Our Health Preference Assessment (HPA) program is currently seeking to add a Senior Research Economist to an already dynamic team.

HPA has a reputation for conducting high-quality preference research in a collegial working environment. The HPA Group specializes in developing surveys to elicit and quantify preferences of patients, physicians, and other health-care stakeholders for features and outcomes of medical and pharmaceutical interventions using rigorous stated-preference methods. The studies apply discrete-choice experiments, threshold technique, best-worst scaling, contingent-valuation, and other preference methods. HPA staff members are internationally recognized thought leaders in this research area and their work is published in high-level clinical and health-economic journals.

At RTI Health Solutions, you will be provided the opportunity to conduct meaningful work in a collaborative, cross functional environment.  We are focused on your career development and provide a generous benefits packages that includes tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid time off, medical/dental, and 401K.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects and project tasks as part of a project team.
• Study and survey design and development, development of protocols and statistical analysis plans, analysis of discrete-choice and other stated-preference data, interpretation of results, and preparation of technical reports and manuscripts
• Lead and contribute to the health preference assessment scientific literature and mentoring team members in developing scientific stature
• Write proposals
• Manage project budgets and timelines, project teams, and communicate with study sponsors during all phases of a project, including presentations to study sponsors and at industry and academic conferences

Qualifications

• A PhD in a quantitative social-science field such as economics, health economics, health policy, patient-reported outcomes, operations research, or statistics with at least 5 years of relates professional experience, or;
• A Master’s level degree in one of these fields with at least at least 10 years or related professional experience
• Proficiency in the design and analysis of discrete-choice experiment surveys and other stated-preference methods.
• Experience leading projects with commercial clients or large academic teams.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Experience in leading survey-research projects
• Demonstrated experience performing quantitative research.
• Experience with a variety of preference methods.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements