(Senior) Health EconomistUniversity

About the Role

The Health Economics and Policy Research Unit (HEPRU) at the Centre for Evaluation and Methods, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, is seeking to appoint a (Senior) Health Economist to contribute to/lead research on the economic aspects of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The post will focus on economic evaluation and decision analytic modelling informed by clinical studies and routine health data to assess the economic value of new interventions and healthcare pathways. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop research in one or more disease areas (e.g. respiratory health, musculoskeletal conditions, cancer) contributing to wider methodological and strategic activities with HEPRU and the Centre for Evaluation and Methods.

About You

You are a post-graduate health economist with an aptitude for evaluative data-driven research. You have strong understanding of health economics methodology, including economic evaluation and decision analytic modelling, and excellent analytical skills. Effective team-working and communication skills are essential.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic research and education environment, home to more than 450 staff, 100 PhD students and 500 postgraduate taught students. The institute brings together expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. WIPH is organised into six complementary research centres. While working collectively towards the Institute strategic plan, each Centre has its own research objectives and requirements. HEPRU is based within the Centre for Evaluation and Methods.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

£40,815 to £62,119 per annum.