What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

We are hiring immediately for a Part-Time Senior Health Economist to join the UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, General Medicine in Houston, TX 77030. In this role you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating health economics and health outcomes research and quality improvement in support of the strategic goals of the Division of General Internal Medicine. Ideal candidate should have prior experience with standard statistical analysis software packages.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

The Senior Health Economist is responsible for developing and implementing a Health Economics and Research strategy in support of strategic goals of UT Physicians, and will lead efforts in conducting policy-related economic evaluations, program evaluation and patient-centered health outcomes research, providing practice-wide technical and consultative services to support policy decision-making, as well as training management and professional staff on cost studies, economic and statistical analyses and quantitative decision modeling. This role works collaboratively with other innovation, quality and analytics team members and faculty using an evidence-based approach to support the mission and vision of UT Physicians and UTHealth Houston.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Conducts analyses of economy and policy on health, healthcare, and the prevention and management of disease.
• Quantifies the fiscal burden of disease and contributes to guidelines to reduce the fiscal burden.
• Applies economic theories and statistical or quantitative analysis techniques which may include: collecting and analyzing data for investigations, applying quantitative analysis techniques and research design principles to assess programs, policies and procedures.
• Plans, designs and conducts cost studies, economic and statistical analyses, quantitative decision modeling and supplies information from these studies to assist in policy development.
• Collaborates with faculty, epidemiologists, research scientists, and other technical staff in conducting complex economic evaluations, decision modeling, and grant related activities.
• Reviews and interprets results of economic and program evaluations, and develops protocols for conducting economic and program evaluations.
• Effectively communicates technical information orally to both experts and laypersons. Ably defends evaluation results and analyses when questioned by experts and laypersons. Disseminates findings to various audiences.
• Consults with Sr. Management regarding the potential impacts of key policies and scientific research on community health.
• Contributes to grant writing, especially in the areas of study design and evaluation.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Experience in grant writing and program evaluation
• Experience in study design, economic and statistical analyses
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to write reports and effectively communicate recommendations to decision-makers
• Authorship/co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team

Minimum Education:
Master's Degree Public Health or related field required Doctorate Degree Public Health or Health Economics preferred
Minimum Experience:
5 years relevant work experience required Experience in public health and/or healthcare operations preferred
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.