Senior Research Associate

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Research Associate in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and modelling with strong quantitative skills to take a lead in the delivery of two prestigious programmes: the Newcastle NIHR Technology Assessment Group and the NICE External Assessment Group.

The successful candidate will lead and develop technology appraisals across the Medicines, Diagnostics, and MedTech landscape. This role offers an exciting opportunity for individuals with experience in all aspects of HTA, including critical review of the clinical and economic components of company technology assessment reports, conducting network meta-analyses, matching-adjusted indirect comparisons, evaluation and analysis of real-world evidence, and economic evaluations through de novo economic models.

The post-holder will work across two successful research groups, the Health Economics Group and the Evidence Synthesis Group, within the Population Health Sciences Institute at Newcastle University. These groups jointly hold the contracts for the two HTA programmes of work.

For the suitable candidate, responsibilities will also include supervising early-career researchers, developing funding proposals, analysis plans, leading applied methodological research projects, and development of short courses. There will be opportunities to contribute to teaching, as appropriate.

The post-holder will join a thriving, dynamic group of methodologists with a large portfolio of active projects, including national centres such as the NIHR Innovation Observatory. Candidates must be willing to work in multidisciplinary teams across institutes and demonstrate a proactive approach to their work and career development.

The post is full-time, fixed-term until 31 March 2027 in the first instance.

Informal enquiries regarding the post may be made to Mr Stephen Rice (stephen.rice@ncl.ac.uk), Dr Gill Norman (gill.norman@ncl.ac.uk) or Dr Gurdeep Sagoo (gurdeep.sagoo@ncl.ac.uk).

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