Supporting a body of work focused on examining healthcare priority setting in Kenya the broader East African region,
Support institutionalization of health technology assessment in Kenya and the East African region,
Conduct health technology assessments in collaboration with government
Description
The primary responsibility will be to coordinate and support a body of work focused on the costing and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions.
Key Responsibilities
For the Health Economics Research Unit HERU to:
• Develop research proposals for ethics and scientific review
• Lead the implementation of studies once ethics review has been obtained
• Lead the analysis and write-up of study findings
• Support HERU policy engagement initiatives
• Develop grant applications for funding
• And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics or a health-related subject
• A masters in health Economics
• At least three 3 year related work experience.
• Experience and skills in health technology assessments including skills in costing, and cost-effectiveness analysis of healthcare interventions including using modelling
approaches such as decision tree and markov models, budget impact analysis, and evidence synthesis.
• Experience and skills in econometrics and its application to the economics of health systems such as equity and efficiency analysis
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills using R and Stata as a minimum
Desirable Criteria
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Competencies
• Good writing skills
• Good presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a meticulous approach to documentation including word processing and spreadsheet skills
• Team working and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work with limited supervision and meet deadlines
