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Why Learning Tableau Can Advance Your Career as a Health Economist

The Power of Tableau for Health Economists

As a health economist, your role involves navigating complex datasets, extracting insights, and presenting findings that shape healthcare decisions. But what if you could do all of this more efficiently, visually, and with greater clarity? Learning Tableau might just be the career catalyst you’ve been searching for. Here’s why: The Power of Tableau for Health Economists 1️⃣ Transform Complex Data … Read more

Global Health Jobs for Health Economists

Global Health Economics jobs

Health economist, would you like to create a bigger impact with your skills? Although EuropeanHealthEconomics.com mainly focuses on pharma and life science roles, we also have a section dedicated to Health Economics Jobs in the Global Health Sector. On this page, you will find roles in NGOs, UN agencies, and companies working in the global health sector. These positions offer … Read more

Jobs ONLY for Health Economists

Jobs for Health Economists

I conducted a small job search experiment using the term “health economics” on LinkedIn jobs. My initial impression was that there are many health economics jobs, which is great. But as I scrolled down, I noticed that many non-matching jobs appeared on the list, like health advisor, public health consultant, and economist roles that have little to do with health … Read more

What does ChatGPT say about EuropeanHealthEconomics.com?

I asked ChatGPT what it knew about EuropeanHealthEconomics.com, and I was quite happy with the response. These are not copied from the website text but conclusions made by ChatGPT. Here are the highlights for you. 👉 See the latest health economics jobs.

Need a Freelance Health Economist for Your Project?

Freelance health economists

Does this sound familiar to you as a manager of a health economics team? You’ve just received a new project, but neither you nor your team have the time to handle it. Hiring a permanent staff member isn’t an option, and outsourcing to a consultancy is just too expensive. You’ve asked your team and network for available freelancers, but no … Read more

Should You Be Learning R?

Why health economists should learn R to improve their career prospects?

We reviewed the 100 health economics jobs on EuropeanHealthEconomics.com. It’s clear that R is becoming increasingly important for health economists. R skills were required in 15% of the health economics job openings, and it seems that this percentage is increasing. Although R might not replace Excel VBA, the software landscape for modelling in health economics is certainly evolving. So, if … Read more

Your Next Step? Manager Roles for Health Economists

Health economics manager roles

Are you a health economist ready to take the next step in your career and move into a management role? On this dedicated Health Economics Manager page, you’ll find the latest opportunities in both pharmaceutical companies and consultancies. Whether you’re working and specialised in HEOR, HTA, RWE, or market access, there are numerous new manager-level roles that could be your … Read more

Lunchtime Traffic

Lunchtime traffic

I took a look at the lunchtime traffic on EuropeanHealthEconomics.com yesterday, and it was fascinating to see the snapshot of visitors at that very moment. The job board had 27 persons from 11 different European countries browsing over 80 pages of job ads at that time! If you’re one of those visitors, rest assured that all data is anonymised by … Read more

R Jobs for Health Economists

Health Economics jobs for R Expert

R-software is becoming an increasingly important modelling tool for health economists. We’re seeing this shift clearly on our health economics job board, where the demand for R-skills is on the rise. Six months ago, about 15% of the jobs listed required R-skills. While I don’t have the exact figures right now, it’s evident that this percentage has grown. Although R … Read more

Are Job Alerts Still Useful for Health Economists?

Useful Job Alerts for Health Economists

Did you register for an email alert for health economist jobs on the career page of a large pharmaceutical or consulting company? How are these alert emails working for you? My personal experience with these alerts is this: We all get too many emails already. These automatic job alerts tend to go unnoticed or directly to social or junk folders … Read more

No Registrations Just Opportunities for Health Economists

Opportunities for Health Economists

When I started EuropeanHealthEconomics .com, my idea was simple: “Provide all health economics jobs in one place for my fellow health economists.” I also thought about the kind of job board I’d want to use myself. I’ve never liked mandatory registrations or accounts on job listing sites. I don’t want to leave my personal information to be monetized. I’d rather … Read more

32,000 Users / Year and My Secret Badge of Honour

32,000 Users / Year and My Secret Badge of Honour

During the past 12 months, our health economics job board has welcomed 32,000 users. Who are the visitors? Mainly job-seeking health economists. A lot of them! To put it in perspective, it’s like filling a 600-person conference hall with health economists every week of the year. This shows that we’re providing our peers, and clients too, with a service that’s … Read more

Are Health Economists Finding Your Company?

Health Economists Finding Your Company

When talking with human resource personnel recruiting health economists, I often hear this opinion: “We are one of the top pharmaceutical companies, and our career page will attract experienced health economists. Our company’s career page is working just fine.” Then, a couple of weeks later, the role is given to an expensive recruitment agency to fill. Maybe the company career … Read more

One Size Fits All? Is your Global HEOR Model Truly Global?

Is your Global HEOR Model Truly Global? One Size Fits All?

Have you received a new global health economic model? It has a slick dashboard and fancy graphs. And best of all, you only need to fill in a “few” local input parameters, and it should work and be accepted in every country in Europe, right? Well, as you know, most of the time, this is not the case. 1. Treatment … Read more

Why Excel VBA is still our go-to tool for Health Economics Modelling

Reasons why Excel VBA is still our go-to tool for Health Economics Modelling

Excel VBA is over 30 years old. It’s still supported, but it’s not getting significant updates anymore. Yet, many of us, as health economists, use VBA weekly. So, why does Excel VBA continue to be our go-to tool for building health economics models? Let me share my thoughts. Excel is widely used across both academia and industry, and most of … Read more

El blog de EuropeanHealthEconomics.com
El blog de EuropeanHealthEconomics.com

Welcome to the Blog of EuropeanHealthEconomics.com

Este blog es un centro especializado para economistas de la salud que exploran oportunidades de carrera y buscan perspectivas en el campo.

En este blog encontrarán consejos valiosos para navegar el mercado laboral, aprovechar oportunidades freelance y mejorar sus habilidades a través de programas educativos y herramientas de software relevantes para la economía de la salud. Este recurso está diseñado para apoyar su desarrollo profesional y mantenerlos informados sobre las tendencias de la industria. Los posts del blog están en inglés.

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