Health Economist

Health Economist Lead

About UCLPartners

We are health innovation specialists. We work with partners across the NHS, universities, industry and local communities to transform healthcare through innovation.

Our role is to identify, develop, evaluate and scale solutions that improve health outcomes, patient experience and system sustainability. We bring together diverse expertise and perspectives, breaking down traditional silos to build a health and care system fit for the future.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Health Economist Lead to join our Evaluation and Insights team.

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a tangible impact on health and healthcare by leading health economic evaluations across a range of high-profile innovation programmes. You will help assess the value and impact of innovative interventions including digital health solutions, medical technologies and large-scale transformation initiatives.

Working closely with colleagues across UCLPartners and our extensive partner network, you will provide robust evidence that informs decision-making, supports adoption of innovation and demonstrates the value generated across health and care systems.

What You'll Do

As Health Economist Lead, you will

· Lead and support programme evaluations to understand their health economic impact.

· Design and develop transparent and user-friendly economic models, including budget impact and cost-effectiveness models.

· Analyse and synthesise data from health and social care datasets and other real-world evidence sources.

· Support the development of logic models and evaluation frameworks using mixed-method approaches.

· Conduct and commission evidence reviews, rapid evidence syntheses and health economic analyses.

· Provide expert interpretation and advice on health economic evidence to internal and external stakeholders.

· Disseminate findings through reports, presentations, conferences and academic publications.

· Identify opportunities for grant funding, evaluation commissions and collaborative research.

· Contribute to capability-building in health economics and evaluation across UCLPartners and partner organisations.

About You

You will be a skilled health economist with experience of applying economic evaluation methods within healthcare, research, innovation or related environments.

You will bring

Essential Experience and Knowledge

· Experience delivering successful health economic evaluations and analytical projects.

· Expertise in health economic modelling, including cost-effectiveness analysis, budget impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, Markov models and decision trees.

· Experience using analytical software such as R, Excel, Stata and/or TreeAge.

· Understanding of health technology assessment and evidence synthesis methodologies.

· Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation of findings to diverse audiences.

· Experience working with NHS organisations, academic institutions or innovation partners.

· Experience managing projects, coordinating workstreams and engaging stakeholders across complex systems.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who

· Is passionate about improving health outcomes through evidence and innovation.

· Demonstrates initiative, accountability and a commitment to high-quality delivery.

· Builds effective relationships and collaborates across organisational boundaries.

· Champions equality, diversity and inclusion.

· Thrives in dynamic environments and is comfortable working across multiple programmes.

· Shares our values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

At UCLPartners, you'll have the opportunity to work on nationally significant programmes that shape the future of health and care.

We offer

· A meaningful role with real-world impact.

· Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

· A collaborative and supportive working environment.

· Opportunities to publish, present and contribute to thought leadership in health economics and innovation.

· Access to a unique network of NHS, academic and industry partners.

· Professional development opportunities and the chance to influence the adoption of innovations that improve lives.

If you are excited by the opportunity to use health economics to drive innovation and improve healthcare at scale, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build healthcare fit for the future.

Please note: UCLPartners operates in a dynamic environment. We use a matrix management approach to match skills, expertise and capacity to projects. Line management may change from time to time. T he post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the organisation, and undertake additional duties, projects and/or responsibilities that are reasonably required, which are commensurate with the nature and grading of the role.

We offer flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working at UCLPartners. All staff will typically spend a minimum of 40% of their working time at the UCLPartners office i.e. for a minimum of 2 days/week if full-time or 40% of your working time for part-time staff. This can be averaged over a 3-month period.

As part of our benefits package, employees are entitled to 27 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), company pension (employer contribution 10% of annual salary), life assurance coverage, cycle to work scheme, travel season ticket loans and flexible working.

If you require this information in a different format, please let us know by emailing hr@uclpartners.com

Closing date: 13th July

Interview date likely w/c 20th the July

*Please note we may close job adverts early, even when there’s a published deadline, so if you are keen, please apply as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and a sense of belonging; and for our work to help tackle wider health inequalities. Read more about our approach. UCLPartners is committed to equal opportunities and all people acting on its behalf must perform their duties in a manner that supports and promotes this commitment.

We welcome applications from candidates who are neurodiverse, have a disability or long-term health condition.

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