Senior Health Economist

Base pay range

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$95,000.00/yr - $102,000.00/yr

Role Summary

As a Senior Health Economist at Costello Medical, you will play a key role within project teams to ensure work is delivered to an exceptionally high quality and in line with client expectations. This includes providing strategic advice to clients from model conceptualization through to building of the model and interpretation of the results. Senior Health Economists are central to the quality control of the project as well as training Health Economists through the provision of constructive feedback. In addition to this and helping define our project approach, the ideal candidate will also be expected to deliver technical work themselves and progress their own technical modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities: You will be responsible for developing economic models to inform decisions on the efficient allocation of resources available to healthcare providers, and communicating these insights to a variety of stakeholders
  
• Lead or contribute to project teams to deliver high-quality work aligned with client expectations
  
• Provide strategic advice from model conceptualization through to building the model and interpretation of results
  
• Ensure quality control and assist with training Health Economists through constructive feedback
  
• Support business development by maintaining client relationships and identifying opportunities to provide additional services within projects
  
• Potentially line manage and mentor Health Economist Interns
  

Role Type

• Full-time, permanent role
  

Start Date

• We are currently recruiting for start dates throughout 2025 and you will be asked to state your availability on your application form
  

Location

• This role is available in our Boston office
  

Application Deadlines

There are no set application deadlines, but we strongly recommend applying as early as possible. The role, or particular start dates, may close when a suitable candidate is found

About the Role

Do you have experience of successfully conceptualizing, developing and communicating health economic models that demonstrate the value of new healthcare interventions? Do you enjoy building and maintaining client relationships? Are you looking to join a growing company offering excellent career prospects?

As a Senior Health Economist at Costello Medical, you will play a key role within project teams to ensure work is delivered to an exceptionally high quality and in line with client expectations. This includes providing strategic advice to clients from model conceptualization through to building of the model and interpretation of the results. Senior Health Economists are central to the quality control of the project as well as training Health Economists through the provision of constructive feedback. In addition to this, the ideal candidate will also be expected to deliver technical work themselves and progress their own technical modelling skills.

Our Health Economics team deliver modelling projects to a broad range of pharmaceutical, medical devices companies and public sector and non-profit clients. You will work across different accounts spanning multiple disease areas and therefore should be able to familiarize yourself with new areas quickly.

You will also play a key role in contributing to business development by developing and maintaining excellent client relationships and identifying opportunities to provide additional services to clients within projects. There may also be opportunities to line manage and mentor our Health Economist Interns.

Hybrid Working Policy: We believe that having face-to-face time in the office holds many benefits and is central to ensuring that the community we have created, where people have a workplace they belong to and feel part of, is never lost. At the same time, we recognise that homeworking can improve work life balance, reduce commuting times and costs, and provide the opportunity to juggle personal commitments.

Therefore, we offer flexible working arrangements that allow our colleagues to work from home for up to half of the time, measured across a 2-week rolling period. Please note that as part of our wider flexible working policy, employees may work outside of Massachusetts for up to 4 weeks annually

Career Profile

We offer many opportunities for personal and professional development at Costello Medical. Please read firsthand accounts from our colleagues about their time with the company at the costellomedical.com/careers/working-at-costello-medical/

About Costello Medical

Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications, market access and health economic and outcomes research. We work with a wide range of clients, including the industry's most successful pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, patient and public health bodies and charitable organisations. We have been listed on the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2017, as well as receiving B Corporation Accreditation in 2022. Please visit costellomedical.com to learn more about us, our work and our mission

Requirements

About You

• We are looking for individuals who are collaborative, self-motivated and enthusiastic. You will take pride in producing exceptionally high-quality work and building successful client relationships. You will identify and capitalize on opportunities to go above and beyond for clients and exceed their expectations wherever possible. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be highly organized and able to manage timelines across multiple projects.
  
• This role is suited to those who have professional experience, typically no less than 2 years, in applying economic and mathematical modelling techniques within an industry setting, ideally within a pharmaceutical, medical devices or medical consulting company.
  

Specifically, we are looking for candidates with the following experience:

• Working on health economic projects, directly with clients, from project initiation to completion
  
• Leading a project team, including delegating tasks and managing the time of others, with the ability to manage timelines across multiple projects
  
• A proven ability to build robust and sustainable client relationships, which involves communicating directly with clients and responding to different communication styles
  

In addition, essential requirements for the role are:

• A degree level or higher qualification in a relevant discipline (minimum 3.3 GPA). Relevant disciplines include mathematics, economics, physics or computer science. Postgraduate training in statistics or health economic modelling is desirable but not required
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to explain complex modelling techniques and results to non-experts
  
• Advanced skills in Excel and VBA
  
• Ability to work independently as well as within project teams
  
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
  
• Flexibility to respond to changing deadlines
  

Desirable: prior mentorship experience and experience with other software (R, C++, STATA) and willingness to learn new skills

Joining Costello Medical from Academia

At Costello Medical, we warmly welcome applicants from academia who are looking to transition into a role within a commercial, industry-based setting. We offer comprehensive training, mentorship programs, and a work culture that fosters collaboration, growth and innovation. We are committed to facilitating a smooth transition and helping you thrive in an industry-based setting. Many of our team members have successfully made this transition, and they share how their expertise has been transformed into fulfilling, impactful careers with us. Learn more here: costellomedical.com/careers/working-at-costello-medical/joining-from-academia/

Benefits
What We Offer

• A starting salary of $95,000 to $102,000 per annum, depending on your qualifications and previous experience, as well as a discretionary profit share bonus paid twice per year. Please note that we have established salary bands that ensures a fair and consistent approach for all applicants, eliminating the need for individual negotiations
  
• 23 days' vacation leave increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 27 days. 6 public holidays plus 1 floating vacation day to use on a holiday of your choosing
  
• Flexible, reasonable working hours and the chance to work from home for up to half of your working time
  
• Private medical insurance with a company contribution, as well as dental and vision cover and life insurance
  
• Retirement savings via a 401k plan with up to a 5% employer match
  
• Paid funding for external education and study leave
  
• Paid and unpaid sabbaticals based on length of service
  

Please note that we have a full benefits package overview at: costellomedical.com/careers/benefits-package-in-the-us/

The Application Process

You are required to submit your resume and a cover letter via our online application form. In your cover letter, explain why you think you would be suited to the role and why you would like to join Costello Medical, with examples to support both. Your resume should clearly state the dates of all qualifications and grades achieved where applicable.

Our recruitment process includes a telephone interview with a member of the Talent Acquisition team followed by a technical and proofreading assessment for you to complete in your own time, which requires you to use Excel. If successful, you will be invited to an interview which will include a short presentation you can prepare for in advance. Our standard recruitment process lasts around 6 weeks; however, this can be adapted if necessary.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and, throughout the recruitment process, there are a number of reasonable adjustments we can provide. Please click here to learn more.

Please note that, whilst we embrace AI to innovate and improve processes, your role may involve confidential data that cannot be uploaded to AI. Therefore, it is important for us to assess your own skills and abilities, so we recommend that you do not rely solely on this technology to generate any application materials.

Visa Sponsorship

We welcome applications from international candidates, but we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for working visas. Therefore, you must have the right to work in the US independently from the company. However, we are able to consider those on a temporary visa, such as an OPT visa.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level
  

Employment type

• Full-time
  

Job function

• Analyst
  

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting
  

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