Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 51,753 on Grade G, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Research

Date posted

17/12/2025

Job reference

Q12179

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Join Us as a Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics & Public Health!

Shape the Future of Healthcare Decision-Making

This new full-time post is available from March 2026 on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2027.

The

Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (

PenTAG

)

at the University of Exeter is seeking a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in Health Technology Assessment (Health Economics). If you're passionate about influencing high-profile healthcare decisions and driving impactful research in Health Technology Assessment, this is your chance to make a difference!

The Role

Within a multidisciplinary team, you'll play a leading role in evaluating

health technologies

(medicines, medical devices, diagnostics) for the

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

and other national agencies. You will lead cost-effectiveness evaluations, develop de novo economic models and lead the specification of new methods to inform healthcare decision-making on a national and international scale. You will also have significant leadership experience and have project and line management responsibilities including training and development of staff to support career progression

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What We Offer

A

diverse and impactful project workload

, shaping real-world healthcare policies.

Capacity to lead your own research

in health economics as relevant to healthcare and health technology assessment. A

collaborative, supportive research environment

with opportunities for career progression.

Flexible working arrangements

: office-based, hybrid, and part-time options available on a case-by-case basis.

Competitive salary:

From 51,753 - 58,225 (SRF; Grade G), negotiable depending on experience.

Sector-leading benefits

, including up to

26 weeks full maternity/adoption/shared parental leave

and up to

6 weeks paternity leave

.

About You

We're looking for someone with:

A strong background in

health economic modelling

and

cost-effectiveness analysis

. Experience leading

HTA

and

economic evaluations.

A passion for research that directly influences

policy and decision-making

.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Interested?

Read the and Person Specification for full details of this role

.

For further information, contact

Professor Ed Wilson

at

e.c.f.wilson@exeter.ac.uk

.