Senior Health Economist, HTA and Health Economics

McKesson is in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare.

At McKesson Canada, we touch the lives of 12 million Canadians every day. We carry more than 35,000 products in 12 distribution centers and ultimately provide distribution to 6,300 retail pharmacies, 1,350 hospitals, long-term care centers, clinics and institutions all over Canada.

But we're so much more than a distribution company. We've automated 2,500 retail pharmacies and dispense over 100 million doses a year through our automation solutions.

Manufacturers, healthcare providers and patients count on us for a full range of services that contribute to the quality and safety of care for us all.

At McKesson Canada, you’ll help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

Job Summary :

Operating as a division of McKesson Canada, PDCI Market Access (PDCI) is among Canada’s leading pricing and reimbursement consultancies.

We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, comprehensive, innovative, and reliable pricing and market access advice and services for our clients with the goal of ensuring timely and optimal access to important medications.

Together with McKesson, PDCI strives to be the most trusted and valued end-to-end strategic partner.

As a highly respected consulting firm, PDCI must continually maintain broad and deep insights into the external environment to anticipate and react to these changes with strategic counsel for clients.

PDCI is highly experienced in pricing and reimbursement strategy, submissions development, clinical writing, economic modeling, drug listing negotiations, data / policy research and analytics.

As a member of the PDCI team, you will help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that is vital to us all.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Health Economics, the Sr. Health Economist supports the development of strategic, evidence-based economic components (e.

g., health economic and budget impact models and reports) for submission to Canadian Health Technology Assessment (HTA) bodies and public / private payers.

The Sr. Health Economist will design and build / adapt budget impact analyses and health economic models (i.e., cost-utility) for Canadian HTA submissions in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications, while ensuring appropriate quality assurance checks are completed.

They will synthesize, interpret, and communicate economic data, and develop thorough reports for Canadian HTA submissions.

Specific Responsibilities :

• Leadership on the conception and development of strategic, evidence-based economic components of HTA submission projects including health economic models and reports for submission to Canadian HTA bodies and public / private payers.
• Technical leadership on cost-effectiveness model build projects, including model design, build, and validation.
• Contribute to PDCI’s health economic thought leadership, ensuring PDCI is at the forefront of HE methodology, HTA processes and policy issues pertaining to the needs of our clients.
• Monitor payer landscape and analyzes potential impacts or emerging trends.
• Initiate, develop and nurture client relationships through consistently providing sound, trust-worthy information and advice and producing quality deliverables.
• Mentor / coach staff in decision-analytic modelling.
• Participate in PDCI business development initiatives, including capabilities presentations and / or attending industry events as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Director, HTA and Health Economics.

Requirements (experience, academic qualifications, skills, attributes) :

• Graduate degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., health services research, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics).
• Strong background in health economic analysis and HTA with relevant experience in decision-analytic modeling.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with programming cost-utility models in Microsoft Excel including Visual Basic for Applications, proficiency with R an asset.

Job Description :

• Ability to synthesize, interpret, and communicate economic data, and perform quality assurance checks on economic models and reports.
• Knowledge and understanding of HTA process, private and public payer markets, their drug review processes and reimbursement trends affecting market access.
• The ideal candidate would also have a basis in fundamental statistical concepts and methods (i.e., Bayesian statistics) and familiarity with techniques such as development of meta-analysis, indirect comparisons, network meta-analysis, predictive equations, survival analysis (including parametric methods), longitudinal data analysis, and other hierarchical analysis techniques, etc.
• Practical experience in the application of statistics in health technology appraisal, health economics, outcomes research or clinical data analysis is preferred.
• Quality and efficiency : excellent analytical and organizational skills with a superior attention to detail.
• Effective team player.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks, priorities, projects and deadlines.
• Superior communication skills, strategic and critical thinking, and a strong ability to convey technical and scientific information.
• Fluency in English is essential for the position with fluency in French an asset, but not essential.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets.

In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$71,400 - $119,000