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Research Associate I

extra holidays - extra parental leave

Remote:

Full Remote

Work from:

Colombia

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Master’s in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering, or Bachelor’s with relevant experience, Proficiency in Excel and VBA, knowledge of research methods.

Key responsabilities:

Implement simulation models for healthcare cost-effectiveness assessments
Program and analyze health economic models using VBA in Excel

Thermo Fisher Scientific Biotech: Biology + Technology Large https://www.thermofisher.com/

10001 Employees

HQ: Waltham

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Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Position Overview:

Assist with implementing simulation models (e.g., discrete event simulation) and other decision-analytic models (e.g., Markov, individual state-transition, survival partition) to assess the cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions. Assist with scientific and financial project management, and monitoring progress for projects when assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):

Assist with implementing one or more of the following (under supervision):
Development of health economic models to conduct cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses of healthcare interventions.
Program models using Microsoft Excel with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Conduct analyses and presentation of results.
Conduct literature reviews with emphasis on extracting data pertinent to health economic evaluations and cost-effectiveness analyses.
Conduct basic statistical analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics and regression analysis).
Assist with drafting sections of project deliverables (e.g., user guides, model specifications and technical reports).
Participate in client meetings and draft meeting minutes.
Assist with tracking budget and expenses and monitoring timelines and deliverables for projects when assigned.
Support other "non-billable" activities as needed (e.g., assist with developing sections of proposals).
Travel may be required.

Education, Professional Skills & Experience:

Master’s degree in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering with more than one year of relevant work experience.
Master’s or Bachelor’s degrees in other fields will be considered (e.g., Mathematics, Economics, Epidemiology) with relevant experience of programming decision analytic models (e.g., decision trees, Markov, individual state-transition, survival partition) in Microsoft Excel with VBA.

Computer Skills

Required: Excel and VBA expertise, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Desired: Experience using other simulation and/or decision-analysis software.

Personal Skills & Competencies:

Basic understanding of research methods.
Practical knowledge of research project implementation.
Experience working with modeling/simulation software, in particular Microsoft Excel using VBA.
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
Strong quantitative skills, with solid understanding of basic statistics.
Energy, a great work attitude and fit well with our team.
Strong organization skills.
Competent in written and spoken English