Senior Associate, Health Economics Modeling (UK/EU locations)

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 support the development of health economic models, such as cost-effectiveness and budget impact models, to understand the economic value of clients’ products and interventions.

Key Accountabilities: Provide high quality, timely, scientific/strategic solutions to meet client needs. Conduct and analyse primary and secondary research, which will shape the development of strategic recommendations. Build and check health economic models, using appropriate software tools, to elucidate and express the economic value of clients’ products. Systematically search for and synthesize disparate qualitative and quantitative health economic evidence, and interpret meaningfully. Write, refine, review and critique sections of reports, journal manuscripts and other deliverables for client or external delivery. QualificationsIdeal candidate will possess: Experience in health economics including the conceptualization and development of cost-effectiveness and budget impact models. Keen interest in medical research, provision of healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. Master’s degree or equivalent in either life science or a quantitative discipline, such as health economics, economics, mathematics or statistics. Experience of programming and software such as VBA, SAS, R is an advantage. Strong computing skills (MS Office) including MS Excel. High analytical ability. 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. Fluent English.