Health Economist

About the opportunity

Join the Sydney Musculoskeletal Research Centre (SydneyMSK) as a Health Economist and play a key role in establishing and delivering SydneyMSK's Health Economics Support Hub. Working closely with the Centre Director, Prof Mandy Nikpour, Centre Manager, Stephanie Beshara, and senior academic leaders, including Dr Marina Pinheiro, you will help embed health economic thinking across musculoskeletal research by providing operational, technical, and project support to researchers seeking to incorporate economic evaluation into their work.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing centre of research excellence, supporting the coordination of Hub services, connecting researchers with specialist expertise across the University and external partners, and helping deliver practical guidance on health economic approaches. You will also contribute to seminars, workshops, shared resources, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen health economics capability across SydneyMSK.

Working under general direction, you will apply your technical expertise, sound judgement, and collaborative approach to deliver high-quality outcomes while contributing to a multidisciplinary and inclusive research environment.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Support the establishment and day-to-day delivery of the Health Economics Support Hub, working closely with senior academic leaders to embed high-quality health economics support across musculoskeletal research.
• Provide practical guidance to researchers on health economic considerations, including study design, data collection approaches, and basic economic analysis within scope of practice.
• Facilitate connections between researchers and relevant health economics expertise across the University of Sydney and external partner organisations to strengthen research capability and collaboration.
• Coordinate and deliver capacity-building initiatives, including seminars, workshops, and resource development to enhance understanding and application of health economics principles.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of shared tools, resources, and reporting processes that support economic evaluation and service delivery.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders while contributing to collaborative research activities, outputs, and an inclusive team culture.