Research Officer – Health Economics at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

JOB PURPOSE: 

The research officer will be responsible for 1) Supporting a body of work focused on examining healthcare priority setting in Kenya the broader African region, 2) support the a project focused on the use of economic evidence in vaccine decision-making, 3) Conduct health technology assessments in collaboration with government.

Description: 

REPORTS TO:  Study PI and Study Supervisor.

DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None

INDIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None

BUDGET AND RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY:  None

JOB DIMENSIONS:

The primary responsibility will be to conduct economic evaluations to inform healthcare priority-setting decisions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

For the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) to:

• Develop research proposals for ethics and scientific review
• Lead the implementation of studies once ethics review has been obtained
• Lead the analysis and write-up of study findings
• Support HERU policy engagement initiatives
• Develop grant applications for funding
• And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful applicant will have:

• A Bachelor’s a health-related subject
• A masters in health Economics, pharmaco-economics, or pharmaco-epidemiology
• At least three years related working experience in Research covering health economics.
• Experience and skills in health technology assessments (including skills in costing, and cost-effectiveness analysis of healthcare interventions including using modelling approaches such as decision tree and markov models, budget impact analysis, and evidence synthesis).
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills using R and Stata as a minimum.

Desirable Criteria:

• Excellent organisational and communication skills

COMPETENCIES:

• Good writing skills
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a meticulous approach to documentation (including word processing and spreadsheet skills)
• Team working and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work with limited supervision and meet deadlines