PhD Researcher Finance of Innovative Treatments
PhD Researcher Finance of Innovative Treatments
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Do you have a passion for research and the ambition to obtain your PhD in business economics Do you have the right academic background and are you ready to start this 4year journey in our open international and collegial environment Lets meet!
PHD RESEARCHER: FINANCE OF INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS
Vlerick Business School is an innovative topranked and sustainable international business school in the heart of Europe. Our purpose is to transform people for a better world! We want being at Vlerick to be a transformative experience where you discover the knowledge mindset and confidence you need to take your next leap and become the entrepreneurial leader our world needs.
As part of our closeknit team youll bring our strategy and purpose to life. Are you excited to join our international research community as a PhD researcher on financing innovative treatments Heres what you need to know!
Your mission
As a PhD researcher in finance of innovative treatments you will investigate innovative marketdriven solutions for financing transformative medical treatments specifically Cell and Gene Therapies (CGT) and Glucagonlike Peptide 1 (GLP1 . These treatments hold immense potential for improving health outcomes but pose significant financial challenges due to their high costs and reimbursement complexities. CGT often involves a onetime highcost intervention for a small patient population while GLP1 require ongoing longterm funding for a much larger group.
Your research will address these critical issues by developing scalable affordable flexible and ethical financing models that balance innovation accessibility and sustainability.
Using portfolio securitisation and Monte Carlo simulation techniques you will analyse alternative reimbursement structures and explore how financial engineering can enhance the longterm viability of these therapies within healthcare systems.
Your role will involve a combination of desk research data collection and advanced financial modelling. You will critically assess existing insurance and reimbursement mechanisms develop analytical models to examine the feasibility of securitised healthcare financing and conduct sensitivity analyses to test the robustness of proposed solutions. In addition to your research activities you will disseminate knowledge through publications in top academic journals international conferences and collaboration with policymakers and industry stakeholders. Through this interdisciplinary work you will contribute to shaping the future of sustainable health financing providing insights that can inform policy insurance practices and pharmaceutical business models.
You
- Have a Masters Degree in Finance Actuarial Science or a similar field and an interest in Financial Economics.
- Have a high GPA. Ideally you have obtained laude at least once in your bachelors and at least once in your masters year(s).
- Are outstanding either in quantitative finance actuarial science or both.
- Want to conduct relevant research for the academic and business worlds.
- Want to provide (teaching) support to your supervisors and the research area.
- Can work autonomously and have a proactive attitude.
- Have good writing skills and are fluent in English.
- Want to work on our beautiful campuses in Ghent Brussels or Leuven in combination with your home office.
#ProudtobeVlerick
- Autonomy and responsibility in an engaging work environment.
- A dynamic open and international company culture.
- Opportunities for professional and personal growth.
- A team of enthusiastic driven colleagues passionate about learning.
- Opportunities to build your network both in academics and in business.
- Youll have a real impact and inspire people to live learn and leap!
At Vlerick openness to the world is part of our DNA. We are continuously working towards being a truly diverse equitable and inclusive place to work and learn. So no matter who you are where you come from or what your dreams are we are looking forward to receiving your application.
Vlerick Business School is the hosting institute for this PhD journey with Thanos Verousis and Walter van Dyck as your promoters. Ghent University will be your PhD granting institute. We offer you a contract of definite duration for 4 years. More information on the salary scale (WM1 staff benefits and employment conditions can be transparently accessed via the links.
Take the leap!
If you meet these criteria please apply with your English resume motivation letter reference letter and transcripts of your BSc and MSc degrees on our website. As the results of a TOEFL or IELTS and/or a GRE or GMAT score might be a requirement for the selection process please already upload them upon availability. Happy to give you more information so feel free to contact and/or on the job content and the selection process and on working at Vlerick.
Employment Type
Full Time
