Description

About the Hiring GroupRTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS), a wholly owned subsidiary of RTI International, is an independent and internationally recognized research organization. We provide healthcare consulting and research expertise to optimize decision-making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products across the development and marketing life cycle. Clients rely on our expertise, quality standards, and integrity to guide their product development and regulatory and market access strategies. Our service groupings include Value, Access, and HEOR; Patient-Centered and Outcomes Research; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Medical Communications; Global Business Operations; and Strategic Consulting and Growth. RTI-HS has office locations in the US, UK, Spain, France, and Sweden. We are currently seeking an Associate Research Economist to join the Health Preference Assessment (HPA) program. HPA 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 behaviour, and contingent-valuation 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. What You'll DoIn this role, you will assist senior researchers and project managers in all aspects of study design and implementation as part of a research team. Specific responsibilities will include assisting with: Designing, pretesting, and fielding stated-preference surveysConstructing data sets for model estimationAnalyzing data using advanced limited-dependent-variable econometric methodsWriting reports and manuscriptsPreparing presentationsYou will be encouraged to contribute research ideas and solutions to conceptual and analytical problems. Significant contributions will earn co-authorship on conference presentations and publications in scientific journals. Please include a cover letter highlighting your analytical capabilities as they relate to the Associate Research Economist role. What You'll NeedBachelor’s degree in economics or a related fieldDemonstrated aptitude and experience in empirical research and econometricsProficiency in statistical software packages such as SAS, Stata, Gauss and/or RProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)Demonstrated ability to write clearly and conciselyDemonstrated aptitude for independent thinking and team collaboration

Responsibilities

In this role, you will assist senior researchers and project managers in all aspects of study design and implementation as part of a research team. Specific responsibilities will include assisting with: Designing, pretesting, and fielding stated-preference surveysConstructing data sets for model estimationAnalyzing data using advanced limited-dependent-variable econometric methodsWriting reports and manuscriptsPreparing presentationsYou will be encouraged to contribute research ideas and solutions to conceptual and analytical problems. Significant contributions will earn co-authorship on conference presentations and publications in scientific journals. Please include a cover letter highlighting your analytical capabilities as they relate to the Associate Research Economist role

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in economics or a related fieldDemonstrated aptitude and experience in empirical research and econometricsProficiency in statistical software packages such as SAS, Stata, Gauss and/or RProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)Demonstrated ability to write clearly and conciselyDemonstrated aptitude for independent thinking and team collaboration