Project Coordinator - Health Economics in Manchester

Role Summary

Role Summary

• Responsibilities: You will perform a range of administrative, coordination, and technical duties related to client projects within the Health Economics team, as well as supporting company and team initiatives
• Salary: £35,000 per annum
• Benefits: Discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year, hybrid and flexible working options, generous holiday allowance, private medical insurance, critical illness cover, income protection, full funding for external training and more
• Role Type: Full or part-time, permanent
• Start Date: This role will ideally commence in November or December 2025. However, we may be able to accommodate a start date in early 2026. You will be asked to state your availability on your application form
• Application Deadlines: While there are no set application deadlines, we strongly recommend applying as early as possible. The role will close when suitable candidates are found
• Location: This role is available in our Manchester, Bristol, London and Cambridge offices

About The Role

Our Health Economics team has grown significantly in the last few years, both in terms of the team\\\'s size and their breadth of projects and clients they are working with. We have an exciting new role available for a Project Coordinator to join the team.

You will work closely with Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) teams to support a wide range of administrative, project coordination and technical tasks. Most of your time will be spent overseeing the delivery of technical projects to our clients in the healthcare sector. This will include identifying and suggesting improvements to processes, as well as implementing these changes, with the aim of enhancing quality and efficiency within the team and, where appropriate, across the wider company. You may also work on internal projects that contribute to the successful operation of your team.

The following sections outline the service areas you will be working in, as well as the focus of their projects:

• The Health Economics team develop economic models to inform decisions on the efficient allocation of resources available to healthcare providers, and to communicate these insights to a variety of stakeholders in the healthcare industry. These economic models are quantitative assessments of the impact of healthcare treatments, practices and policies, either through cost-effectiveness analyses or separate cost and benefit considerations
• The HTA team focus on demonstrating the value of a treatment to help ensure it is made available to patients who could benefit from them. These projects often include the development of health technology assessments, which are formal applications to get drugs approved for use on the NHS. This work includes the analysis and interpretation of clinical evidence and the communication of the findings from simple and complex economic models in a variety of formats

Key responsibilities

Key responsibilities may include:

• Reviewing and ensuring quality and consistency of technical documents, including reports, manuscripts, statistical analysis plans, economic model specification documents, abstracts and posters
• Supporting with the write up of methods and results of clinical and economic analyses into engaging reports
• Searching online databases for model inputs and extracting relevant data into Excel
• Reformatting scientific documents to meet client requirements and/or submission guidelines
• Assisting Project Managers with client communications and progress reports that enhance customer service
• Coordinating project team and monitoring of project timelines, in collaboration with the project manager
• Scheduling meetings, recording minutes and coordinating their distribution
• Reviewing project budgets, proofreading client proposals, and supporting resource planning to optimise team productivity
• Managing referencing and preparing reference packs of technical materials
• Taking ownership of tasks in our project management system to support the correct budgeting and invoicing of projects
• Helping project teams to keep abreast of the latest sources of information and industry guidelines to inform their project work, and keeping all team resources up to date
• Organising internal team meetings and activities

Hybrid Working Policy

We believe that face-to-face time in the office holds many benefits and is central to ensuring that the community we have created, where people have a workplace they belong to and feel part of, is never lost. We also recognise that homeworking can improve work life balance, reduce commuting times and costs, and provide the opportunity to juggle personal commitments.

We offer flexible working arrangements that allow colleagues who have passed probation to work from home up to half their time, measured across a 2-week rolling period. During your probationary period (normally the first 6 months of the role), you will be able to work from home 1 day per week.

Part-time Options

Our standard working week is 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday; however we can also consider applicants looking for part-time hours of 30 hours per week.

Career Development

We offer many opportunities for personal and professional development at Costello Medical. Please read firsthand accounts from our colleagues about their time with the company at: https://www.costellomedical.com/careers/working-at-costello-medical/

Within this role, there is scope to progress into the Senior Project Coordinator and then Account Coordination Manager or Account Manager roles. This would involve increasing responsibility for the successful operation of the team and the wider company, including implementing operational, compliance or administrative processes, supporting resource planning, budgeting, finances and productivity, or managing elements of certain project types.

We also recruit at entry level for Analysts and Health Economists, so if your career ambition is to move into one of these positions, we suggest applying for that role in the first instance. You can find all our job adverts here.

About Costello Medical

Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications, market access, and health economics and outcomes research. We work with a wide range of clients, including pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, patient and public health bodies, and charitable organisations. We have been listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2017 and were proud to receive B Corporation accreditation in 2022. Learn more about us on our website: https://www.costellomedical.com/

Requirements

About You

The ideal candidate will be proactive, innovative and eager to take on new challenges and responsibilities, with the ambition to progress in their career at the company. You will receive close training and mentorship from experienced colleagues, so no prior industry experience is required.

