Consultant Health Economics Modelling, based in Sweden or UK

We are looking to fill this role in Sweden or UK; however, we will consider other locations based on the candidates’ experience and qualifications.

Role context:

The Parexel HEOR modelling team is a dedicated Parexel Regulatory & Access Consulting unit with ~25 staff based in the UK, US, Sweden and India, whose purpose is to provide health economics consultancy services to international pharmaceutical and medical devices companies.

The unit focuses on the development of Health Technology Assessment compliant cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of drugs and devices. Wider forms of modelling such as early economic models, payer value tools, and country adaptations also form part of the team’s work. The unit also specializes in advanced statistical techniques including survival analysis. Projects may variously employ mathematical, statistical, economic and operational research techniques applied to the evaluation of drugs and devices in a wide range of health conditions. The unit works closely with the other parts of Parexel Regulatory & Access Consulting including Advanced Analytics, Evidence Review, and Pricing & Market Access which focus on systematic literature reviews, value communications, and HTA dossier development.

The purpose of the role is to lead the development of health economic models, such as cost-effectiveness and budget impact models, to understand the economic value of clients’ products and interventions. The Consultant role is responsible for the management and delivery of projects, providing guidance to junior staff and leading client communication.

Objectives of the role: Project management: Manage a team of analysts to ensure timely delivery of projects to a high standard, managing client communications, and ensuring projects are delivered on budget Technical leadership: Provide technical leadership and training to more junior staff within the team, and ensure own skills are up to date; contribute to and lead thought leadership initiatives Business development: Contribute to proposals in response to a request from a client Management support: Provide support to the senior modelling team in managing aspects of business performance, as required Professional conduct at all working levels within a client organization and within Parexel Complete basic job-related responsibilities, including timesheets, expense reports, maintenance of CVs, project deliverable archiving, participation in internal initiatives/projects or as a mentor as requested by management QualificationsIdeal candidate will possess: 3+ years’ experience developing economic models including cost-effectiveness and budget impact models Master’s degree or equivalent in either life science or a quantitative discipline, such as health economics, economics, mathematics or statistics Strong computing skills (MS Office) including strong MS Excel (and VBA) skills Experience of programming and software such as SAS, STATA and R is an advantage High analytical ability Extensive of project management of modelling projects is an advantage Experience of business development activities is an advantage A high degree of written accuracy and attention to detail Excellent communication skills, both oral and in writing, especially in the relaying of technical information Self-motivation, enthusiasm, ambition and flexibility Fluent English, another European language will be an asset