Consultant- Senior Research Assistant

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About the Organization

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health.  PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) and Centers of Applied Research in core public health themes. The Foundation, established in 2006 as a public private initiative, is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials, eminent Indian and International academic and leaders, civil society representatives and corporate leaders.

Job Description/Responsibilities

Functional

• To contribute to literature and systematic reviews as required
• To develop complete protocols for each review
• To execute the search strategies
• To complete the data synthesis from the selected articles as per protocol
• To complete the literature and systematic review reports in consultation with the PI and Co-PIs
• Understanding of conducting meta- analysis

To undertake cost data collection and analysis (including health system cost and patient level expenditures) as required in the project

To contribute to completion of economic evaluations as required in the project:

• To complete economic evaluation protocols
• To develop models for economic evaluation
• To finalise tools of data collection
• To execute and run models for economic evaluation
• To complete data analysis for economic evaluations
• To finalise research reports in consultation with all team members, PI and Co-PIs
• To contribute to any other HTA related research as may be assigned to the Centre.
• To undertake data collection and supervise data collection sites
• To undertake basic statistical analysis
• To contribute to the training programmes of the Centre
• To develop training agenda
• To develop adequate communication material for engaging with potential trainees
• To ensure successful execution of trainings
• To contribute to teaching/training activities as necessary

Operational

• To contribute to academic administration activities at IIPH Delhi as necessary.
• To coordinate with other staff members including the finance team at PHFI to ensure compliance, reporting and other administrative issues.

Documentation

• To develop manuscripts/policy briefs based on the research and prepare for publication
• To prepare and deliver presentations of the study in conferences/meetings as necessary. Liaison
• To liaise with ICMR, DHR and other Government agencies for the purpose of the project
• To ensure compliance of reporting guidelines with ICMR/DHR Travel as required
• Any other activities as delegated by the PI/Co-PI

Liaison

• To liaise with ICMR, DHR and other Government agencies for the purpose of the project
• To ensure compliance of reporting guidelines with ICMR/DHR
• Travel as required
• Any other activities as delegated by the PI/Co-PI

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Masters level qualification in Public Health, health economics, or a related discipline

Desirable:

• Academic qualification in Health Technology Assessment/Economic evaluations

Experience:

Essential:

• Around 1-2 years’ experience in the field of public health/ health economics/HTA related research

Desirable:

• Capability of undertaking systematic reviews and/or preparing and running decision analysis modelling
• Knowledge of MS Office, STATA (or other statistical software like SPSS, R, etc.), Tree Age, etc.

 

Interested and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to recruit@phfi.org and fill the application form– https://forms.office.com/r/7wrZcEQDRY. Please mention the exact Position Code (PHFI-CNST-2501) in the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview

Last Date of Receipt of Applications:  22 January 2025.

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