Senior Health Economist (WHC)

AJ Personnel; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ Personnel is seeking a dedicated Researcher for the PRICELESS team to lead impactful health policy research in South Africa. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Health Economics, strong data analysis skills, and experience in health economic evaluations. This role involves managing research projects, engaging stakeholders, and producing scholarly reports. Join a committed team at the Wits School of Public Health, contributing to significant health policy discussions and evaluations.

Qualifications

• Must have published on Economic Evaluations in Academic journals.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting economic evaluations.
• Expertise with data analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and analysis for health policy interventions in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
• Draft research and analysis papers, managing documentation and data.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring project deliverables are met.

Skills

Communication

Analyse de données

Économie appliquée

Évaluation de programmes

Education

PhD en Health Economics

Tools

STATA

R

Job description

To lead research and analysis in line with the defined requirements and methodology and to compile findings into reports for integration into the allocated project and to support delivery against the research project plan / programme

More about the role :

An opening exists for an energetic researcher who will be a crucial member of the PRICELESS team and will manage research using large datasets to evaluate the impact of existing or possible health policy interventions in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa

The role will require strong communication skills, familiarity with applied economics and program evaluation research methods, familiarity with data manipulation and management, strong econometric and statistical training, and familiarity with statistical software packages (i.e. STATA and R)

The post-holder will report to the Research Director and will be based at the School of Public Health, Parktown, Johannesburg

Location :

Wits School of Public Health, Parktown, Johannesburg

Key performance areas :

Lead and participate in scoping research and / or projects, define the hypothesis, methodology, approach, reporting requirements and plan by the agreed deadlines

Develop the research practice and approach by reviewing the proposal, developing an approach and methodology that delivers the defined outcomes and meets the project budget, applying good practice, quality standards and lessons learnt from previous projects and engaging with the project team within deadlines

Develop a project plan by defining the implementation steps required to deliver the outcomes, allocating time to complete the requirements, confirming alignment with the programme plan and drafting into a project plan in line with the agreed project management system within the agreed project deadlines and managing the completion of the project by deadline and within project budget as defined in the project plan and budget

Manage stakeholder relationships by participating in project meetings, providing project feedback and progress as agreed, resolving queries and issues and maintaining a mutually respectful and responsive relationship on an ongoing basis

Draft research and analysis papers and articles by summarising findings and insights, compiling relevant documents in an approved format, gaining approval and signoff and submitting or presenting to relevant stakeholders, journals and publications as required

Manage all research and analysis documentation by filing and storing according to defined filing conventions within defined deadlines and on all research and analysis conducted

Conduct quantitative data analysis by defining the analysis principles, developing analysis tools, capturing data into tools, tracking quality and completeness of data, evaluating data trends and results and applying against the research and analysis hypothesis within deadline

Review data analysis by evaluating findings in line with the analysis principles, checking logic of analysis and making recommendations and / or developing findings based on the results from the review within agreed deadlines

Develop research and analysis reports by developing a findings report template (if required) or applying the defined template, capturing the outputs into the report, supporting outputs with motivations and explanations and draft recommendations as per the defined standards and requirements and within the defined deadlines

Schedule allocated Student supervision tasks by engaging with the student, agreeing deadlines for submissions, scheduling consultations and support sessions and implementing as per schedule

Review Students submissions by reviewing submitted inputs, identifying areas of excellence and improvement, providing feedback and support resolving issues as required

Provide teaching by receiving teaching requirements, preparing for engagements, teaching and evaluating integration of learning post engagements and as per programme and schedule

Achieve defined post graduate submission targets by monitoring student engagement, addressing post graduate student challenges (where possible) and supporting students to complete requirements by submission deadlines

Required minimum education and training :

PhD in Health Economics

Must have published on Economic Evaluations in Academic journals

Required minimum work experience :

3 years working experience in health economics research environment

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities :

Demonstrated experience in conducting economic evaluations

Expertise with data analysis software

Demonstrated writing and communication skills

Ordered, systematic and analytical in approach to research

Able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines

Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Assertive, confident and adaptable

TO APPLY : Only if you meet

the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV

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Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates

Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful

Closing date : 1 July 2025

Note : No CV will be accepted after the closing date

Please note :

WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto

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