Research Assistant - York, United Kingdom - York Health Economics Consortium

York Health Economics Consortium
York Health Economics Consortium
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About us


YoYork Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) is a health economic consulting company formed in 1986 and wholly owned by the University of York.

YHEC is the University of York's main consultancy provider of health economics expertise.


YHEC has over 66 members of staff and our purpose is to provide national and international consultancy and research in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) to the NHS and the pharmaceutical and health care industries (read more about our work with NICE).

YHEC's service combines rigorous research standards with efficient project delivery.


YHEC also carries out work for a range of national and international clients outside the health sector, including local authorities and the voluntary sector.

YHEC's healthcare consultancy staff includes economists, supported by other analytical disciplines necessary to respond to clients' needs. YHEC is part of one of the largest and most active group of HEOR research departments in the world. It is, therefore, able to draw on the specific expertise of staff in related academic departments.

Although based in the UK, YHEC's healthcare consultancy capabilities are global.

We are a founding member of the Minerva health economics network, an international consortium of leaders in the field of health economics, health technology assessment (HTA) and outcomes research.

YHEC holds the Investors in People Health and Wellbeing award and the Strategic Leadership Team actively encourage
staff training and development. YHEC's commitment to social responsibility is outlined in our CSR statement.


York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) is looking to recruit a Research Assistant to work on a range of projects in the NHS and Public Sector consulting team.

This is a great opportunity to begin a career in health economics within a supportive and welcoming team. We are a health economics research and consulting company owned by, and based at, the University of York. We provide consultancy and research to a wide range of public and private sector bodies.


This role will have a 2-month training period to allow you to become familiar with our process for undertaking health economic analysis and the specific research assistant tasks involved.

The training will include a combination of individual task training sessions supervised by different members of the NHS and Public Sector consulting team and on the job training.

You will be assigned a buddy who will provide support as you progress through your training programme and help you adapt to your first professional role.


Main Purpose of the Job


The main purpose of this role is to undertake research and administrative tasks on all projects undertaken by a team of researchers in YHEC.

The post holder will work alongside other Research Assistants in the NHS and Public Sector consulting team. The role will suit a recent graduate who would like to gain an understanding of health research. This post will report to an Associate Director or Project Director at YHEC.


Main Duties:


The main responsibilities of a Research Assistant are:

  • Undertaking discrete small research projects / tasks, e.g. data analysis, collating cost information, literature reviewing, qualitative telephone interviews, writing sections of reports.
  • Development of simple health economic models and costing tools in Excel using an existing template.
  • Involvement in preparing proposals for project work, e.g. background research, gathering literature, drafting / collating standard sections of proposal.
  • Proactive management of projects, including project monitoring, e.g. ensuring mínimal slippage, flagging up deadlines to team.
  • Preparation of brief notes, agendas, minutes, reports and related project correspondence.
  • Collating and managing team procedures/handbooks for general office use.
House-styling of proposals, tenders, questionnaires and reports.

  • Occasional supervision of other support staff if helping on specific projects.

Supervision Received


The post holder is expected to work largely without direct supervision but closely in cooperation with other members of support services and project teams.

There are currently thirteen Research Assistants within YHEC.


Essential Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Attributes are:

  • Educated to degree level in Economics, Psychology, Bio-Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics or a related degree with a significant quantitative element.
  • Good educational background (including English and Mathematics GCSE grade B or equivalent).
  • Experience of undertaking and or contributing to quantitative research projects.
  • Good IT skills in Excel including basic knowledge of functions.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills:
  • Time management.
  • Prioritising workload to meet specific deadlines.
  • Working to deadlines and ensuring project team are aware of these.
  • Ability to produce work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail within tig
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