Head of Assessment- Health Technology Assessment Location: Cork, Dublin or Galway Grade: Assistant Principal Officer Higher Tenure: Specified Purpose Contract (Maternity Cover) The purpose of this role is to join a multidisciplinary team with responsibility for the effective implementation of HIQA's programmes to deliver high quality health technology assessments, other evidence-based advice and evidence synthesis outputs, and therefore to embed evidence-based methodology in the health decision-making processes in Ireland.
The HTA Directorate, overall, comprises approximately 60 analysts.
HIQA works collaboratively with high-level stakeholders, with academic groups and with HTA agencies from other countries to deliver on these objectives.
The scope of the HTA Directorate's work includes providing evidence synthesis and evidence-based advice to inform public health policy, and providing HTAs to inform decision making on investment or disinvestment in health technologies and programmes, including decisions in relation to national screening and national immunisation programmes.
The Head of Assessment will actively engage in the work of the HTA directorate and of HIQA to deliver on the annual business plan in line with the strategic objectives as outlined in HIQA's Corporate Plan.
Essential: A postgraduate degree (Masters, Ph D) in a relevant area such as health services research, health economics, statistics or mathematics (or in a health-related science with a high content in health services research)d.
And a minimum of seven years of experience in relevant health services research.
Benefits of working at HIQA: 30 days annual leave Pension Scheme Learning and Development Opportunities Well-being Programme Social Club Employee Assistance Programme Academic Education Support Scheme Full details and application form at Careers with HIQA ( The completed application form must be submittedby 5:00pm Thursday 9th April 2026.
Only web applications fully completed on Careers with HIQA ( will be accepted.
CVs will not be accepted.
The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.
Ceannasa Measnaithe - Measn Teicneolaochta Slinte Lthair: Corcaigh, Baile tha Cliath n Gaillimh Grd: Ard-Phromhoifigeach Cnta Tionacht: Conradh Sainchuspireach (Cldach Mithreachais) Is é cuspir an ril seo bheith mar chuid d'fhoireann ildisciplneach at freagrach as cur chun feidhme éifeachtach chlir HIQA chun measnuithe teicneolaochta slinte ardchilochta, comhairle eile fhianaisebhunaithe agus aschuir sintéis fianaise a sholthar, agus d bhr sin modheolaocht fhianaisebhunaithe a leab i bprisis chinnteoireachta slinte in irinn.
T Stirthireacht HTA, ar an iomln, comhdhéanta de thimpeall ar 60 anails.
Oibronn HIQA i gcomhar le pirtithe leasmhara ardleibhéil, le grpa acadla agus le gnomhaireachta HTA thortha eile chun na cuspir sin a bhaint amach.
irtear le raon feidhme obair Stirthireacht HTA sintéis fianaise agus comhairle fhianaisebhunaithe a sholthar chun bonn eolais a chur faoi bheartas slinte poibl, agus HTAnna a sholthar chun bonn eolais a chur faoi chinnteoireacht maidir le hinfheisti n d-infheisti a dhéanamh i dteicneolaochta agus clir shlinte, lena n irtear cinnt a bhaineann le clir nisinta scagthstla agus clir nisinta imdhonachta.
Beidh an Ceannasa Measnaithe rannphirteach go gnomhach in obair Stirthireacht HTA agus HIQA chun an plean gn bliantil a chur i gcrch i gcomhréir leis na cuspir straitéiseacha a leagtar amach i b Plean Corparideach HIQA.
Riachtanach: Cilocht iarchéime (Mistreacht, Ph D) i ndiscipln bhartha amhail taighde ar sheirbhs slinte, eacnamaocht slinte, staitistic n matamaitic (n in eolaocht a bhaineann le slinte lena ngabhann cion ard taighde ar sheirbhs slinte) Agus taith seacht mbliana ar a laghad ar thaighde bhartha ar sheirbhs slinte.
Tairbh de bheith ag obair ag HIQA: 30 l de shaoire bhliantil Scéim Pinsin Deiseanna Foghlama agus Forbartha Clr Folline Club Sisialta Clr Cnaimh d'Fhostaithe Scéim Tacaochta don Oideachas Acadil T na sonra iomlna agus an fhoirm iarratais ar fil ag Gairmréimeanna in HIQA ( N mr an fhoirm iarratais chomhlnaithe a chur isteach faoi 5:00pm Déardaoin, an 9 Aibren 2026.
N ghlacfar ach le hiarratais ghréasin at comhlnaithe go hiomln ar Careers with HIQA ( N ghlacfar le CVanna.
Is fostir comhdheiseanna é an tdars um Fhaisnéis agus Cilocht Slinte.
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