Senior Research Scientist, Modeling

Do you consider yourself a self-starter with a real passion for projects involving innovative methods in economic modelling? Do you love collaborating, moving the ball forward and rolling up your sleeves? We are growing and seeking a Senior Research Scientist to join our team in Europe (working 100% remote OR out of our London office).   

Our culture is similar to that of a start-up, but in a well-funded established global portfolio organisation. We pride ourselves on being leaders with vision in our field! Below are some examples of recent work we have published as part of our efforts to support our clients:

• Kuznik A, Smare C, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Cemiplimab Versus Standard of Care in the United States for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression ≥50. Value Health. 2022 Feb;25(2):203-214. https://doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.009
• Smare C et al. Evaluating Partitioned Survival and Markov Decision-Analytic Modeling Approaches for Use in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Estimating and Comparing Survival Outcomes. Pharmacoeconomics. 2020 Jan;38(1):97-108. https://doi: 10.1007/s40273-019-00845-x  
• Paul E et al. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Cemiplimab vs Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy. 2021;27(11):1513-1525. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2021.21164

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrated understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, medical affairs, and requirements for health technology assessment
• Sufficient understanding of relevant methods to be able to oversee model parameterisation
• Performs model conceptualisation, programming, analysis, and validation
• Can identify considerations relevant to the model development given available evidence and communicate these within deliverables (e.g., protocol and technical reports)

What you can expect day to day:

• Managing the delivery of components of projects by collaborating with other staff members to ensure high quality outputs are delivered on time and within scope
• Developing client-ready deliverables including protocols, statistical analysis plans, technical reports, and slides
• Contributing to short-term resourcing discussions
• Reviewing update slides/minutes and actions for overall study and viewed by client as independent research for specific study or component(s)
• Leading client calls and responding to emails, inviting input from senior team members with methodological/subject matter expertise where appropriate
• Acting as a line manager and mentoring direct reports
• Contributing to the development of proposals and presentations under guidance of more senior team members with methodological/subject matter expertise

Requisite experience and qualifications:

• 4 to 6 years’ experience in health economics and outcomes research
• Master’s degree in a subject related to health services research e.g., health economics, public policy, health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or science (biology/biochemistry etc.)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experience with R (not essential)

Who We Are:

For today’s innovators of tomorrow’s cures, PRECISIONheor, part of Precision Medicine Group LLC, has the results-driven scientists, strategists and solutions our client's need to go from promises to proof, and evidence to access. We provide our clients with unified health economics and outcomes research, global pricing, access strategy and analytics, payer and physician pull-through, and data management. We have locations across the US, as well as in Vancouver, BC and London, England.