Health Economist

Health Economist Lead

About UCLPartners

We are health innovation specialists. We work with partners across the NHS universities industry and local communities to transform healthcare through innovation.

Our role is to identify develop evaluate and scale solutions that improve health outcomes patient experience and system sustainability. We bring together diverse expertise and perspectives breaking down traditional silos to build a health and care system fit for the future.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Health Economist Lead to join our Evaluation and Insights team.

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a tangible impact on health and healthcare by leading health economic evaluations across a range of high-profile innovation programmes. You will help assess the value and impact of innovative interventions including digital health solutions medical technologies and large-scale transformation initiatives.

Working closely with colleagues across UCLPartners and our extensive partner network you will provide robust evidence that informs decision-making supports adoption of innovation and demonstrates the value generated across health and care systems.

What Youll Do

As Health Economist Lead you will:

Lead and support programme evaluations to understand their health economic impact.

Design and develop transparent and user-friendly economic models including budget impact and cost-effectiveness models.

Analyse and synthesise data from health and social care datasets and other real-world evidence sources.

Support the development of logic models and evaluation frameworks using mixed-method approaches.

Conduct and commission evidence reviews rapid evidence syntheses and health economic analyses.

Provide expert interpretation and advice on health economic evidence to internal and external stakeholders.

Disseminate findings through reports presentations conferences and academic publications.

Identify opportunities for grant funding evaluation commissions and collaborative research.

Contribute to capability-building in health economics and evaluation across UCLPartners and partner organisations.

About You

You will be a skilled health economist with experience of applying economic evaluation methods within healthcare research innovation or related environments.

You will bring:

Essential Experience and Knowledge

Experience delivering successful health economic evaluations and analytical projects.

Expertise in health economic modelling including cost-effectiveness analysis budget impact analysis cost-benefit analysis Markov models and decision trees.

Experience using analytical software such as R Excel Stata and/or Tree Age.

Understanding of health technology assessment and evidence synthesis methodologies.

Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing and presentation of findings to diverse audiences.

Experience working with NHS organisations academic institutions or innovation partners.

Experience managing projects coordinating work streams and engaging stakeholders across complex systems.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who:

Is passionate about improving health outcomes through evidence and innovation.

Demonstrates initiative accountability and a commitment to high-quality delivery.

Builds effective relationships and collaborates across organisational boundaries.

Champions equality diversity and inclusion.

Thrives in dynamic environments and is comfortable working across multiple programmes.

Shares our values of integrity collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us

At UCLPartners youll have the opportunity to work on nationally significant programmes that shape the future of health and care.

We offer:

A meaningful role with real-world impact.

Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

A collaborative and supportive working environment.

Opportunities to publish present and contribute to thought leadership in health economics and innovation.

Access to a unique network of NHS academic and industry partners.

Professional development opportunities and the chance to influence…