Closing date: Monday 30th March 2026 at 4pm
Based at: Remote/hybrid based in the UK or at York Science Park
First interview date: Tuesday 14th April and Tuesday 21st April 2026
Hours of work: 37.5 hours a week
Vacancy for a Research Consultant: Medical Writing
York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) is recruiting a research consultant – medical writer to undertake high-quality writing activities across a wide range of client projects and to lead projects including health technology assessment (HTA) submissions to NICE/SMC/NCPE as well as payer dossiers and manuscripts. The successful candidate will join our expanding Medical Communications services and will have the opportunity to work with colleagues in the Health Economic and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Review and Evidence Synthesis (RES), Digital Health Technologies (DHT), and Public Health / NHS services/sectors. The role will support projects in all services/sectors. The role would be suitable for permanent remote working with agreed visits to the office. We are a health economics contract research and consulting company owned by, and based at, the University of York. YHEC provides consultancy and research to a wide range of public and private sector bodies.
Job description and personal specification
Working at YHEC
Our location means that staff have full access to the range of facilities offered by the University of York. There is free parking for YHEC staff and secure cycle parking. Showering facilities are available in the office. We encourage staff to engage with other research departments based at the University. The combination of our unique location and the breadth of our research portfolio makes YHEC a stimulating environment to work in, providing opportunities to work with a wide range of clients using multiple research methods. We want to help you to further develop your professional career at YHEC. We have an active career development programme and successful applicants will be supported to develop their research skills and we actively encourage internal and external training and development. Further details of our work are available at www.yhec.co.uk and photos of recent charity events and social activities are on our social media accounts.
Salary and benefits
The salary will be in the region of £28,700 to £43,050 subject to qualifications and experience. Membership of a defined contribution or defined benefit pension scheme is available subject to eligibility criteria being satisfied.
We have a generous annual leave allowance of 30 days per year, plus bank holiday.
How to Apply
The closing date for applications is Monday 30th March 2026 at 4pm.
Applications for part time will be considered and please note your preference in your letter of application. This post is covered by The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The interview process will be a two-stage process. The initial stage will be a short 15-minute discussion and successful candidates will be invited to progress to the interview stage. The discussions and interviews will be held on Tuesday 14th April and Tuesday 21st April 2026 via video conference.
Please advise us immediately if these dates are likely to be inconvenient for you. Short-listed candidates will be asked to undertake a job-specific test as part of the interview process. In addition, if you would like to talk to someone about any adjustments you may need to assist with your application process, please contact Louise Carr by emailing louise.carr@york.ac.uk to arrange a confidential conversation.
If you are not a British or Irish citizen, from 1 January 2021 you will require permission to work in the UK. This will normally be in the form of a visa but, if you are an EEA/Swiss citizen and resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, this may be your passport or status under the EU Settlement
Scheme. Please can you confirm that you have the required permissions on the application form. If your application does not include this, it will not be eligible for consideration.
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