Research Health Economist, Research, Innovation - Halifax, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Health Authority

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Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID: 144965

Company:
Nova Scotia Health

Location:
Central Zone, Centre for Clinical Research - QEII

Department:
RSH Methods Unit

Type of Employment:
Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status:
Management/Non-Union Position**
Posting Closing Date: 6-Dec-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada.

We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions.

Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health's Research, Innovation and Discovery portfolio is transforming health care delivery and improving the health of all Nova Scotians by leading initiatives that deliver high-impact health care solutions and developing strategic partnerships with clinical champions, industry, healthcare foundations, governments and academic partners.

By pairing leading researchers, innovators, and clinicians with entrepreneurs through our newly formed Health Innovation, Research and Discovery Hub, their creative solutions are improving health and health care while also contribute directly to Nova Scotia's economy.

Responsibilities:

The Research Methods Unit in Halifax Nova Scotia is a core research unit designed to support clinical and health research throughout the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the IWK Health Centre, and Dalhousie University's Faculties of Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry.

The Research Methods Unit is recruiting a Health Economist.

Reporting to the Manager, Research Methods Unit (RMU), and collaborating with other consultants within the RMU and partner clinical and health researchers, the Health Economist provides health economics consulting support related to the design and implementation of economic evaluations of health care interventions across a range of research areas.

Qualifications:

We would love to hear from if you have the following:

Master's degree in Health Economics or a related quantitative area required
Strong quantitative skills, including training in econometrics or statistics, with a demonstrated understanding of treatment effect analysis, is an asset
2 years of demonstrated research activity and proficiency in presentations and/or publications
Demonstrated experience or training in economic evaluations, including costeffectiveness and costutility analyses using decision analytic modelling is an asset
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), is an asset
Knowledge of statistical software such as R, and Stata
Ability to work in a resultsoriented clinical and health research methods service environment with direction, as a team member, and independently
Excellent problemsolving skills
Ability to work to deadlines and within budget
Excellent communication skills, including advanced written and spoken English skills
Ability to effectively communicate economic methods and results to clinical and health researchers who may have limited knowledge of economic methods
Familiar with commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
Works under mínimal supervision, exercising independent judgment/creativity and latitude
Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

Hours of Work:

Permanent, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

Salary Information:

$ $50.34 hourly
($78, $98,160.47 annual salary)

Once You've Applied

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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