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York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) is a health economic consulting company formed in 1986 and wholly owned by the University of York. YHEC is the University of York’s main consultancy provider of health economics expertise.
YHEC has over 60 members of staff and our purpose is to provide national and international consultancy and research in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) to the NHS and the pharmaceutical and health care industries (read more about our work with NICE). YHEC’s service combines rigorous research standards with efficient project delivery.
YHEC also carries out work for a range of national and international clients outside the health sector, including local authorities and the voluntary sector.
YHEC's healthcare consultancy staff includes economists, supported by other analytical disciplines necessary to respond to clients’ needs. YHEC is part of one of the largest and most active group of HEOR research departments in the world. It is, therefore, able to draw on the specific expertise of staff in related academic departments.
Although based in the UK, YHEC's healthcare consultancy capabilities are global. We are a founding member of the Minerva health economics network, an international consortium of leaders in the field of health economics, health technology assessment (HTA) and outcomes research.
YHEC holds the Investors in People Health and Wellbeing award and the Strategic Leadership Team actively encourage
staff training and development. YHEC’s commitment to social responsibility is outlined in our CSR statement.
York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) is looking to recruit a Research Assistant to work on a range of evidence-based research and consultancy projects within our Review and Evidence Synthesis (RES) work stream. This is a great opportunity to begin a career in reviewing within a supportive and welcoming team. We are a health economics research and consulting company owned by, and based at, the University of York. We provide consultancy and research to a wide range of public and private sector bodies.
This role will have a 3-month training period to allow you to become familiar with our process for conducting reviews and the specific tasks involved. The training will include a combination of individual task training sessions supervised by different members of the review team and on the job training. You will be assigned a buddy who will provide support as you progress through your training programme and help you adapt to your first professional role.
**Main Purpose of the Job**
The main purpose of this role is to work as an integral member of a review project team and to provide research and administrative support. The post holder will work as part of a team of 10 Research Assistants. This post will report to a Senior Research Consultant in the Review and Evidence Synthesis team.
**Main Duties**
The main responsibilities of a Research Assistant are:
- Undertaking specific research tasks within the wider review project as part of a research team e.g study selection, data extraction and presentation of final results.
- Involvement in preparing proposals for project work, e.g. background research, gathering literature, drafting / collating standard sections of proposal.
- Endnote library (bibliographic software) development/maintenance and checking and formatting bibliographic references.
- Proactive management of projects, including project monitoring, e.g. ensuring mínimal slippage, flagging up deadlines to team.
- Preparation of brief notes, agendas, minutes, reports and related project correspondence.
- Collating and managing team procedures/handbooks for general office use.
**Essential Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Attributes are**:
- A basic knowledge of research design and awareness of clinical trials.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills:
- Time management.
- Prioritising workload to meet specific deadlines.
- Working to deadlines and ensuring project team are aware of these.
- Ability to produce work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail within tight deadlines.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative with a high degree of self-motivation and proactivity.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with an adaptable approach to work.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and use tact and discretion.
**Terms of Employment**
**Salary**
Annual leave entitlement will be 30 days per year, plus bank holidays.
The letter should include how you meet the requirements of the role.
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