Research Consultant Modeling and Meta-Analysis
Location: Must reside in the Netherlands - we are able to accommodate Remote or Hybrid workers
Reports to Associate Director Modeling and Meta-Analysis
Job Summary
As a Research Consultant at OPEN Health, you are an essential contributor to our team, working across various projects with responsibility for delivering high-quality outputs. You will support project leads in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, international organization.
Essential Duties amp; Responsibilities
- Conducting and/or guiding and mentoring junior consultants on trial data analysis and evidence synthesis projects and performing quality control of project deliverables
- Developing project reports and other deliverables
- Adhering to project budgets and timelines
- Supporting client interactions and outreach to ensure client satisfaction
- Assisting with requests for proposals and supporting growth of the business through the development of strong client relationships
- Effectively managing relationships within OPEN Health and with external stakeholders
- Supporting the development of, implementation, and maintenance of internal processes and quality standards
- Keeping abreast with the latest developments in the field
- Disseminating and integrating new methods into the business
- Contributing to thought leadership and publications
Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
- Master’s Degree or PhD in any relevant science, such as health economics, econometrics, economics, pharmacy, epidemiology, statistics or medical sciences
- Experienced within the field of HEOR, with hands-on experience in trial data analysis and/or evidence synthesis, and familiarity with analysis positioning in the context of health economic modelling, reimbursement dossiers, and health technology assessment submissions
- Experience with contributing to data analysis and/or evidence synthesis projects, including:
- Bayesian network meta-analysis, including non-proportional hazard methods and meta-regression
- Population-adjusted indirect treatment comparisons, including matching-adjusted indirect comparison, simulated treatment comparison, and multi-level network meta-regression
- Survival analysis, including flexible and innovative methods not limited to landmark survival analysis and methods for incorporating external data
- Utility analysis to inform health economic models
- Bespoke statistical modelling of clinical trial patient level data to inform health economic models
- Analysis of surrogate endpoints
- Intellectual curiosity and independence, to include the ability to self-start and self-teach
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) along with the ability to question the status quo
- Ability to clearly communicate complex (statistical) methods to other team members and external stakeholders
- Proactive, responsive and able to balance shifting priorities
- Team player, but also able to work independently
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Full proficiency in MS Office programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Experience with statistical software: R (version control, RMarkdown and Shiny would be an advantage), STAN (or equivalent MCMC simulation software)
Travel Requirements
- International and domestic as required for team and client meetings/conferences as required by business needs
About OPEN Health
OPEN Health unites deep scientific knowledge with wide-ranging specialist expertise to unlock possibilities that improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing. Working in partnership with our clients, we embrace our different perspectives and strengths to deliver fresh thinking and solutions that make a difference.
OPEN Health is a flexible global organization that solves complex healthcare challenges across consulting, HEOR and market access, scientific communications, patient engagement, and creative omnichannel communications.
What we offer:
As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program
- Competitive pay, generous paid vacation and holidays, and health insurance programs across all our locations
- Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
- An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
- The opportunity