Senior Health Economist - Kisumu at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake high quality research and contribute to peer-reviewed publications;
• Co-design data collection tools for health facilities as well as staff and equipment surveys;
• Plan and conduct the collection of economic and financial data, for the cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and equity analysis of PDMC;
• Provide training support and supervision to fieldworkers involved in data collection;
• Coordinate with researchers involved in the qualitative research (feasibility, acceptability) to ensure that, where necessary, relevant financial and economic data is collected through key informant interviews (KII);
• Analyse the economic and financial data, for the cost-effectiveness, budget impact and equity analysis of PDMC and to write up the findings for research reports, policy briefs, conference presentations and peer-reviewed journals;
• Submit, attend and present (online or in presence) the results of the economic evaluation of PDMC at national and international conferences on health economics, child health and/or malaria;

Vacancy Requirements:

• MSc degree in Health Economics, Development Economics, Quantitative Economics, Public health/health sciences, Economic Policy and Planning with a strong focus on health;    Mandatory
• A Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Public Administration or relevant health science;    Mandatory
• Experience and skills in costing, and cost-effectiveness analysis of healthcare interventions;    Mandatory
• Experience in health systems management and the Kenyan health sector specifically;    Mandatory
• Strong quantitative/ data analysis skills.    Mandatory
• Planning and Analytical skills    Mandatory
• Good writing and presentation skills;    Mandatory
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills;    Mandatory
• Strong Excel skills;    Mandatory
• Team work.    Mandatory