Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Position Overview :
Assist with implementing simulation models (e.g., discrete event simulation) and other decision-analytic models (e.g., Markov, individual state-transition, survival partition) to assess the cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions.
Assist with scientific and financial project management, and monitoring progress for projects when assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned) :
- Assist with implementing one or more of the following (under supervision) :
- Development of health economic models to conduct cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of healthcare interventions.
- Program models using Microsoft Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
- Conduct analyses and presentation of results.
- Conduct literature reviews with emphasis on extracting data pertinent to health economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness analyses.
- Conduct basic statistical analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics and regression analysis).
- Assist with drafting sections of project deliverables (e.g., user guides, model specifications and technical reports).
- Participate in client meetings and draft meeting minutes.
- Assist with tracking budget and expenses and monitoring timelines and deliverables for projects when assigned.
- Support other "non-billable" activities as needed (e.g., assist with developing sections of proposals).
- Travel may be required.
Education, Professional Skills & Experience :
- Master's degree in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering or Bachelor's degree in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering with more than one year of relevant work experience.
- Master's or Bachelor's degrees in other fields will be considered (e.g., Mathematics, Economics, Epidemiology) with relevant experience of programming decision analytic models (e.
g., decision trees, Markov, individual state-transition, survival partition) in Microsoft Excel with VBA.
Computer Skills
- Required : Excel and VBA expertise, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Desired : Experience using other simulation and / or decision-analysis software.
Personal Skills & Competencies :
- Basic understanding of research methods.
- Practical knowledge of research project implementation.
- Experience working with modeling / simulation software, in particular Microsoft Excel using VBA.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong quantitative skills, with solid understanding of basic statistics.
- Energy, a great work attitude and fit well with our team.
- Strong organization skills.
- Competent in written and spoken English
30+ days ago