Consultant Health Economist

Role Summary

• Responsibilities: You will lead on the strategy and direction of health economic projects with final sign off on all deliverables. You will also lead communications with clients providing strategic advice and driving business development
• Salary: 61500 to 68500 per annum depending on experience
• Benefits: Discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year hybrid and flexible working options generous holiday allowance private medical insurance critical illness cover income protection full funding for external training and more
• Role Type: Full-time permanent role
• Start Date: We are currently recruiting for start dates throughout 2026 including January February and March and you will be asked to state your availability on your application form
• Application Deadlines: Whilst there are no set application deadlines we strongly recommend applying as early as possible. The role will close when a suitable candidate is found
• Location: This role is available in our London Manchester and Bristol offices

About the Role

Ready to lead impactful health economic projects and shape strategic client solutions

Consultant Health Economists at Costello Medical play a crucial role as project managers. You will provide strategic advice to clients from model conceptualisation through to building of the model and interpretation of the results. You will manage a range of projects simultaneously and have full responsibility for client communication on your projects as well as lead budgeting plans and business development efforts.

Our Health Economics team deliver modelling projects to a broad range of pharmaceutical and medical device companies as well as public sector and non-profit clients. You will be expected to work across different accounts spanning multiple disease areas and should therefore be able to familiarise yourself with new areas quickly. You will support with recruiting training and line managing Health Economists reviewing their work and providing constructive feedback.

You will also drive global growth for the Health Economics team by actively contributing to business development building long-term client relationships identifying and pitching to prospective clients as well as spotting opportunities to expand our service offerings. By staying ahead of emerging trends in health economics you will enhance the teams capabilities and shape future projects.

Hybrid Working Policy: We believe that having face-to-face time in the office holds many benefits and is central to ensuring that the community we have created where people have a workplace they belong to and feel part of is never lost. At the same time we recognise that homeworking can improve work life balance reduce commuting times and costs and provide the opportunity to juggle personal commitments.

Therefore we offer flexible working arrangements that allow our colleagues who have passed probation to work from home up to half their time measured across a 2-week rolling period. During your probationary period (normally the first 6 months of the role) you will be able to work from home 1 day per week.

About Costello Medical

Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications market access and health economic and outcomes research. We work with a wide range of clients including the industrys most successful pharmaceutical and medical technology companies patient and public health bodies and charitable organisations. We have been listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2017 and were proud to receive B Corporation accreditation in 2022. Learn more about us our work and our mission on our website: You

We are looking for a collaborative self-motivated individual with a strong background in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR). You will take pride in delivering exceptionally high-quality work building successful client relationships and consistently exceeding clients expectations.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment staying highly organised and managing timelines across multiple projects while supporting the project team as needed.

You will have a genuine desire to contribute to the growth of our team and the development of our junior colleagues leveraging your mentoring and feedback skills to help them succeed.

Essential requirements for the role:

A minimum of 4 years industry experience in health economic modelling ideally within a consulting environment or alternatively a pharmaceutical or medical device company. This will have included:

• Working directly with clients from project initiation to completion providing recommendations on project content and approach
• Leading multiple projects simultaneously and adapting to changing deadlines delegating tasks and managing the time of others effectively
• Communicating with clients and tailoring your approach to a variety of communication/working styles to build robust sustainable working relationships

A degree in a relevant discipline (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) such as mathematics economics physics or computer science

Advanced modelling skills in Excel and VBA. Experience with other software (such as R C STATA) is desirable alongside a willingness to learn new technical and programming skills

Skilled in relationship building displayed both internally and externally to communicate appropriately and adapt your style to different audiences and situations

Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to explain complex modelling techniques and results to non-experts

An exceptionally high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Flexibility to respond to changing deadlines

The ability to work both independently and in collaboration with others leading and motivating them to deliver high-quality outcomes

What We Offer

Alongside our award-winning company culture where every team member is celebrated respected and has their voice heard we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• A starting salary of 61500 to 68500 per annum as well as a discretionary profit share bonus paid twice per year. Please note that we have established salary bands to ensure a fair and consistent approach for all applicants eliminating the need for individual negotiations
• 25 days annual leave plus bank and public holidays as well as a holiday buy and sell scheme
• Flexible working hours and the chance to work from home for up to half of your working time after passing probation
• Flexible benefits scheme offering cash payments additional pension contributions and more
• Private Medical Insurance which offers comprehensive cover on a medical history disregard basis
• Paid study leave and funding for external qualifications
• Critical Illness Cover Income Protection and Life Assurance
• Paid and unpaid sabbaticals based on length of service

Learn more about our full reward package and the other benefits of working for Costello Medical:

The Application Process

You are required to submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application your cover letter you must explain why you think you would be suited to the role and why you would like to join Costello Medical with examples to support both. Your CV should clearly state the dates of all qualifications and grades achieved where applicable.

Then our recruitment process includes an assessment for you to complete in your own time. If successful you will be invited to an interview which includes a short presentation you can prepare for in advance. Please note that the successful candidate may be required to undergo security/background checks and any employment offer will be conditional on the results of these. Our standard recruitment process lasts around 1 month however this can be adapted if necessary.

As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and throughout the recruitment process there are a number of reasonable adjustments we can provide: note that whilst we embrace AI to innovate and improve processes your role may involve working with confidential data that cannot be uploaded to AI. Therefore it is important for us to assess your own skills and abilities so we recommend that you do not rely solely on this technology to generate any application materials.

Visa Sponsorship

We can provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates for our Consultant Health Economist role. You will be asked to provide details of your right to work in the UK within your application however this will have no impact on the processing of your application.

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