Research Consultants [Health Economist/ Statisticians/ Technical Writers] - Population Services International

Research Consultants [Health Economist/ Statisticians/ Technical Writers]Location: RemoteLOE: Dependent on Individual Task OrdersTimeline: November 2024– May 2026Reports to: Head of Strategic Research and Learning

BackgroundPopulation Services International (PSI) is a global health and development organization working in more than 50 countries to make quality, affordable health care accessible to people where and when they need it. Out of the 7 billion people on the planet, 3.5 billion do not have access to quality essential healthcare. This inequity must change. PSI believes that health equity can only be achieved by drawing on the power of the public and private sectors and putting more control in consumers’ hands and giving them quality affordable health care where and when they need it. PSI works with consumers, at the community level, to understand what they want and need in health resources. We then leverage our global network of 8,000 experts and our partnership in the public and private sector to fill in gaps in the markets. Join PSI’s efforts to make quality affordable health care accessible to people where and when they need it.  The Strategic Research and Learning Team at PSI brings together research and learning functions to advance learning priorities, support technical excellence in research, identify and capture insights, and promote research utilization. The SR&L team is seeking a pool of Statistics, Health Economics and scientific/technical writing consultants to support the organization through Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQC) – a flexible arrangement for the provision of an indefinite amount of services within a fixed period. Individual Task Orders will be issued under the IQC which state the specific assignment, dates, and timeline.

Sound like you? Read on.

Scope of Work

We will be seeking statistician consultants to provide support to some or all of these tasks:

• Review or develop complex study designs, specifically in complex sample design and sampling strategies, sample size calculations, and advanced analytics
• Provide technical review and quality assurance of statistical programming files (.do files in Stata, R scripts)
• Provide internal peer review of research protocols and manuscripts
• Support design or research protocols and proposals
• Participate in manuscript development

We will be seeking health economist consultants to provide support to some or all of these tasks:

• Provide technical support to or conduct cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-benefit, cost-efficiency, and costing studies and analyses.
• Provide internal peer review of research protocols and manuscripts
• Serve as advisory board member for research studies
• Support design or research protocols and proposals
• Participate in manuscript development

We will be seeking consultants to provide support to some or all of these tasks as a Scientific/Technical Writing Consultant:

• Lead or support evidence synthesis activities, such as rapid reviews and systematic/scoping literature reviews
• Support or edit peer-reviewed journal manuscript submissions
• Lead (or support) the production of professional quality research outputs, including research reports, briefs, and slide decks
• Develop professional quality graphics, infographics, data dashboards, or visual representations of data

Requested  Application Materials

• Interested candidates should provide a cover letter, daily rate, Curriculum Vitae, and a sample of their work (first author manuscript, protocol as Principal Investigator, or other research output).
• Interested candidates should indicate in their cover letter whether they want to be considered for the health economist, statistician, or technical writer consultant roles. (More than one can be selected.)
• Please note that salary expectation should be listed as a daily consultant rate (not annual salary).

Basic Requirements

• Master’s Degree or PhD in relevant field (i.e., biostatistics, health economics, econometrics, implementation science, public health, anthropology, sociology, demography, epidemiology, behavioral science, economics)
• Previous experience providing consultant services similar to those detailed in the scope of work
• For health economist consultants: Demonstrated extensive experience conducting cost-effectiveness studies in global health contexts
• For statistician consultants: Demonstrated extensive experience developing complex sampling designs in lower-and middle-income countries
• For all applicants: Must list 3-5 citations for their published work, with a focus on the most relevant to the position and most recent
• Demonstrated qualifications and expertise to conduct the tasks listed under the selected scope of work
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to independently produce deliverables
• Ability to work across teams, time zones, and groups over whom there is no direct authority to accomplish project goals
• Experience and excellence in working with large, multinational and intercultural teams
• French language skills a plus

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