Research Economist - Health Preference Assessment
- Employer
- Research Triangle Institute
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Closing date
- Oct 8, 2021
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As a Research Economist, you will be part of a team that has a reputation for conducting high-quality preference research in a collegial working environment. The HPA Group specializes in developing surveys to elicit and quantify preferences of patients, physicians, and other health-care stakeholders for features and outcomes of medical and pharmaceutical interventions using rigorous stated-preference methods.
HPA studies apply discrete-choice experiments, threshold technique, best-worst scaling, contingent-valuation and other preference methods. HPA staff members are internationally recognized thought leaders in this research area and their work is published in high-level clinical and health-economic journals.
At RTI Health Solutions, you will be provided the opportunity to conduct meaningful work in a collaborative, cross functional environment. We are focused on your career development and provide a generous benefits packages that includes tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid time off, medical/dental, and 401K
Responsibilities
Lead and manage projects and project tasks as part of a project team
Study and survey design and development, development of protocols and statistical analysis plans, analysis of discrete-choice and other stated-preference data, interpretation of results, and preparation of technical reports and manuscripts
Contribution to scientific publications
Proposal writing
Collaboration with project teams, project managers, and operational teams
Qualifications:
PhD in a quantitative social-science field such as economics, psychometrics, operations research, or statistics with at least 2 years professional experience or a Master's level degree in one of these fields with at least at least 4 years professional experience.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills
Experience in leading survey-research projects or project tasks
Quantitative research experience
Demonstrated proficiency in discrete-choice analysis or other stated-preference methods
HPA studies apply discrete-choice experiments, threshold technique, best-worst scaling, contingent-valuation and other preference methods. HPA staff members are internationally recognized thought leaders in this research area and their work is published in high-level clinical and health-economic journals.
At RTI Health Solutions, you will be provided the opportunity to conduct meaningful work in a collaborative, cross functional environment. We are focused on your career development and provide a generous benefits packages that includes tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid time off, medical/dental, and 401K
Responsibilities
Lead and manage projects and project tasks as part of a project team
Study and survey design and development, development of protocols and statistical analysis plans, analysis of discrete-choice and other stated-preference data, interpretation of results, and preparation of technical reports and manuscripts
Contribution to scientific publications
Proposal writing
Collaboration with project teams, project managers, and operational teams
Qualifications:
PhD in a quantitative social-science field such as economics, psychometrics, operations research, or statistics with at least 2 years professional experience or a Master's level degree in one of these fields with at least at least 4 years professional experience.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills
Experience in leading survey-research projects or project tasks
Quantitative research experience
Demonstrated proficiency in discrete-choice analysis or other stated-preference methods
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