Health Economics Manager

Ghintell India Research; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghintell India Research seeks a performance-driven leader to establish and head a Health Economics center of excellence in Bengaluru. You will report to global and local leaders and build a team of health economists and analysts from the ground up.

You will drive AI-enabled modeling, HTA methods, and pricing analyses for global pharma clients, with international exposure and direct impact on client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Ambitious, performance-driven leader with health economics expertise.
• Experience building a center of excellence from the ground up.
• Familiar with AI applications in health economics.
• Ability to recruit and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the health economics capability in Bengaluru for global and regional clients.
• Onboard and develop team members and participate in recruiting as the team grows.
• Define standards, templates, and review processes for delivery.
• Lead cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and budget impact modeling.
• Collaborate with Zealth on proposals, scoping, and pricing analyses.
• Integrate AI-assisted workflows and tools across Ghintell and Zealth.
• Coordinate with Ghintell medical and analytics teams on HTA inputs and pricing research.
• Keep the team up to date on HTA requirements across key markets.

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for an ambitious, performance driven leader and health economist to help us build the Health Economics center of excellence in Bengaluru. This is a chance to build a function from the ground up, with genuine ownership, international exposure and the chance to grow with the capability you create.

You will report directly to the Senior Director in Copenhagen, with a dotted line to the Site Head in Bengaluru. You will work closely with Zealths market access experts in Copenhagen and with Ghintells medical and analytics teams in Bengaluru to support global pharmaceutical clients.

You will not start alone. We are recruiting the first two members of your team, a Senior Health Economist and a Health Economist, at the same time as this role, and they will join at approximately the same time as you. Going forward, you will take an active part in recruiting as the team grows.

You will stay hands-on with economic modeling and client projects, and you will help define how AI can be applied to modern health economics. We are looking for someone who will together with the team, just as much as leading the team – In short a player coach.

KEY FOCUS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You will establish and lead the health economics capability at Ghintell Bengaluru, working closely with Zealth on projects for global and regional headquarters clients.

• Onboard and develop your first two team members, and take an active part in recruiting as the team grows with demand.
• Build ways of working, quality standards, model templates and review processes.
• Take an active part in day-to-day delivery by building, adapting and reviewing cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and budget impact models yourself.
• Lead projects from scoping to delivery and make sure quality, timelines and budgets are met.
• Work with Zealth on proposals, project scoping and new service offerings, including payer tools, tender and contracting insights, and pricing analyses.
• Make AI the natural way of working in the team by selecting tools, building AI-assisted workflows and sharing what works across Ghintell and Zealth.
• Collaborate with the Ghintell medical team on clinical inputs and with Ghintell Analytics on pricing research.
• Keep the team current on health technology assessment (HTA) requirements and methods across key markets.

HOW YOU WILL WORK WITH AI

You will set the standard for how AI is used in health economics at Ghintell. That means using generative AI to draft model structures and code, extract inputs from literature and HTA guidance, check models and write documentation, while making sure every output is reviewed and owned by a health economist. You will choose the team’s tools and workflows, measure their effect on quality and speed, and share what you learn across Zealth and Ghintell. You bring practical experience of using AI in health economics and the drive to keep pushing it further.

HOW WE WORK

Our management style focuses on performance, execution, teamwork, candor and customer focus. We set clear expectations, give people real ownership, and value open and honest feedback in both directions.

We believe in combining the Scandinavian management philosophy with what works in India. From Scandinavia, we bring flat structures, trust, autonomy and direct communication. You will have close access to senior leadership and we expect you to speak up. In Bengaluru, we pair this with the ways of working that make our Indian team successful.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The chance to build a new center of excellence from the start and shape how it develops
• A leadership role with a team in place from day one and a direct say in how it grows
• Work for some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, supporting global and regional headquarters across North America, Europe and international markets
• Close collaboration with market access, medical and commercial experts in Copenhagen and Bengaluru who bring strong pharmaceutical industry backgrounds
• An AI-first environment with modern tools, in a growing company where your contribution is visible