About this role
Job summary
The Health Economics Unit is seeking a Health Economist Manager / Principal Health Economist to lead a portfolio of high-profile health economics, outcomes research and evaluation projects that shape decision-making across the NHS, academia and industry.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of healthcare innovation, leading complex economic evaluations, real-world evidence studies, advanced modelling projects and service transformation programmes. You will provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of work, while remaining actively involved in some of the Unit's most strategically important and high-value projects.
As a senior member of the team, you will play a key role in developing and supporting colleagues, overseeing quality and methodological excellence, building strong client relationships and contributing to the continued growth and success of the Health Economics Unit. You will work with senior leaders, clinicians, commissioners, academics and industry partners to generate evidence that improves outcomes, reduces inequalities and supports better use of healthcare resources.
We are committed to developing our people, delivering outstanding work and creating an environment where talented individuals can thrive, influence change and make a meaningful contribution to improving health and care.
Main duties of the job
You will lead a portfolio of complex health economics, outcomes research and evaluation projects that support healthcare decision-making, innovation and service improvement across the NHS, academia and industry. As a senior member of the Health Economics Unit, you will combine technical expertise, project leadership and people management to deliver high-quality, impactful work that informs policy, commissioning and service transformation decisions. You will provide expert leadership in health economics, economic modelling and outcomes research, while remaining actively involved in some of the Unit's most complex and strategically important projects. Working closely with clients, clinicians, commissioners, academics and industry partners, you will help define analytical approaches, oversee project delivery and communicate complex evidence to a wide range of audiences. The role includes line management and development of a designated group of staff, providing leadership, mentoring, technical guidance and quality assurance to support high performance and professional growth. You will oversee multiple projects and programmes simultaneously, ensuring delivery to agreed quality, budget and timescale requirements while maintaining excellent client relationships.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications Essential
Master's degree in Health Economics, Economics, Econometrics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Operational Research, Mathematics, Data Science or a related quantitative discipline; or a Master's degree containing substantial health economics, economic evaluation or outcomes research content. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge and experience gained through working in a senior health economics role
Desirable
PhD or equivalent research experience in Health Economics, Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Operational Research or a related discipline. Formal training in health technology assessment, economic evaluation, outcomes research or advanced decision modelling techniques. Evidence of continuing professional development in health economics, modelling leadership or healthcare analytics
Experience Essential
Significant experience leading and delivering complex health economics, outcomes research, evaluation and modelling projects within healthcare settings. Experience developing and applying complex economic and decision analytic models including Markov models, decision trees, partitioned survival models and budget impact models Experience leading multiple projects or programmes simultaneously and ensuring delivery to agreed quality, budget and timescale requirements. Experience managing relationships with clients, senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams. Experience supervising, mentoring or line managing analysts, researchers or health economists. Experience using specialist analytical and modelling software such as Excel, R, Stata, Python or equivalent tools. Experience managing project budgets and resources. Experience working with national programmes, policy development or healthcare innovation initiatives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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United Kingdom
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