Research Associate, Office For Service Transformation (Contract ) - Part-Time

We are seeking a Research Associate to play a vital role in the economic evaluation of health innovation projects. This position is vital in facilitating informed decision-making and identifying high-impact projects that bring benefits to patients, staff, and/or cost savings.

As a Research Associate, you will be responsible for conducting health technology assessments, including cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, or budget impact analysis, with guidance when required. Additionally, you will independently conduct systematic and non-systematic literature reviews to evaluate the potential value of health innovations. You will also be tasked with identifying subject areas for data extraction, conducting data wrangling from institutional databases, and drafting evaluation reports for innovation teams and management reporting. Furthermore, you will prepare PowerPoint presentations for various stakeholders, manage projects from start to end, perform statistical and other data analyses for quantitative impact assessment projects, and draft research abstracts and manuscripts. Additionally, you may be assigned other ad-hoc duties by the Head of Department (HOD) and/or supervisor.

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Services Research or Health Economics
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Proficiency in Statistical applications and Project Management
• Familiarity with working in a healthcare setting.
• Prior experience working with data, including processing raw data to visualise trends, identify patterns, and conduct quantitative impact assessment
• Knowledge of programming such as VBA, R, Python would be advantageous.
• Knowledge and skill in data analytics, statistics, data visualisation is essential
• Excellent communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills