Job Description
C++/Python Programmer in Disease and Health-care Process Simulation Modelling
Location: Europe, (Flexible, Remote)
Overview
The Core Diabetes Model is a disease-simulation model used to inform health policy decisions and conduct economic evaluations for interventions aimed at controlling diabetes by delaying the occurrence of its complications. You will play an integral role in supporting the team expand the model in new, related therapeutic areas, as well as optimizing its use in the C++ environment and/or transfer to a new platform. Further, you will support in the development of new disease simulation models. If you are interested in disease and health-care processes simulation modelling and wish to apply your technical skills to help inform healthcare decision making, this is the role for you!
Essential Functions
- C++ /Python programmer focused on maintaining and developing a disease-simulation software in these platforms.
- Understand and be able to code complex statistical regression models (linear, logistic survival with time-varying inputs) to predict clinical endpoints.
- Communicate and share results to lay audiences.
Requirements
- BSc degree in Medical/Biomedical sciences/engineering, or mathematics.
- Demonstrable interest in population health science, public health, epidemiology.
- Experience in disease modelling, healthcare analytics, and/or medical statistics.
- Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
- Experience with the software development lifecycle.
- Strong understanding of survival analysis, logistic regression, and mathematical models within life science applications.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
What We Offer
- Have a pivotal role in the development of the most used and validated health-care decision model to date.
- Opportunity to learn and apply your skills in other therapeutic areas of health-economic modelling.