Please find below a role profile for the position of Biostatistician at AXIS Healthcare Consulting Ltd. (http://axisconsulting.ie/).

Job Type: Permanent following successful completion of a six month probationary period 

Role and Responsibilities 

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for: 

• Adaptation of various cost-effectiveness models such as Markov cohort models or partitioned survival models for Irish and UK based HTA agencies 

• Adaptation /recalibration of budget impact models for submissions to agencies in Ireland and the UK 

• Building simple budget impact models in excel 

• Data Collection to recalibrate various economic models 

• Analyzing and interpreting scientific data to be used in reports and HTA submissions 

• Development of clinical and economic dossiers to support findings of cost utility and budget impact analysis conducted 

• Statistical input on various studies and projects 

• Project and client management 

• Train and mentor junior members of the team and subsequently perform quality assurance checks on their work 

• Up to date knowledge of developments in health landscape across UK and Ireland

Required 

• PhD or MSc in Mathematics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology or Health Economics. A Master’s degree with strong methodological expertise will also be considered. 

• In depth knowledge of the application of Bayesian Statistics. 

• Advanced experience in Excel, VBA, R, SAS , SPSS or STATA. 

• Exceptional communication (written and verbal) skills and proven ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical staff/clients. 

• Willingness to learn, ability to work autonomously with a problem solving approach. 

• Strong attention to detail. 

• Proven ability to exercise a refined level of attention to details to monitor and improve the quality of the worked carried out. 

• Knowledge of the English language as mother-tongue, both verbally and written. 

Desirable 

• Prior experience (2+ years) in model adaptations to HTA agencies such as SMC, AWMSG, NICE and or NCPE 

• An up to date and thorough understanding of the Irish and UK healthcare industry and market access activities. 

• Strong business orientation and analytical skills with good communication and interpersonal skills and a high level of self-organisation and self-motivation. 

For more information and all enquiries, please email Brenda Dooley at [log in to unmask]

To apply, please send your CV to [log in to unmask] before Friday 10th November 2017.