Associate Health Economics Modelling

Parexel is in the business of improving the world’s health. We do this by providing a suite of biopharmaceutical services that help clients across the globe transform scientific discoveries into new treatments. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, our therapeutic, technical, and functional ability is underpinned by a deep conviction in what we do. We believe in our values: Patients First, Quality, Respect, Empowerment & Accountability.

We are looking to recruit an Associate Health Economics Modelling – this is a full time, permanent job based in London.

Modelling & Advanced Analytics is a dedicated Parexel Access Consulting unit with ~45 staff based in the UK, US, Sweden and India, whose purpose is to provide health economics and analytics 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 and Bayesian network predictive modelling. 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 Access Consulting including Evidence Review, and Pricing & Market Access which focus on systematic literature reviews, value communications, and HTA dossier development.

Role responsibilities:

• Within project teams under the guidance and leadership of senior team members, objectives of the role will be to:

o Provide high quality, timely, scientific/strategic solutions to meet client needs.

o Conduct and analyse primary and secondary research, which will shape the development of strategic recommendations.

o Build and check health economic models, using appropriate software tools, to elucidate and express the economic value of clients’ products.

o Systematically search for and synthesise disparate qualitative and quantitative health economic evidence, and interpret meaningfully.

o Write, refine, review and critique sections of reports, journal manuscripts and other deliverables for client or external delivery.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a Life science or quantitative discipline is essential (health economics, economics, mathematics or statistics).

• Experience in the adaptation of cost-effectiveness or budget impact models

• Experience of designing and building health economics models from model concept (cost-effectiveness or budget impact models) would be a strong asset.

• Research skills with specific focus on the sourcing of data inputs for economic models

• CRO industry or previous Access Consultancy environment experience is preferable

• Strong computing skills (MS Office) - Word, Excel, Powerpoint.

• Fluent verbal and written English communication skills are essential. Any additional language skills are desirable.

• Experience of programming and software such as VBA, SAS, R is an advantage.

• A high degree of written accuracy and attention to detail.

• Good communication skills, both oral and in writing, especially in the relaying of technical information.

• Self-motivation, enthusiasm, ambition and flexibility.

• Keen interest in medical research, provision of healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry.

Our key benefits

Highly qualified and dynamic team. Multinational working environment. Smooth induction and training program. Flexible working hours and a friendly and supportive working atmosphere.

Benefit package that includes: private medical care including dental plan, life assurance, pension scheme & more. Very good coffee! :-) Great location: Euston Road, our office is 3 minute walk from the Tube station.