Senior Economist

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering institute dedicated to addressing global challenges through innovative economic research. As a Senior Economist, you will lead transformative projects that bridge the gap between science and policy, working collaboratively with experts across various fields. This role offers the chance to influence significant societal impacts, mentor emerging talent, and contribute to a mission-driven organization that values creativity and collaboration. With a commitment to excellence and a supportive environment, your work will directly contribute to sustainable solutions in health, energy, and food security.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday pay

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Hospital Cash Plan

Therapy Services

Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years in applied economic roles with research focus.
• Experience managing teams and complex projects.
• Strong quantitative skills with relevant software.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact economic research and policy analysis.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on research agendas.
• Mentor junior economists and manage research projects.

Skills

Quantitative Analysis

Econometric Skills

Research Management

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

Stata

R

Python

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford’s purpose is to have a global impact by fundamentally reimagining the way science and technology translate into end-to-end solutions and delivering these solutions in programmes and platforms that respond to humanity’s most challenging problems.

EIT Oxford will ensure scientific discoveries and pioneering science are turned into products for the benefit of society that can have high-impact worldwide and, over time, be commercialised to ensure long-term sustainability.

Led by a faculty of world experts, EIT Oxford seeks to solve the world’s most challenging problems across four high-risk, high-reward, high-impact humane endeavours: health and medical science; food security and sustainable agriculture; climate change and clean energy; and government innovation in an era of artificial intelligence.

EIT Oxford is investing significant resources in a new world-class research and development facility in the Oxford Science Park. Set for completion in 2027, the state-of-the-art campus includes 300,000 sq ft of research laboratories, an oncology and preventative care clinic, and educational and meeting spaces. Together, they create the perfect environment for EIT Oxford experts to take ground-breaking ideas from research to broad implementation. The new facility will further EIT’s current partnership with the University of Oxford and become the new home for Ellison Scholars.

EIT Oxford is committed to cultivating a community where excellence is achieved through collaboration, trust, innovation and tenacity. We foster an environment where everyone’s experience and expertise are valued. We are curious and resilient in our efforts to drive long-term, sustainable innovation to meet humanity’s most enduring challenges.

Welcome to the Economics Platform

Economics at EIT is a new and rapidly expanding group, under the leadership of Professor Andrew J. Scott, and is dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of science, economics, and policy. It performs this function through providing expert support and guidance to a range of EIT programs and shaping the products and services and creating the new markets necessary to tackle all four endeavours. As well as supporting the needs of the EIT endeavours the department also performs its own fundamental research to create new models, frameworks and evidence to feed into innovative solutions.

• Conduct cutting-edge research in a multi-disciplinary setting to conceptualise and quantify the economic and broader social impact of scientific breakthroughs.
• Collaborate with scientists, data scientists, businesses and policymakers from across the world to create new markets and products that solve major human challenges.
• Help make the economic and commercial case for business and governments to deliver solutions to major problems and achieve rapid implementation.
• Provide intellectual leadership and recommendations to support decision-makers in creating new frameworks and targets to achieve success in all four endeavours.

EIT is looking for a Senior Economist to lead high-impact economic research and develop models and analyses that drive transformative solutions to global challenges. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in the broader economics of health and prevention, clean energy, and food security. At EIT, we focus on end-to-end solutions - from foundational research to the creation of new markets - so we welcome both deep researchers and applied economists who are passionate about delivering research-backed change.

This role involves close collaboration with internal and external partners to develop models that inform and shape policy across EIT’s core areas. The Senior Economist will play a critical role in bridging commercial activity, government policy, and fundamental research. In addition to leading project teams with clear deliverables, the position includes mentoring junior economists and contributing to EIT’s mission of delivering scalable, sustainable impact.

Key Responsibilities:

We are recruiting for a number of posts for economist who have expertise across the following areas:

• The broader economic case for health and prevention
• Experience working with health, pharma and biotech companies and organisations as an economist and familiarity with existing evaluation, pricing and approval processes.
• Experience working with governments across a range of issues to evaluate policy proposals and work on implementation related to health, energy and food security.
• Experience in consulting firms performing economic evaluation of commercial initiatives and government policies related to health, energy and food security
• Issues around measuring and valuing health from an economic and social perspective
• Working on the economics of longevity connected with the broad agenda of Professor Andrew J Scott

Responsibilities include

• Leading the design, delivery, and oversight of high-impact economic research, policy analysis and applied economic projects for transformative solutions developed by EIT programs.
• Producing creative and rigorous economic models and analyses to the evaluate the potential societal impacts of transformative solutions and inform sustainable commercial models that create outsize impact. Oversee the use of complex datasets (e.g., administrative, survey, longitudinal) and advanced econometric methods to derive insights and policy implications.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, including public health experts, data scientists, and policymakers, to shape research agendas and policy recommendations.
• Managing and mentor a team of research economists, including pre and post-doctoral researchers, providing strategic direction, technical guidance, and quality assurance.
• Communicating research findings clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders, including government officials, industry leaders, and the public.
• Representing the organisation in external partnerships, advisory groups, and public forums on economics, health and ageing.

Requirements

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Advanced degree (PhD or equivalent) in Economics, or a closely related field.
• Significant experience (typically 5+ years) in applied economic roles involving research supporting implementation in either a commercial or policy role.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams and overseeing complex research projects from conception to delivery.
• Proven ability to translate complex research into actionable insights and communicate effectively to non-technical audiences. Experience communicating with commercial leaders or policy makers would be an advantage.
• Strong quantitative and econometric skills, including experience with relevant software (e.g., Stata, R, Python).
• Experience working in or with pharmaceutical companies, economic consultancies/think tanks, international or national policy-making environments or similar.

Key Attributes:

• The ability to provide economic analysis to a wide range of applied issues to varying degrees of detail and to varying timetables.
• Success in mentoring and managing developing professionals
• Able to work on matrix interdisciplinary projects
• High level of adaptability and flexibility.
• Strong evidence of creativity and a motivation to bring about fundamental change and innovation at scale.

We offer the following benefits:

• Enhanced holiday pay
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hospital Cash Plan
• Therapy Services
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for EIT:

At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact!

Terms of Appointment:

• You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
• You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford.
• During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programmes.