Principal Scientist(Director), Outcomes Research

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 138,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health-focused organization in the UK is seeking a Principal Scientist/Director to enhance understanding of diseases through innovative mathematical and economic models. This role offers strategic and technical leadership in drug and vaccine development, requiring a Master's degree in a quantitative field and significant experience in health economics. Ideal candidates will possess advanced communication skills and a strong publication record. A hybrid work schedule is offered along with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Masters in a relevant quantitative discipline required; PhD preferred.
• Experience in health economics and infectious disease modeling.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of economic models for vaccines and drug research.
• Manage value evidence teams to generate and analyze data.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership in health economics.

Skills

Experience in the design and development of health economic modeling approaches to enable internal and external decisions

Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written)

Ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work under pressure

Strong record of research publications in peer‑reviewed journals

Advanced knowledge of economic evaluation and cost‑effectiveness analysis

Extensive experience in scientific computing and programming with software such as Mathematica, MATLAB, Python, or C++

Education

Masters in a quantitatively oriented discipline such as health economics, mathematical epidemiology, applied mathematics, operations research, public health, and statistics

PhD (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Principal Scientist / Director provides strategic development and implementation of cutting‑edge mathematical and economic models to enhance understanding of diseases, quantify outcomes, and communicate the value of our company products to patients, providers, payers, and policymakers. This role offers strategic and technical leadership, utilizing model‑based scientific and business insights across all phases of drug and vaccine development. Additionally, the scientist serves as the Health Economic and Decision Sciences (HEDS) lead for one or more value evidence teams. These teams are responsible for generating evidence, including the development of health economic, disease, and other mathematical models to enable business and scientific insights for vaccines aimed at preventing infectious diseases.

Required Qualifications

• Masters in a quantitatively oriented discipline such as health economics, mathematical epidemiology, applied mathematics, operations research, public health, and statistics
• PhD (preferred)

Required Experience and Skills

• Experience in the design and development of health economic modeling approaches to enable internal and external decisions
• Experience in the design and analysis of mathematical models of infectious diseases and vaccination
• Experience managing research teams
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to work independently and effectively interact with a broad group of stakeholders
• Ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work under pressure
• Strong record of research publications in peer‑reviewed journals

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Advanced knowledge of economic evaluation and cost‑effectiveness analysis.
• Extensive experience in scientific computing and programming with software such as Mathematica, MATLAB, Python, or C++.

Required Skills

• Ability to Work Under Pressure
• Bioethics
• Biostatistics
• Data Management
• Economic Evaluations
• Health Economics
• Health Outcomes Research
• Infectious Disease
• MATLAB
• Operations Research
• Pressure Management
• Project Reviews
• Python (Programming Language)
• Researching
• Scientific Research
• Social Collaboration
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Strategic Planning
• Technical Leadership

Location Restrictions

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Work Arrangement

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office‑based positions in the U.S. will be working a hybrid schedule consisting of three total days on‑site per week, Monday‑Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote‑working day, unless business‑critical tasks require an on‑site presence. This hybrid work model does not apply to field‑based positions, facility‑based, manufacturing‑based, or research‑based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $187,000.00 - $294,400.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual bonus and long‑term incentive, if applicable.