Health Economics Manager

Prime; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pension

401k with match

Health & wellbeing offerings

Training & advancement opportunities

Job summary

Prime is seeking Health Economics Managers to lead HEOR/RWE projects, manage multinational observational studies, and drive insights for pharma and biotech clients. You will translate complex clinical and economic data into strategic recommendations, mentor junior colleagues, and collaborate across a global health economics team.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, client-facing communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced agency environment with a focus on delivering

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in a HEOR-focused or similar role.
• Postgraduate qualification in Health Economics, Public Health, Outcomes Research, Epidemiology, Statistics, Economics or another relevant quantitative discipline.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to interpret and synthesize complex clinical and economic evidence.
• Experience managing projects from a timing and financial management perspective.
• Client-facing confidence and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PPT, Access, Outlook, Teams.
• Experience working with Stata, R or another similar statistical package.
• Confidence using AI-powered tools to support research, analysis, content development and workflow efficiency.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.
• High level of initiative, self-direction, and accountability.
• Solutions-focused, sound judgement and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead HEOR/RWE projects and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve healthcare through research and strategic client partnering.
• Present results to global clients and manage multinational observational studies.
• Mentor junior colleagues and provide guidance across the health economics team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Project management

Client-facing communication

Leadership

AI-powered tools usage

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

MSc in Health Economics or related

MPH

PhD

Equivalent quantitative discipline

Tools

Stata

R

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Accelerating life-changing solutions to global healthcare challengesis the vision that unites us through a shared sense of purpose, whatever the role.

It speaks of the significant challenges that exist within global healthcare, and how we, as one team, can help to deliver better solutions and outcomes for our partners and for patients everywhere, sooner.

Importantly too is how we go about living our vision. This is defined by the Prime mission:

Through a pioneering fusion of the finestexpertisein science, strategy, evidence,technologyand creativity we deliver the world-class outcomes that our global partners trust to achieve their goals.

It speaks about collaboration and everyone’s responsibility to bring together the diverseexpertisethat exists across our team to deliver world-class outcomes.

On this foundation, we have defined four core values, theserepresentthe shared principles that guide our behaviors every day, whatever your role:

Be Brave, Be Human, Be Passionate, Be Exceptional.

At Prime these values are integral to who we are. They are there to guide you in your role and support you on your personal journey to success. They shape our culture and support us in achieving our vision together, as one global team.

Our Health Economics Managers lead HEOR/RWE projects, maintain the highest standards, and ensure projects are on time and within budget. They research potential opportunities to improve healthcare through research and think strategically when partnering with pharma and biotech clients. They identify unmet needs, challenges, or new avenues of inquiry relevant to the client’s portfolio and support business growth by proposing insights and recommendations stemming from data analysis/research findings.

Health Economics Managers also present results to global clients and communities. They manage multiple healthcare stakeholders on a project-by-project basis and develop and manage multinational observational studies.

An ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of health economic evaluation methods, real-world evidence generation, observational research and market access requirements across major healthcare systems

Experience (in some capacity) with the following is a plus:

• Burden of illness studies
• Non-interventional / observational studies
• Cost-effectiveness, cost utility and budget impact analysis
• RWE, HEOR & Market Access strategies
• Patient preference studies
• Elicitation exercises
• Literature reviews
• Research dissemination via posters & manuscripts

This role reports to a Senior Health Economist and works as part of a wider health economics team. The role does not include line management responsibility, but you will support and mentor junior colleagues and provide guidance to other health economists across the business.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in a HEOR-focused or similar role
• Postgraduate qualification, such as an MSc, MPH, PhD or equivalent, in Health Economics, Public Health, Outcomes Research, Epidemiology, Statistics, Economics or another relevant quantitative discipline
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to interpret and synthesize complex clinical and economic evidence
• Experience managing projects from a timing and financial management perspective
• Client-facing confidence and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PPT, Access, Outlook, Teams
• Experience working with Stata, R or another similar statistical package
• Confidence using AI-powered tools to support research, analysis, content development and workflow efficiency
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
• High level of initiative, self-direction, and accountability
• Solutions-focused, sound judgement and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven agency environment

• Supplemental medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Competitive salary
• Generous time off
• Pension
• 401k Plan with match
• Health & Wellbeing offerings
• Job training and advancement opportunities