Post:Health Economist,
Vaccine Access and Delivery
Job
from Path
Job ID: #568474
Career categories:
Information/Communications
Country: United States of America
City: Seattle, Washington
Organization: Path
Theme: Health
Job years of
experience: 5-10 years
Job type: Job
Tracking Code
5462
Job Description
PATH is an international nonprofit organization that
transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial
approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from
lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities.
Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower
people to achieve their full potential.
Vaccine Access and Delivery (VAD) supports the integration
of vaccines for public health impact and disease control in developing
countries. We focus on activities that facilitate vaccine introduction and
widespread use in national immunization programs, such as determining disease
burden, conducting clinical trials, establishing the health economics of
vaccine use, raising awareness of disease burden and the impact of vaccination,
increasing availability of technologies through licensing and
commercialization, and advocating for appropriate policies. In addition, we
implement activities that improve the accessibility of high-quality
immunization services, including training, supervision, health information
systems, and immunization safety, logistics, and communications.
VAD is seeking a full-time health economist with experience
in the design and performance of economic evaluations of health care
interventions. This person would apply their skills to a range of operational
and research projects, including the evaluation of large vaccine introduction
programs in developing countries, cost and impact assessments of diagnostics,
and the analysis of current modeling tools for relevance to PATH’s work. The
analytical work would primarily require the performance of cost-effectiveness
analysis using decision-analytic modeling, and cost analysis. However, disease
modeling and statistical applications will also be employed.
Responsibilities:
•Design and conduct economic analyses for public health
interventions or specific health technologies, including:
◦Cost-effectiveness and impact of vaccines, medications,
diagnostics and devices
◦Cost analyses of health programs or interventions
◦Budget impact modeling
◦Net benefit analysis
◦Disease transmission modeling to inform economic analyses
◦Econometric analyses
•Design and conduct studies to collect primary data on the
costs of disease and health care interventions
•Work with the teams to interpret and communicate results of
the analyses to relevant stakeholders
•Provide input to teams on methods and modeling approaches
that can be employed to help them better understand the underlying value of an
intervention/technology, compared to the status quo or alternative technologies
•Participate in report writing, presentations, and
publication of results and findings in peer-reviewed journals
•Contribute to development and writing of proposals for new
projects
•Evaluate existing analytical tools, including models to
determine their relevance to specific PATH projects or programs
•Represent PATH at international, regional, and national
meetings, and, where appropriate, present findings from research and analyses
Required Skills
•Demonstrated excellence and a minimum of four years of
experience conducting economic evaluations of health care interventions
•Experience in building health economic models using
software such as Excel and TreeAge and conducting sensitivity analysis using
software such as @Risk or Crystal ball, or similar type software
•Working knowledge of data analysis software such as SPSS,
STATA
•Demonstrated ability to communicate research methods and
results into publishable manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
•Ability to work effectively with colleagues to achieve team
goals
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Ability to travel up to 30% annually
Required Experience
PhD in health economics, health policy, epidemiology or
related field, with demonstrated analytical and modeling experience or Master’s
degree in health economics, health policy or related field with at least seven
years of demonstrated analytical and modeling experience. Must have at least 4+
years of professional experience in conducting economic evaluations of health
care interventions. Experience in developing country settings is a plus.
Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity
employer.
How to apply:
Closing date: 24 Apr
2013
To apply via this website address:
http://tinyurl.com/cav585g
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