Associate Director, Health Economics

Rain City Analytics is a health economics and outcome research (HEOR) consultancy, with expertise that spans a wide range of analytical methods and clinical areas. In creating Rain City Analytics, we sought to build a collaborative work environment with positive values. As our team grows, we promote the principles of good storytelling through methods grounded in rigorous scientific methodology.

We cultivate a motivated start‑up mentality that is dynamic and adaptable to our client needs. Our team continues to embrace our academic roots with ongoing methodology research, working in global health and with multilateral agencies – including the development of the World Health Organization clinical guidelines.

Joining Rain City means working with a highly motivated and supportive team. We invest in professional growth, encourage thought leadership, and give our staff the autonomy to shape their roles. If you’re passionate about improving health through evidence and analysis – and want to work in a flexible, mission‑driven environment

• Base salary $120-145K
• Hybrid work environment that supports work‑life balance
• Amazing corporate culture (we are really cool scientists!)
• Equivalent of 3 weeks’ vacation to start

Come join us – let’s change lives together!

We’re looking for an Associate Director, Health Economics to play a central role in shaping its next stage of growth. In this role, you will lead complex health economics and HTA projects, mentor and develop team members, contribute to business development, and help strengthen Rain City’s methods, processes, and service offerings. This role combines advanced methodological expertise, project leadership, client engagement, operational contribution, and people leadership to support the delivery of high‑quality, evidence‑based solutions for clients and supports Rain City Analytics’ mission to improve healthcare decision‑making through exceptional science.

The associate director will work closely with leading global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across a broad range of therapeutic areas, supporting evidence generation, HTA and reimbursement strategy, and health economic modelling. As part of a growing consultancy, this role offers meaningful opportunity to shape client work, influence internal processes, develop people, and contribute to the growth of Rain City’s Health Economics practice.

Reporting to the Director of Health Economics, the Associate Director serves as a senior scientific contributor and project lead, overseeing complex evidence synthesis activities while supervising and mentoring staff. This role contributes to methodological quality, operational improvement, and strategic growth initiatives across the organization and collaborates closely with other Outcomes Research staff and the Health Economics, Analytics, and Operations teams.

While Rain City is based in Vancouver (where we have a hybrid work environment), the position could be remote anywhere in Canada.

• Lead the development, adaptation, validation, interpretation, and communication of cost‑effectiveness models, budget impact models, and other health economic analyses.
• Ensure health economic models and related outputs are scientifically rigorous, transparent, reproducible, and aligned with HTA and payer requirements.
• Advise on the economic aspects of related projects, including systematic literature reviews, evidence synthesis, HTA submissions, reimbursement strategy, value communications, and other strategic activities.
• Monitor the scientific, HTA, and payer landscapes, assess emerging trends and their potential implications for clients and projects.

• Provide leadership and accountability for high‑quality delivery of multidisciplinary health economics projects.
• Set project scope, strategy, timelines, staffing plans, deliverable expectations, and quality standards across projects.
• Take overall accountability for successful project delivery, ensuring projects meet scientific, financial, timeline, and client expectations.

• Mentor Health Economics team members on model…