Senior Health Economist

Overview

The closing date is 03 October 2025

Are you passionate about health economics and looking for a challenging role? We have the perfect opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Health Economist here at NICE. At NICE, we value our employees and offer a supportive and collaborative environment where you can grow and learn. You will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects and contribute to our goals of improving health and social care. If you are an experienced health economist looking for a role where you can make a difference, apply today!

This role can be based in either our London (E20 1JQ) or Manchester (M1 3BN) office.

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the development of economic plans identifying cost-effectiveness issues and detailing the appropriate selection of priorities for new economic analyses
• Undertake systematic reviews to identify, appraise and summarise published economic analyses for presentation to guideline committees and inclusion in guideline documentation
• Undertake original economic modelling
• Support the health economics adviser in responding to technical queries that arise during guideline development
• Support the health economics adviser in reviewing draft scopes and economic plans/protocols with the aim of supporting guideline developers in the identification of cost-effectiveness issues and the appropriate selection of priorities for new economic analyses
• Support the health economics adviser in reviewing draft guidance to assess whether economic methods are appropriate and whether appraisal and interpretation of economic evidence supports recommendations
• Contribute to the development of appropriate methods and processes for assessing evidence, research/evaluation and other outputs
• Provide technical expertise to colleagues within the Directorate and across other Directorates at NICE or to external colleagues

About us

The Health Economics and Decision Modelling Team provides input throughout the development of a guideline, including scoping, conducting evidence reviews, developing economic models and validation. The team also fosters further development of methods in areas identified as priorities such as evidence synthesis, model validation and grading the quality of evidence.

Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make. We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.

Benefits

• Generous NHS Pension - Secure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK.
• Flexible Working - Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times.
• Exclusive Discounts - Save on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light Card.
• Time to Recharge - Start with 27 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Inclusive Staff Networks - Join supportive communities like Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and more - we celebrate diversity.
• Tailored Development - Grow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities & Requirements

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or Doctorate in a numerate subject or subjects with relevance to evidence-based decision-making (e.g. economics, public health, mathematics, operational research, data science) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development

Experience

• Experience of conducting economic evaluation in health care, including the development of economic models to inform guideline development

Experience

• Substantial experience of Excel and at least one software package for the implementation of decision models (e.g. Visual Basic for Applications, R, WinBUGS, Simul8, Arena)

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of all of the following areas and specialist expertise in at least one of them (one area of specialist expertise must be in health economics): Economics, Mathematical modelling, Statistics, Clinical trials, Social care, Epidemiology, Systematic reviewing, Operational research, Data science

Knowledge

• Understanding of guideline development, health technology assessment and/or public health research and assessment methods

Knowledge

• An understanding of the work of NICE, and the social, political, economic and technical context within which the NHS operates

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum, plus HCAS if applicable

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours