Research assistant in Health Economics and Outcomes Research in Alzheimer’s disease

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

Your mission

We are looking for a research assistant who can contribute to several ongoing projects in the Health Economics Research Group. These projects focus on economic evaluations of innovative treatments, diagnostic tests and prevention strategies for Alzheimer’s disease, along with novel payment models to support their implementation.

We are seeking a highly motivated research assistant who will work closely with our cross-disciplinary teams of economists, epidemiologists and medical doctors. You will be contributing to literature reviews and quantitative analyses of data from Swedish registers, including the Swedish Register of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, and the Swedish Registry for Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, and several cohort studies. The tasks will include assistance with literature reviews, data cleaning, data harmonization, statistical analyses, results evaluation, and contributing to the writing of articles.

This is a full-time (100%) position for 12 months.

Your profile

The successful candidate is expected to have:

• A master’s degree in health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics, or data science at the time of employment.
• Strong programming skills in R or Python
• Experience in quantitative health economics or epidemiological research in Alzheimer’s disease or aging.
• Excellent proficiency in English, both spoken and written. Proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written, is advantageous.
• Strong ability to collaborate, work in a structured and meticulous manner, and effectively communicate with other colleagues.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: BioClinicum, Solna

Information about the Health Economics Research group under leadership of Professor Linus Jönsson

Choose to work at KI – Ten reasons why

Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all