Senior Consultant, Real-World Evidence

NHTA; København; Hybrid; DKK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Work-from-home policy

NHTA Academies and training

Job summary

NHTA is seeking a Senior Consultant to design and deliver registry-based health studies, partnering with Danish and Nordic data holders to shape evidence for patients and policy. You will lead projects from idea to delivery, ensuring rigorous analyses and clear communication of results to technical and non-technical audiences.

Applicants bring 3+ years of Danish register experience, strong epidemiology skills, and fluency in R. A Master’s or PhD in a relevant field is preferred.

Qualifications

• Has at least 3 years of hands-on experience analysing Danish national registers.
• Strong grasp of epidemiological and pharmacoepidemiological methods, including study design, confounding and bias.
• Programs confidently in R.
• Communicates complex results clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and taking responsibility for quality.
• Master's degree or PhD in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, pharmacy, medicine, data science or a related field.
• Experience may come from public authorities, consulting or academia.
• Nice to have registers experience in other Nordic countries or HTA/pharma setting.

Responsibilities

• Designing registry-based studies, including research questions, cohort definitions, exposures, outcomes and analysis plans.
• Writing study protocols and data applications to the Danish Health Data Authority and other Nordic data holders.
• Conducting and quality-assuring analyses of Danish register data, such as the National Patient Register, the National Prescription Registry and the Register of Laboratory Results.
• Leading day-to-day project execution and sparring with analysts on methods, code and interpretation.
• Translating results into clear, decision-relevant insights for clients, HTA bodies and policy stakeholders.
• Contributing to proposals, scoping and client meetings.
• Helping develop our standards, reusable cohorts and analytical tooling.
• Supporting colleagues regarding study questions and strategy.

Skills

Danish register analysis

Epidemiology methods

R programming

Communication

Quality mindset

Education

Master's degree or PhD in epidemiology or related field

Job description

Do you know your way around the Danish health registers and want to turn that knowledge into evidence that shapes how new treatments reach patients?

Do you have solid experience with registry-based research from a public authority, a consultancy or academia, and are you ready to take ownership of studies from first idea to final delivery?

Then you might be exactly who we are looking for.

NHTA is a boutique healthcare consultancy. We focus on quality, creating value for our clients across both the public and private sectors, and delivering practical solutions with a \"No BS\" approach to consulting. This philosophy has been a key part of our success and continues to shape everything we do.

Our Real-World Evidence team designs and delivers registry-based studies for life-science industry including public and private clients across therapy areas such as oncology, diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular, respiratory and infectious diseases. We work with Danish national registers and increasingly across the Nordic countries.

Your responsibilities

As Senior Consultant you will be a methodological anchor in the team. Your work will include:

• Designing registry-based studies, including research questions, cohort definitions, exposures, outcomes and analysis plans
• Writing study protocols and data applications to the Danish Health Data Authority and other Nordic data holders
• Conducting and quality-assuring analyses of Danish register data, such as the National Patient Register, the National Prescription Registry and the Register of Laboratory Results
• Leading day-to-day project execution and sparring with analysts on methods, code and interpretation
• Translating results into clear, decision-relevant insights for clients, HTA bodies and policy stakeholders
• Contributing to proposals, scoping and client meetings
• Helping develop our standards, reusable cohorts and analytical tooling
• Supporting colleagues regarding study questions and strategy

Who are you?

We are looking for someone who:

• Has at least 3 years of hands-on experience analysing Danish national registers
• Has a strong grasp of epidemiological and pharmacoepidemiological methods, including study design, confounding and bias
• Programs confidently in R
• Communicates complex results clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and taking responsibility for quality

You hold a Master's degree or PhD in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, pharmacy, medicine, data science or a related field. Your experience may come from public authorities, consulting or academia.

It is a plus if you have worked with registers in Sweden, Norway or Finland, with Danish clinical quality registers, or in an HTA, regulatory or pharmaceutical industry setting. Peer-reviewed publications and experience mentoring junior colleagues are also an advantage.

Why us?

Dynamic company. High impact. Exciting challenges.

From day one, you'll work directly with clients, take ownership of meaningful projects and help shape how we deliver Real-World Evidence. At NHTA, everyone makes a difference.

Learn from experts

Join an experienced international team with extensive expertise in Health Economics, Market Access and Real-World Evidence. You'll work alongside colleagues with backgrounds from industry, academia, authorities and healthcare.

Freedom and flexibility

We believe great work comes from trust, not micromanagement. We offer flexible working hours, a liberal work-from-home policy and the freedom to organise your work in the way that creates the most value.

Personal development

Your development is your responsibility; our responsibility is to create a framework where you are a success.

With a flat organisational structure and no traditional managers, you'll choose your own mentor, work alongside excellent colleagues, and be enrolled in our comprehensive NHTA Academies. The result? Development and lots of impact!

Have fun along the way

We work hard, support each other and enjoy spending time together, whether it's Friday bars, team dinners, company events or simply celebrating successes as a team.