• A degree level or equivalent qualification in a scientific or quantitative discipline (minimum 2.1 or equivalent). Postgraduate qualifications (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) would be an advantage, but they are not a requirement for the role. We welcome applications from candidates with a diverse range of specialisms, including but not limited to mathematics, economics, physics, computer science, biology, chemistry, pharmacy or medicine
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to understand and interpret the output of complex health economic and statistical analyses
• Excellent organisational skills and a passion for maintaining high levels of organisation across tasks and processes
• Exceptional written English, which you will use in client work, email communication and internal messaging
• Effective verbal communication skills, which you will use when working with colleagues and clients
• The ability to tailor your communication style to a variety of audiences, including healthcare professionals, patient groups, suppliers, clients, non-scientific colleagues and governmental bodies
• Being self-motivated and enthusiastic, with a genuine interest in healthcare and an eagerness to learn about new areas of science
• The ability to respond to conflicting deadlines, work independently and self-manage your time
• The self-awareness to reflect on your own performance, alongside a willingness to take ownership of your work and the development of your career
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service
• A desire and aptitude for collaborative working across project teams, where you share knowledge with others in your team to promote the attainment of a common objective, and work together to overcome obstacles to success
• A \"can do\" approach, and the initiative, positivity and creativity required to continually improve the service we offer
• Embodying Costello Medical\\\'s values, which includes being committed to delivering quality work, championing innovation in healthcare, acting with integrity and supporting your colleagues as they would support you
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

Joining Costello Medical from Academia

At Costello Medical, we warmly welcome applicants from academia who are looking to transition into a role within a commercial, industry-based setting. We understand the unique perspectives and valuable skills that academic professionals bring to our team. To support your career change, we offer comprehensive training, mentorship programs, and a work culture that fosters collaboration, growth and innovation.

Many of our team members have successfully made this transition, and they share how their expertise has been transformed into fulfilling, impactful careers with us. Learn more here: https://www.costellomedical.com/careers/working-at-costello-medical/joining-from-academia/

Benefits

What We Offer

Alongside our award-winning company culture, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• A starting salary of £35,000, as well as a discretionary profit share bonus paid twice per year. Please note that we have established salary bands to ensure a fair and consistent approach for all applicants, eliminating the need for individual negotiations
• 25 days\\\' annual leave plus bank and public holidays, plus a holiday buy and sell scheme
• Flexible working hours and the chance to work from home for up to half of your working time after passing probation
• Flexible benefits scheme offering cash payments, additional pension contributions and more
• Private Medical Insurance which offers comprehensive cover on a \"medical history disregard\" basis
• Paid study leave and funding for external qualifications
• Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection and Life Assurance
• Paid and unpaid sabbaticals based on length of service

Learn more about our full reward package and the other benefits of working for Costello Medical: https://www.costellomedical.com/careers/benefits-package-in-the-uk/

The Application Process

You are required to submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application form. In your cover letter, you must explain why you think you would be suited to the role and why you would like to join Costello Medical, with examples to support both. Your CV should clearly state the dates of all qualifications and grades achieved where applicable.

Then, our recruitment process includes short assessment, followed by a self-recorded video interview to complete in your own time. Lastly, you will be invited for a final stage interview with members of the Health Economics team. Our standard recruitment process lasts around 1 month, however this can be adapted if necessary.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and, throughout the recruitment process, there are a number of reasonable adjustments we can provide: https://www.costellomedical.com/reasonable-adjustments/

Please note that, whilst we embrace AI to innovate and improve processes, your role may involve working with confidential data that cannot be uploaded to AI. Therefore, it is important for us to assess your own skills and abilities, so we recommend that you do not rely solely on this technology to generate any application materials.

Visa Sponsorship

Due to the Skilled Worker visa regulations, you may be eligible for visa sponsorship if you meet at least one of the following criteria:

• You are classified as a New Entrant, which includes applicants who are under the age of 26, currently studying in the UK or a recent graduate in the UK, amongst other qualifying criteria.
• You have a PhD in a STEM subject

You will be asked to provide details of your right to work in the UK within your application, which will be used to help assess your eligibility for visa sponsorship. Please check the following link to read more about the criteria on the UK government website: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/when-you-can-be-paid-less.

For current Student visa holders, in most cases you will be unable to join us in this permanent, full-time position until you have submitted your Graduate visa application. Please refer to Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules: Appendix Student - Guidance - GOV.UK and Graduate visa: Overview - GOV.UK for more details.

Please contact recruitment@costellomedical.com should you have any questions.