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Associate Research Economist

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RTI Health Solutions
Research Triangle Park - United States
S: Competitive

We are currently seeking candidates to fill the position of Associate Research Economist in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The position is part of the Health Preference Assessment (HPA) program. HPA has a reputation for conducting high-quality preference research in a collegial working environment. The HPA Group specializes in developing surveys to elicit and quantify preferences of patients, physicians, and other health-care stakeholders for features and outcomes of medical and pharmaceutical interventions using rigorous stated-preference methods. The studies apply discrete-choice experiments, threshold technique, best-worst scaling, contingent behavior and contingent-valuation methods. HPA staff members are internationally recognized thought leaders in this research area and their work is published in high-level clinical and health-economic journals.

This position will assist senior researchers and project managers in all aspects of study design and implementation as part of a research team.

Specific responsibilities will include assisting with:

Designing, pretesting, and fielding stated-preference surveys
Constructing data sets for model estimation
Analyzing data using advanced limited-dependent-variable econometric methods
Writing reports and manuscripts
Preparing presentations
The employee will be encouraged to contribute research ideas and solutions to conceptual and analytical problems. Significant contributions will earn co-authorship on conference presentations and publications in scientific journals.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in economics
Demonstrated aptitude and experience in empirical research and econometrics
Demonstrated ability to write clearly and concisely
Demonstrated aptitude for independent thinking and team collaboration
Preferred:

Proficiency in statistical software packages such as Limdep, SAS, Stata, GAUSS, R, and Sawtooth

Job summary

Employer:

RTI Health Solutions

Location:

Research Triangle Park, United States

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Sector:

Economist

Salary:

Competitive

Job Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full-Time

Posted:

24th February 2017

Apply By:

22nd March 2017

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