Research Scientist - Decision Modeling

Summary

Join a growing team of passionate Health Economics and Outcome Research scientists in a well-funded global organization. Collaborate on sophisticated health economic and health policy research projects, contributing to statistical analysis, modeling, and interpretation of results. Responsibilities include designing cost-effectiveness models, programming in Microsoft Excel, collecting information, communicating research findings, leading project tasks, identifying project risks, developing written materials, and performing quality assurance. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree and 2-5 years of relevant research experience, along with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and VBA, statistical programs, and excellent communication skills. A PhD and a degree in a related field are preferred. The role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life and disability insurance, parental leave, and paid time off.

Requirements

• Masters' degree
• 2-5 years' relevant research experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• Understanding of statistical programs (e.g. SAS, R, Stata)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively individually and as part of a diverse team
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across a broad portfolio of sophisticated health economic and health policy research projects as a member of a project team; and they understand how to create the data foundation needed to provide the statistical analysis framework for projects
• In collaboration with the project lead, conduct statistical analysis and modeling procedures, and contribute to interpretation of the results from statistical procedures and models in order to address client’s research questions
• Conceptualize the design of cost-effectiveness and budget impact models
• Programming health economic models in Microsoft Excel
• Collects information efficiently and effectively, including hard to find information, and has a comprehensive knowledge of applicable analytic tools and techniques
• Communication of research projects to internal team and external clients
• Ability to lead individual project tasks or components of large complex studies with oversight from senior staff
• Proactively identifies and defines project risks with recommendations for potential solutions
• Develops written materials with support from project team
• Performs quality assurance and quality control procedures on own and others’ programs
• Actively and effectively contributes to internal and client discussions and responds well to coaching, sharing information, and asking for feedback

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD
• Degree concentration in economics, health services research, epidemiology, biostatistics, public policy, health policy, or public health or related

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings benefits
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation
• Discretionary annual bonus