Health Economist - 151666

W.L. Gore
Phoenix - United States
S: negotiable

Health Economist
Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Our diverse portfolio includes everything from high-performance fabrics and implantable medical devices to industrial manufacturing components and aerospace electronics. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Health Economist to join our Health Economics team in Phoenix, AZ.

The ideal candidate will:
• Be passionate about providing credible and valid healthcare economic analysis for products that are the highest quality in their class
• Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
• Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:
• Developing and delivering health economic analyses (in collaboration with the Health Economics/Reimbursement team)
• Designing and conducting health economic studies for the Gore portfolio of Medical Products
• Developing health economic models, user interfaces, and support materials for use by the businesses in the sale and marketing of Gore's medical products
• Working with Product Specialist and Clinical Affairs associates to ensure that clinical protocols contain the appropriate data required to measure the economic value of products
• Utilizing and analyzing data from a range of sources (e.g. clinical studies, observational databases, published evidence) to generate and quantify value messages
• Producing specific quality of life information on existing and future products when applicable
• Generating meaningful and valid statistical models as required for relevant patient outcomes measures from an evidence-based medicine perspective (e.g. comparative effectiveness research and cost effectiveness analysis)
• Developing and supporting the use of value messages by sales teams:
• Assisting with training in the use of value messages, and developing support materials for the Gore sales teams
• Assisting and supporting the sales teams in their dealings with key customer accounts, presenting information to customers when required
• Monitoring competitor activities which focus on the economic value of their products
• As a member of the Health Economics team, developing value messages to both internal and external customers in a format which influences decision making:
• Understanding what constitutes value to Gore's customers and communicating value messages in formats which are understandable and which aid decision-making
• Assisting with preparation of cost-effectiveness/wider implications sections of submissions to national payer and assessment organizations (CMS, NICE)
• Publishing health economic analyses as abstracts or manuscripts when applicable

Required Job Qualifications:
• Undergraduate's degree from an accredited university in any of the following disciplines: business, engineering, science (preference given to candidates with a graduate's degree in economics, health economics, health services research, outcomes research, biostatistics, bioinformatics or similar discipline).
• 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Basic understanding of the changes taking place in the U.S. healthcare market
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment, both virtual and on-site
• Strong service mentality and desire to help others succeed
• Desire and ability to teach others about the field of Health Economics and statistical analysis
• Position based in Phoenix, Arizona with potential to work remotely

Ability to:
• Think independently and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Travel approximately 10-20%

Desired Job Qualifications:
• Doctoral degree from an accredited university in economics, health economics, health services research, outcomes research, biostatistics, bioinformatics, or a related discipline
• Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with statistical software (e.g. STATA, SAS)

For more information and to apply, please visit www.gore.com/careers and search for job number – 151666. Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the US. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description. Gore is a M/F, Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer. (Applies to all positions in the U.S.)

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