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Health Economist / Modeler


Company : Institute of Health Economics


Location : Edmonton, Division No. 11


Created : 2026-03-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (hybrid or remote in Canada) Time Commitment: Full time Starting Annual Salary: $70,000 $90,000 CAN subject to skills and experience About the role The Institute of Health Economics is recruiting an experienced Health Economist / Modeler to contribute on projects in our diverse program of government and industry facing work. The successful candidate will be handson contributing to modelling and/or economic evaluations across a wide range of topics and technologies. The candidate will also be involved in the ongoing development of new work by contributing to or leading proposal development, and, subject to experience, will have opportunities to lead projects. Subject to skills, experience, and project demands, the work may include: Economic evaluations of interventions Infectious disease and vaccine modelling and economics Premarket, early economic evaluations of nondrug technologies Health technology assessment Quantitative analysis of health system performance Healthfocused real world evidence analysis This is an opportunity to be part of a unique research program producing evidence to support decision making. The candidate will be supported by a strong multidisciplinary team including economists, mathematical modelers, and evidence synthesis specialists. The ideal candidate will have strong familiarity and experience both with data methods (econometrics) as well as building mathematical models (for example, Markov models). Candidates with strengths in one of those domains will be considered subject to the applicant pool. Roles and Responsibilities Design and conduct quantitative studies and economic evaluations Analyze and interpret data and model results for presentation to a range of stakeholders Report results in presentations, written reports, journal manuscripts or in other formats as required Manage projects, timelines, budgets and project teams Manage key stakeholder relationships, and liaise with stakeholders Contribute to business development through writing proposals for existing and new project sponsors and grant opportunities Contribute to the work within the health economics team to advance the teams work Qualifications and experience Graduate degree in health economics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field Minimum of 3 years postdegree experience working in an analytical role in health economics, statistics, health systems research and modeling, decisionanalytic modeling, simulation, or optimization Experience with R or packages such as STATA, SAS, or MATLAB Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills Evidence of successful work in a multidisciplinary environment Capacity to work both independently and as part of a team Potential to mentor and coach junior staff Experience with health technology assessment, data science, or economic evaluations Knowledge of Canadian health care systems and data is an asset Preference for Canadian resident with the right to work in Canada We encourage candidates not to selfreject subject to applicant pool, candidates will be considered at a greater or lesser degree of experience. About IHE The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is an independent, notforprofit organization that works with government, academia, public sector bodies, notforprofit organizations and health care industry partners to provide health economics, decision analytic modelling, and health technology assessment services. Our mission is to inform coordinated, innovative, evidenceguided health policy and practice. IHE is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) eligible institution and opportunities are available for staff to apply directly to CIHR for research funding. IHE offers great benefits, flexible working, and outstanding learning and professional development opportunities. What we offer IHE offers a competitive package of salary, vacation time and comprehensive health and wellness benefits. IHE staff also receive dedicated professional development time and access to training opportunities. IHE is a highly collaborative collegial environment. We often face novel challenges, work with highly innovative health ecosystem partners, and have opportunities to impact health care delivery in Alberta, in Canada, and around the world. We value diversity. Differences are appreciated and respected. We value the perspectives and experiences that come from differences in background, identity, and lived experience, and we believe they strengthen our work and our impact. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized and equityseeking groups, persons with disabilities, women, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. To Apply Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest and CV/resume to ( ). For more information about the IHE, our team, and our work, please visit . We thank all applicants for their interest;however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. #J-18808-Ljbffr