The position we offer:

We are looking for a researcher who will:

• Participate in project teams
• Support on the design and execution of cost-effectiveness studies
• Perform country-adaptations for cost-effectiveness models
• Design and perform interviews with relevant stakeholders
• Review the scientific literature
• Collect empirical data on outcomes and healthcare utilization
• Program health-economic models
• Contribute to the write-up and reporting of study results, study protocols, study analysis documents
• (Co-)publish scientific work

Who we are looking for:

• An enthusiastic candidate with an MS degree (or equivalent) in healthcare policy and management, (health) economics, econometrics, biomedical sciences, biostatistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, or related
• Prior experience related to health economics and outcome research (HEOR) and/or economic models is strongly preferred.
• Excellent understanding of research methodology used in clinical research and HEOR is required
• Demonstrable skills in quantitative research methods
• Knowledge of Excel and/or R or other programming software
• Proficiency in English and preferably in Dutch
• Excellent communication skills and customer contact
• Work independently, take initiative and meet deadlines

Fixed-term contract: a temporary contract of one year, with possibilities for extension.

What we offer

We offer a position as researcher at iMTA, preferably starting in October or November 2022. You will be offered a temporary contract of one year, with possibilities for extension.  Remuneration will be in accordance with scale 10 of the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) starting from € 2,960 per month for a fulltime contract. In addition, we offer a generous amount of leave days and multiple opportunities for education.

Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA)

About iMTA

iMTA is an academic research institute recognized for its independent and excellent research in health technology assessment (HTA), health economics and health outcomes and is dedicated to the use of cost-effectiveness information in health-care decision making. Its staff consists of scientists from different disciplines, including economics, econometrics, medicine, psychology, epidemiology, mathematics, statistics and pharmacy. iMTA is part of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.