 2006
The York Health Economics Consortium wish to appointment a Project Director: Pharmacoeconomics and a Senior Consultant: Pharmacoeconmics.
York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) is a health economics consulting company owned by the University of York. It provides a wide range of consultancy services, including economic modelling, economic evaluation and applied research and training. Organisations commissioning work include the Department of Health, the NHS, other public sector research organisations (e.g. National Audit Office) and a wide range of major pharmaceutical and health care companies. YHEC often collaborates with other University Departments in York and beyond as well as other health research organisations.
Due to continued expansion, YHEC is looking to strengthen its senior management team. We are currently looking to appoint a Project Director as well as a Senior Consultant to strengthen our research team. The roles will focus predominantly on pharmacoeconomic research studies, however, YHEC researchers are expected to be flexible and there will be opportunities to work on studies commissioned by public sector organisations.
The Consortium’s work will appeal to those who enjoy a wide range of applied research projects, using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Candidates need to show willingness to work with and lead project teams and work closely with clients. Candidates will also need to prove their credibility in front of clients many of whom are in senior positions in their organisations. Both roles will involve travel within the UK to meet with clients as well as occasional international travel.
Informal enquiries may be made to Mr Paul Trueman, Director, Tel: (01904) 434830, Email: pt507@york.ac.uk
Further details are available from http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/yhec/news.shtml, closing date for applications is Friday, 21st April 2006.
April 21, 2006: Consultant/Advisor , Directorship , Pharmacoeconomist