Postdoctoral Researcher in Health Economics / Health Data Science – EU-MIC Project – Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy

**...you're in the middle of it** --------------------------------- The position is embedded in **EU-MIC (European Coalition for Mental Health Medicines Innovation)**, a strategic initiative led by the **European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)**. EU-MIC aims to address the growing innovation gap in psychopharmacology between Europe and the United States and to examine the structural disparities between mental and somatic health in access to innovative medicines. A major workstream of the project focuses on the **quantification of the direct and indirect societal costs of mental disorders**, including: * healthcare and treatment costs * sick leave, retirement and disability-related costs * productivity losses * presenteeism and absenteeism * broader social and long-term economic consequences The resulting evidence will contribute to scientific publications, European policy reports, and advocacy activities targeting regulators, HTA bodies, payers, policymakers, clinicians, patients, and carers. **The position is initially limited to two years, with the possibility of extending it to three years. There is also the opportunity to pursue a habilitation.** **Your Role:** * Develop and implement a health-economic data analysis plan within EU-MIC * Identify, collate, harmonise, and analyse national and international datasets (which, in part, will also be delivered by the supporting companies) and evidence sources * Model direct and indirect costs of mental disorders across European healthcare systems * Quantify presenteeism, productivity losses, and wider societal economic impacts * Conduct systematic evidence reviews, evidence synthesis, and health-economic modelling * Establish transparent data structures, metadata standards, and reproducible analytical workflows * Prepare peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, policy briefs, and stakeholder presentations * Collaborate closely with international experts in psychiatry, health economics, HTA, public affairs, and patient organisations * Contribute to the strategic development of EU-MIC and future European research and funding initiatives **... your skills are what we're looking for** ---------------------------------------------- * PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) in **Health Economics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Data Science, Medicine, Psychology**, or a related discipline * Demonstrated expertise in the analysis of large healthcare, claims, registry, or real-world datasets * Strong statistical and programming skills (**R, Python, Stata, or SAS**) * Experience in health-economic evaluation, cost-of-illness studies, HTA, or real-world evidence generation is highly desirable * Interest in mental health, health services research, and European health policy * Excellent written and spoken English; German language skills are advantageous but not required * Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an international interdisciplinary environment * Due to