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Senior Health Economist Modeler (RAIII) – Evidera

Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)

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Senior Health Economist Modeler (RAIII) – Evidera (UK/EU)

Evidera is a business unit of Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) a leading global contract research organization (CRO), a preeminent provider of evidence-based solutions and part of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

We provide integrated scientific expertise and global operational capabilities to help clients generate the evidence needed to optimize the market access and commercial potential of products.

Location/Division Specific Information

This is a great time to join this rapidly growing global modeling team!

We are looking to fill this role in the UK or EU and this role is flexible to fully office/flex/fully remote work.

Our team members can focus on scientific, management or commercial career tracks, and we offer customizable cross-training opportunities for those interested in broadening their experience across Evidera's teams.

Discover Impactful Work:

We are looking for a Research Associate III (Senior Health Economist) to implement simulation models (e.g., discrete event simulation) and other decision-analytic models (e.g., Markov, individual state-transition, survival partition) to assess the cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions. Manage multiple projects with tasks varying to degree by project.

Responsible for assisting the Principal Investigator with project management scoping, tracking progress, and delegating tasks to the project teams working on multiple projects.

A day in the Life:

Implement one or more of the following with guidance from the Principal Investigator:

  • Design and develop health economic (HEOR) models to conduct cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of healthcare interventions.
  • Program the models using Microsoft Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) or simulation specialized software (e.g., Arena) and conduct model validations.
  • Conduct literature reviews and basic statistical analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics and regression analysis)
  • Support development and maintenance of scientific resources (e.g., model templates, modeling training manuals).
  • Draft project plan and deliverables (e.g., Excel with VBA based models, user guides, model specifications and technical reports) and draft abstracts and sections of manuscripts with possible co-authorship.

Education
  • PhD or Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or related field with Bachelor’s degree in a similar program (Mathematics, Economics, Epidemiology) and two or more years of relevant work experience or Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant programming simulation model experience (e.g., discrete event simulation) or other decision analytic models (e.g., decision trees, Markov, individual state-transition, survival partition) in Microsoft Excel with VBA.

Experience
  • Required: Excel and VBA expertise, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint.
  • Experience working with modeling/simulation software, in particular Microsoft Excel using VBA.
  • Knowledge of fundamentals of pharmacoeconomics, epidemiology and literature review principles.
  • Familiarity with mathematical and simulation modeling.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
  • Practical knowledge of research project implementation and experience of project management.
  • Ability to manage deadlines, multiple tasks and relationships in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
  • Desired: Experience implementing simulation models/ decision-analytic software (e.g., R, TreeAge, Anylogic, Arena)

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Job posted: 2023-01-23

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