Health Economist

About the Role

The Health Economics and Policy Research Unit (HEPRU) at the Centre for Evaluation and Methods within the Wolfson Institute of Population Health is looking to recruit a Health Economist to contribute to economic evaluations of blood transfusion services. This role will focus on the NIHR Blood Transfusion Research Unit (BTRU) in Data-Driven Transfusion Practice and other transfusion-related health economic studies. The post-holder will conduct economic evaluations of blood collection, processing, and distribution systems and assess their cost-effectiveness. Collaboration with clinical, academic, and policy experts will be crucial in delivering high-quality research outputs that shape transfusion service practices and policies.

The successful candidate will engage in advanced quantitative research, including economic evaluation and decision modelling, focusing on blood supply economics. They will also support proposal development and methodological innovation in transfusion services and related healthcare areas

About You

We are looking for a postgraduate health economist with strong quantitative skills and experience in economic evaluation. Experience in blood transfusion services or related healthcare fields is desirable. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, the ability to work independently and in teams, and a commitment to high-quality research that impacts transfusion practices and healthcare economics.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health harnesses expertise across a wide range of population based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine.  

The post-holder will work in the Centre for Evaluation and Methods (CEM), a thriving centre that incorporates collaborative units who work to deliver outstanding research based on their combined and complementary strengths.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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