Pharmaceutical Policy Postdoctoral Scholar

The CHOICE Institute Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington has an outstanding opportunity for a postdoctoral scholar. The postdoctoral scholar will work on the most pressing pharmaceutical policy analyses including measuring the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act mandatory international price referencing 340B and more.

The postdoctoral scholar will be supervised by and work closely with Drs. Sean D. Sullivan Jon Campbell and other top health policy researchers at the University of Washington and NPC. Dr. Sullivan is Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Pharmacy. He has extensive expertise in drug and medical technology pricing Medicare price negotiation pharmaceutical supply chain economics and policy research methods. Dr. Campbell is the Chief Science Officer at the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and leads NPCs health policy research agenda that illustrates the value of patient access to innovative medicines.

This postdoctoral fellowship is funded by NPC and is housed at the University of Washington. Founded in 1953 and supported by the nations leading research-based biopharmaceutical companies NPC focuses on developing research disseminating information educating and communicating on the critical issues of the evidence and value of innovative biopharmaceuticals for patient health. From advancing patient access and affordability of medicines to analyzing the impact of policies on innovation to contributing to the national discussion on the value of biopharmaceuticals NPC team members are on the cutting edge of public policy issues.

This is a full-time (100% FTE) 12-month/year position housed within the University of Washington with an initial appointment length of one year and the possibility of renewal. It is expected that the postdoctoral scholar will not require formal coursework to be able to advance health policy research. The scholar will receive mentorship from both the University of Washington and NPC senior researchers. The preferred start date is June 1 2026 but the date is negotiable. Salary for this position ranges from $68460/year ($5705/month) to $84240/year ($7020/month) with benefits and is commensurate with experience and qualifications or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information please visit theUniversity of Washington Labor Relations website.

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent in Economics Health Economics Pharmaceutical Policy Research or related fields;
• Strong methodological/theoretical skills;
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Desired qualifications:

• Experience working with pharmaceutical claims and benefits data;
• Experience working with Medicare data.