Economic Modeler / Health Economist, IHE
Location: On-site, hybrid, or remote in Canada
Time Commitment: Full Time
Salary: $60,000 to $75,000 subject to skills/experience
Applications reviewed as received.
About the role
Economic Modelers / Health Economists conduct modelling and/or economic evaluations across a wide range of topics and technologies. Common methods/forms of analysis include cost-effectiveness and decision analytic modelling, as well as data analysis and econometrics. The work may include one or more of the following areas:
- Economic evaluations of health technology and interventions
- Infectious disease and vaccine modelling and economics
- Pre-market, early economic evaluations of non-drug technologies
- Health technology assessment
- Quantitative analysis of health system performance
- Complex health system decision problems, straddling sectors
- Economic evaluation of clinical research studies including randomized controlled trials
- Health-focused real world evidence research
This is an opportunity to be part of a unique research program producing rigorous evidence to support decision making. The candidate will be supported by a strong team including Principal and Senior Principal Health Economists and Modelers, Project Coordinators, Evidence Synthesis Specialists, and Research Librarians.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Conduct studies and evaluations
- Analysis of data using statistical, mathematical, economics, econometric, or other modeling methods
- Support literature review and evidence synthesis activities as required
- Prepare reports, presentations and other project deliverables
- Collaborate with other researchers at the IHE
- Communicate with stakeholders and clients as required
- Contribute to the Health Economics team processes and methods through meetings, presentations and documentation.
Qualifications and Experience
- Graduate degree in health economics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field
- More than 1 year post-degree experience working in an analytical role in health economics, statistics, health systems research and modeling, decision-analytic modeling, simulation, or optimization
- Experience with R or packages such as STATA, SAS, or MATLAB (or similar)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong inter-personal skills
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment
- Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently
- Knowledge of Canadian health care systems and data is an asset
About IHE
The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that works with government, academia, public sector bodies, not-for-profit organizations and health care industry partners to provide health economics, decision analytic modelling, and health technology assessment services. Our mission is to inform coordinated, innovative, evidence-guided health policy and practice. IHE is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) eligible institution and opportunities are available for staff to apply directly to CIHR for research funding.
IHE offers great benefits, flexible working, and outstanding learning and professional development opportunities.
What we offer
IHE offers a competitive package of salary, vacation time and comprehensive health and wellness benefits. IHE staff also receive dedicated professional development time and access to training opportunities. IHE is a highly collaborative collegial environment. We often face novel challenges, work with highly innovative health ecosystem partners, and have opportunities to impact health care delivery in Alberta, in Canada, and around the world.
We value diversity. Differences are appreciated and respected.
To Apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest and CV/resume to (economics@ihe.ca).
For more information about the IHE, our team, and our work, please visit www.ihe.ca.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.