PhD position in Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Policies (1.0 FTE)

As a PhD you will be employed in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Faculty of Science of Utrecht University. The division of Pharmacoepidemiology & Clinical Pharmacology consists of a multidisciplinary team of young and internationally oriented Researchers. The research programme is directed at several epidemiological, therapeutic, and policy aspects of chronic drug use with a focus on advanced affordable biomolecular and cellular therapies.

Within the division, the current PhD project falls within the WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation. The Centre's mission is to develop new methods for independent policy research, and to evaluate current health care policies. The Centre works closely with public partners such as the World Health Organization, the European Medicines Agency, The Dutch National Health Care Institute (Zorginstituut Nederland, ZIN) and the Medicines Evaluation Board (CBG-MEB). Within the centre, one of the focus areas is aimed at analysing and improving international pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies through the analysis of health technology assessment policies and practices and the development of methodologies for cost-effectiveness analyses.

The division is hosted within the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS). This is the research institute of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Utrecht University, within the faculty of science. UIPS focuses on processes around discovery, development, and use of drugs and medical nutrition, using molecular and technological principles from the Natural and Life Sciences.

Utrecht University's Faculty of Science is a leader in world-class research and innovative education. The faculty is the largest science faculty of the Netherlands and is home to over 6,000 students and about 1,300 employees. The Faculty offers research expertise and opportunities across all departments: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Information and Computing Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Faculty is internationally renowned for the quality of its research, which is interdisciplinary and societally relevant.

Utrecht University is a friendly and ambitious university at the heart of an ancient city. We love to welcome new scientists to our city – a thriving cultural hub that is consistently rated as one of the world’s happiest cities. We are renowned for our innovative interdisciplinary research and our emphasis on inspirational research and excellent education. We are equally well-known for our familiar atmosphere and the can-do attitude of our people. This fundamental connection attracts Researchers, Professors and PhD candidates from all over the globe, making both the university and the Faculty of Science a vibrant international and wonderfully diverse community.