Health Economics

Company Description Your Business Partner (YBP), founded in 2008, is a Milan and London-based firm that drives strategy, innovation, and business transformation for national and international organizations. YBP partners closely with top management and entrepreneurs to design strategies, innovative systems, and new business models that create measurable value. The company works across multiple sectors, with a particular focus on healthcare, financial services, technology, automotive, and luxury. Guided by the mission to create positive change in companies and society, YBP follows the mantra of “changing the world a prototype at a time,” emphasizing practical experimentation and scalable impact. YBP collaborates with a wide range of leading global brands and institutions, working with clients as one integrated team focused on the success of their organizations and people. Role Description The Health Economics & Spatial Data Scientist (VBHC Lead) is a full-time, on-site role based in Milan. This role focuses on designing and implementing health economic and spatial data models to support value-based healthcare (VBHC) strategies for clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. The Role: What You Will Do (End-to-End)
• Spatial Data Science & Exposomics: Design and implement spatial statistics and territorial econometrics models.
• VBHC Modeling & Health Economics: Develop patient pathway-based cost models (e.g., Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing
- TDABC) to demonstrate the economic efficiency of exposome monitoring in the prevention and management of chronic diseases.
• Business Case & Product Strategy: Translate scientific and spatial evidence into robust Business Cases and Market Access plans. You will be responsible for demonstrating the ROI (Return on Investment) of our solutions to Regions, Hospitals, Insurance companies, and Tech Partners.
• End-to-End Project Delivery: Collaborate in managing projects end-to-end, from secondary and primary research to the final business case definition, interacting with all stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. Statistical and economic expertise must be seamlessly integrated with project management and a deep understanding of client needs. In this role, you are not just a data scientist; you are a real driver of change within the Italian healthcare system. Qualifications
• Strong Data Science skills, including model development, machine learning techniques, and working with small but complex datasets.
• Solid foundation in Statistics, with experience in inferential methods, experimental design, and health economic modeling.
• Proficiency in Data Analytics and Data Analysis, including cleaning, transforming, and interpreting healthcare and spatial data.
• Ability to create clear and insightful Data Visualization, using modern tools to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience or a strong interest in health economics, value-based healthcare, outcomes research, or public health analytics.
• Practical knowledge of programming languages and tools such as Python or R, SQL, common analytics libraries, and GIS platforms.
• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Health Economics, Data Science, Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, or a related field) or equivalent experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and client stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in Italian is highly beneficial.