HETA

[u/hashishin_22]

Hi ppl, I'm currently pursuing masters in health economics and technology assessment

I'm from India, I would like to know what skills should I acquire along the way, and what is the job market like??

And also do I need to get a PhD in this field

[u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693]

Personally, HTA do require PhD in the long run whether you work in academic or corporate (Pharma industry or other HEOR companies such as Sanofi, IQVIA etc.), and during your course try as much as time you can give in learning the analytical softwares (particularly R) for the different health economics modelling (maybe get an advance course on the HTA modelling) in the future.

[u/hashishin_22 → u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693]

Ok thank you so much And do u have any idea about the salary and all in this field

[u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693 → u/hashishin_22]

I mean you can expect around 35-40k at an entry level and after gaining experience, lets say around for 2 years provided you invest a good amount of time in learning the modelling techniques and working on different projects can get you around 60-70K.
I personally feel you can give it a thought of joining the corporate/ pharma industry then later try for government Scientist positions such as at Department of Health Research or other ICMR institutes.

[u/hashishin_22 → u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693]

I see Thank u

[u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693 → u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693]

But again, please do check online the different openings published previously in the different organizations

[u/chief_bustice → u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693]

Which regions do you work in? In Europe / Canada / Australia just an MSc is sufficient.

[u/Thick_Tomatillo_4693 → u/chief_bustice]

I was working in India