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. Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days.
At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
• a health care spending or wellness spending account
• a premium defined benefit pension plan
• three personal days and two float days annually
• three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
• career development opportunities
• a collaborative values-based team culture
• a wellness program
• a hybrid working model
• participation in

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Ontario Health is seeking a Health Economist. Reporting to the Manager of Health Economic Evaluation in the Health Technology Assessment Program (Clinical Institutes & Quality Programs) and working with the health technology assessment team, the Health Economist will conduct economic literature reviews, cost-effectiveness analyses and budget impact analyses to support the development of health technology assessments that inform the funding of health technologies in Ontario. Areas of responsibility include, reviewing the published economic literature, developing de novo health economic models, writing reports and presenting findings to advisory committees, which make recommendations and influence policy.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Act as the primary health economist to conduct cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses for new health technologies.
• Systematically review and critically evaluate economic literature.
• Build, use, and maintain a variety of health economic and decision-support models, decision analytic techniques, and health outcome methodologies to support value-for-money decision-making.
• Assist in developing funding recommendations for health technologies by considering evidence of clinical benefit, value for money, societal impact, ethical considerations, and patient-centeredness.
• Provide expertise in health economics, financial and funding modeling, and consultative advice to support health system funding decisions, planning, allocation, priorities, and processes.
• Identify potential risks to project timelines and deliverables, escalating issues to the team and Manager for resolution.
• Maintain data and records related to economic analyses and model development.
• Independently prepare, write, and present findings from economic analyses.
• Acquire and apply knowledge of government priorities, directions, and relevant legislation related to the healthcare system.
• Develop and manage relationships with internal and external partners, including vice presidents, directors, managers, and team members, to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Collaborate effectively with clinical epidemiologists, patient engagement analysts, project managers, and coordinators to meet project timelines.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather information necessary to complete value-for-money analyses.
• Work with the Manager, branch, and agency colleagues to apply health economic analyses and models to policy development and funding decisions, contributing to overall health economic capacity within Ontario Health.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in health economics or health technology assessment is required
• PhD in health economics or health technology assessment is preferred
• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience or combination of experience including PhD in health economics or related field
• Solid understanding in health economic concepts, decision modelling, health technology assessment and/or epidemiology
• Expertise in health economics, financial and funding modeling; and experience in Independently preparing, writing, and presenting findings from economic analyses
• Experience in conducting systematic literature review, cost-effectiveness analyses and/or budget impact analyses

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the Canadian health care system
• Ability to provide critical appraisal and quality assurance on economic models
• Ability to conduct statistical analysis to identify and analyze relevant data sets, manipulate data, prepare reports
• Ability to use TreeAge or Excel for health economic modelling
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent presentation skills

Location: Ontario Health supports a hybrid work environment and has office locations across the province. We welcome applications from candidates residing anywhere in the province of Ontario.

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Employment Type:
Permanent Full time
Contract Length:
N/A
Salary Band:
Band 5
External Application Deadline Date:
September 3, 2025
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.
Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email
careers@ontariohealth.ca
and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.

• Act as the primary health economist to conduct cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses for new health technologies.
• Systematically review and critically evaluate economic literature.
• Build, use, and maintain a variety of health economic and decision-support models, decision analytic techniques, and health outcome methodologies to support value-for-money decision-making.
• Assist in developing funding recommendations for health technologies by considering evidence of clinical benefit, value for money, societal impact, ethical considerations, and patient-centeredness.
• Provide expertise in health economics, financial and funding modeling, and consultative advice to support health system funding decisions, planning, allocation, priorities, and processes.
• Identify potential risks to project timelines and deliverables, escalating issues to the team and Manager for resolution.
• Maintain data and records related to economic analyses and model development.
• Independently prepare, write, and present findings from economic analyses.
• Acquire and apply knowledge of government priorities, directions, and relevant legislation related to the healthcare system.
• Develop and manage relationships with internal and external partners, including vice presidents, directors, managers, and team members, to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Collaborate effectively with clinical epidemiologists, patient engagement analysts, project managers, and coordinators to meet project timelines.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather information necessary to complete value-for-money analyses.
• Work with the Manager, branch, and agency colleagues to apply health economic analyses and models to policy development and funding decisions, contributing to overall health economic capacity within Ontario Health