Salary
Salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Contractual hours
36.5
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Job category/type
Research
Date posted
25/09/2025
Job reference
Q08837
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Join Us as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Health Economics and Public Health
The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to produce an open-source health economic model in R to assess the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of a new intervention to increase the chance of an early cancer diagnosis.
HELP Flag applies age and sex specific cut-offs to platelet tests carried out in routine practice to flag early warning signs of potential cancers. Along with a carefully designed pathway to guide GPs on next steps for investigation use of HELP Flag is expected to result in:
* Expedited cancer diagnosis for patients with raised platelets who would not otherwise have been investigated, with the resulting benefits to patient quality of life and survival and reduced cost to the NHS from the more expensive treatments required to treat later stage cancer.
* Reduced emergency presentations and commensurate capacity and resource use savings.
* More effective use of existing pathology services, representing excellent value for money
This full-time post is funded by the NHS Cancer Programme with support from SBRI Healthcare and the Accelerated Access Collaborative and is available from 05th January 2026 to 08th June 2027 on a fixed-term basis.
You will:
* Lead the production of the economic analysis including analysis of input data via the secure data environment
* Develop you own research objectives and identify sources of future funding
* Have the opportunity to publish your research in high quality journals and to attend a conference to present the results of your research
What We Offer
* The ability to deliver research which shapes real-world healthcare policies.
* On-the-job training to develop world-class expertise in health economics.
* A collaborative, supportive research environment with opportunities for career progression.
* Flexible working arrangements: office-based, hybrid, fully remote and part-time options available on a case-by-case basis.
* Sector-leading benefits, including up to 26 weeks full maternity/adoption/shared parental leave and up to 6 weeks paternity leave.
* Work in the stunning surroundings of Devon, home to one of the UK's fastest-growing tech hubs
About You
We're looking for someone with:
* A strong background in health economic modelling and cost-effectiveness analysis.
* Experience conducting economic evaluations
* A passion for research that directly influences policy and decision-making.
Join a Leading Research Institution
As a Russell Group university ranked among the top 200 in the world, Exeter is a powerhouse of world-class research and teaching excellence. We support academics in achieving their full potential through initiatives like Exeter Academic and an Innovation, Impact & Business directorate dedicated to external engagement.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
Interested?
Read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details. For further information contact Prof Dawn Lee, e-mail
The closing date for completed applications is 16th October 2025. Interviews are expected to take place soon after.