Consultant Health Economist, Data Scientist

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🕒 September 18

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📊 Data Scientist

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Initiate

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11 - 50 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💊 Pharmaceuticals

💼 Consulting

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 Private Equity Round on 2025-12

Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals • Consulting

Initiate is a UK-based market access and health economics consultancy (Initiate Consultancy Ltd) that supports pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies to achieve reimbursed access for novel and life-impacting products. Their services include health technology assessment (HTA) submissions, health economics and evidence synthesis (HEOR), pricing & reimbursement, payer and clinical insights, value communication and launch preparation, asset evaluation, and training. Initiate highlights global reach with local market expertise, experience in rare and complex diseases, and reported outcomes such as 130+ HTA submissions delivered, a 98% HTA submission success rate, and work with 80+ global pharmaceutical clients.

📋 Description

• Develop health economic modelling platforms in R and Shiny • Build and maintain software and analytical tools for HEOR, primarily using R and C++ • Support cost-effectiveness and budget-impact models for health technologies • Contribute to model conceptualisation, implementation, validation and troubleshooting • Conduct analyses of healthcare, clinical trial and other relevant data • Review model structures, inputs, assumptions and outputs • Adapt economic models to local market and decision-maker requirements • Produce reproducible, documented code using Git and GitHub • Contribute to testing, quality assurance and technical review • Migrate or redevelop legacy Excel models into script-based platforms • Contribute to research, modelling methods, analytical modules and software tools • Support technical training and teaching materials • Collaborate with clients and colleagues to translate requirements into technical solutions • Provide project updates and communicate analytical methods and results to technical and non-technical audiences • Prepare models, documentation, presentations and other deliverables • Manage activities across multiple fast-paced projects and meet timelines • Contribute to proposals and technical materials for new business opportunities • Build working relationships with clients and colleagues • Support colleagues through technical discussion, peer review and knowledge sharing • Develop health economics, programming, consulting and commercial skills

🎯 Requirements

• An MSc in health economics, economics, statistics, data science, operational research or another relevant quantitative discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience • Demonstrable experience of independently delivering quantitative analysis, health economic modelling or analytical software development in a consulting, pharmaceutical, academic, healthcare or comparable environment • Strong programming skills in R • Practical experience of Git and GitHub or comparable version-control tools • Some previous experience of Microsoft Excel • A sound understanding of quantitative research and analytical methods • Ability to write clear, reproducible and well-documented code • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Good project-management and organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines • Clear written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a remote team • Desirable: PhD in health economics or another relevant quantitative discipline • Desirable: Previous experience of cost-effectiveness or budget-impact modelling • Desirable: Experience developing applications or analytical interfaces using Shiny • Desirable: Experience of software development for HEOR • Desirable: Knowledge of international health systems and HTA processes • Desirable: Experience of healthcare data analysis or clinical trial interpretation • Desirable: Experience of consulting or other client-facing work • Desirable: Familiarity with model validation, quality assurance and technical documentation • Desirable: Experience of teaching, training or communicating technical concepts • Desirable: Knowledge of additional programming languages, including C++, would be an advantage

🏖️ Benefits

• Birthday off • 25 days’ holiday, excluding bank holidays • Three additional “Privilege Days” at Christmas • Personalised development programme, including training, ongoing support and opportunities for career progression • Use of an onsite gym and/or a subsidised gym membership • Healthcare insurance and life insurance are planned for introduction during 2027, subject to final confirmation, eligibility requirements and the applicable scheme terms • Opportunities to meet colleagues at conferences, team events and in the London or Northamptonshire offices

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