Lead Health Economist

Lead Health Economist

ICON Health Economics (HE) is currently seeking to appoint a Lead Health Economist to join its European Health Economics team located in UK. This team is highly respected in the field of health technology assessment (HTA) for quality and innovation, undertaking consultancy projects for international clients in both the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

This is an opportunity to work for ICON Health Economics & Epidemiology, a division of ICON plc, an international clinical research organisation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Our Health Economics & Epidemiology group has offices in Abingdon and London (UK), New York and Boston (USA), and Vancouver (Canada). We are respected globally for the quality and innovation of our work, undertaking consultancy projects for international clients in both the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

ICON Health Economics & Epidemiology is currently seeking a Lead Health Economist to join our team based in Abingdon. The team is highly respected in the field of health technology assessment (HTA) for both the quality of our work and methodological innovations. Our research is frequently used to support decision making at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

•          Manage all aspects of country-level and global health economic modelling projects and ensure the quality of all deliverables meets client requirements
•          Establish and maintain client relationships and lead proposal development for health economic related projects
•          Provide strategic contribution to business development processes
•          Manage the development and preparation of peer-reviewed publications arising from health economic projects
•          Provide technical mentorship to junior modellers, identify and manage training needs and provide on the job training and support as required
•          Liaise with senior management in all ICON HE offices globally to identify developmental needs in junior modellers and to provide training when possible
•          Work with the management team of the European practice in the day-to-day management of the HE group in Abingdon
•          Demonstrate and actively promote an open and honest working environment

Key Requirements

•          A Master’s degree or equivalent in health economics or a related quantitative discipline, such as operational research, medical statistics, or epidemiology.
•          Experience in designing and developing health economic models
•          Experience in analysing individual patient level data for use in economic models
•          Experience within a consulting, academic or pharmaceutical/ devices industry environment
•          Proven management experience, in particular the ability to lead a team of junior analysts
•          Ability to work effectively as part of a team
•          High self-motivation
•          Leadership potential

 Benefits of Working at ICON

This is a permanent, full time position based in our offices in London/Abingdon with some flexibility on location.

We are committed to supporting the growth and development of the health economics team. As such, the candidate recruited for this role will receive external training as well as on the job training from our senior scientists and be offered opportunities to attend and present at major international conferences (health economic and clinical).

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ICON is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/D/V and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.