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  • HTA Programme Manager / Bainisteoir Cláir Stiúrthóireacht HTA

    Location
    Dublin, Cork or Galway / Baile Átha Cliath, Corcaigh nó Gaillimh
    Closing date

    HTA Programme Manager

    Location: Dublin, Cork or Galway 
    Grade: Engineer Grade II
    Tenure: Permanent

    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 (HTAs), 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, comprises approximately 60 analysts. HIQA works collaboratively with high-level stakeholders, with academic groups and with international HTA agencies to deliver these objectives. Methods development and academic outputs are actively encouraged and the Directorate hosts a range of post-graduate fellowships and an active post-graduate degree training programme. The HTA Programme Manager 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: 

    • Degree qualification (Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent) in a discipline deemed relevant by the Authority for the post of Programme Manager

    and

    • minimum of three years’ experience of working on the delivery of projects and process management

    Benefits of working at HIQA: 

    • Permanent position
    • 27 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 (recruitisland.ie).

    The completed application form must be submitted by 5:00pm Thursday 9th April 2026. Only web applications fully completed on Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie) will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

    Bainisteoir Cláir Stiúrthóireacht HTA

    Láthair: Baile Átha Cliath, Corcaigh nó Gaillimh 
    Grád: Innealtóir Grád II
    Tionacht: Buan

    Is é cuspóir an róil seo bheith mar chuid d’fhoireann ildisciplíneach atá freagrach as cur chun feidhme éifeachtach chláir HIQA chun measúnuithe teicneolaíochta sláinte (HTAnna) ardcháilíochta, comhairle eile fhianaisebhunaithe agus aschuir sintéise fianaise a sholáthar, agus dá bhrí sin modheolaíocht fhianaisebhunaithe a leabú i bpróisis chinnteoireachta sláinte in Éirinn. Tá thart ar 60 anailísí mar chuid de Stiúrthóireacht HTA. Oibríonn HIQA i gcomhar le páirtithe leasmhara ardleibhéil, le grúpaí acadúla agus le gníomhaireachtaí idirnáisiúnta HTA chun na cuspóirí sin a bhaint amach. Spreagtar forbairt modhanna agus aschur acadúil go gníomhach agus reáchtálann an Stiúrthóireacht réimse comhaltachtaí iarchéime agus clár oiliúna gníomhach iarchéime. Glacfaidh Bainisteoir Cláir Stiúrthóireacht HTA páirt ghníomhach in obair Stiúrthóireacht HTA agus HIQA chun an plean gnó bliantúil a chur i gcrích i gcomhréir leis na cuspóirí straitéiseacha a leagtar amach i bPlean Corparáideach HIQA.

    Riachtanach: 

    • Cáilíocht chéime (Leibhéal 8 ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí nó a chomhionann) i ndisciplín a mheasann an tÚdarás a bheith ábhartha do phost mar Bhainisteoir Cláir

    Agus 

    • Ceadúnas tiomána iomlán atá i bhfeidhm faoi láthair, agus rochtain ar d’iompar féin

    Tairbhí de bheith ag obair ag HIQA: 

    • Post buan
    • 27 lá de shaoire bhliantúil
    • Scéim Pinsin
    • Deiseanna Foghlama agus Forbartha
    • Clár Folláine
    • Club Sóisialta
    • Clár Cúnaimh d’Fhostaithe
    • Scéim Tacaíochta don Oideachas Acadúil
       

    Tá na sonraí iomlána agus an fhoirm iarratais ar fáil ag Gairmréimeanna in HIQA (recruitisland.ie).

    Ní mór an fhoirm iarratais chomhlánaithe a chur isteach faoi 5:00pm Déardaoin an 9ú Aibreán 2026. Ní ghlacfar ach le hiarratais ghréasáin atá comhlánaithe go hiomlán ar Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie). Ní ghlacfar le CVanna. Is fostóir comhdheiseanna é an tÚdarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte.

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  • Head of Assessment - Health Technology Assessment / Ceannasaí Measúnaithe – Measúnú Teicneolaíochta Sláinte

    Location
    Dublin, Cork or Galway / Oifig Bhaile Átha Cliath, Chorcaí nó Gaillimhe
    Closing date

    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, PhD) 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 (recruitisland.ie).

    The completed application form must be submitted by 5:00pm Thursday 9th April 2026. Only web applications fully completed on Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie) will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

    Ceannasaí Measúnaithe – Measúnú Teicneolaíochta Sláinte 

    Láthair: Corcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath nó Gaillimh
    Grád: Ard-Phríomhoifigeach Cúnta
    Tionacht: Conradh Sainchuspóireach (Clúdach Máithreachais)

    Is é cuspóir an róil seo bheith mar chuid d’fhoireann ildisciplíneach atá freagrach as cur chun feidhme éifeachtach chláir HIQA chun measúnuithe teicneolaíochta sláinte ardcháilíochta, comhairle eile fhianaisebhunaithe agus aschuir sintéis fianaise a sholáthar, agus dá bhrí sin modheolaíocht fhianaisebhunaithe a leabú i bpróisis chinnteoireachta sláinte in Éirinn. Tá Stiúrthóireacht HTA, ar an iomlán, comhdhéanta de thimpeall ar 60 anailísí. 

    Oibríonn HIQA i gcomhar le páirtithe leasmhara ardleibhéil, le grúpaí acadúla agus le gníomhaireachtaí HTA ó thíortha eile chun na cuspóirí sin a bhaint amach. Áirítear le raon feidhme obair Stiúrthóireacht HTA sintéis fianaise agus comhairle fhianaisebhunaithe a sholáthar chun bonn eolais a chur faoi bheartas sláinte poiblí, agus HTAnna a sholáthar chun bonn eolais a chur faoi chinnteoireacht maidir le hinfheistiú nó dí-infheistiú a dhéanamh i dteicneolaíochtaí agus cláir shláinte, lena n áirítear cinntí a bhaineann le cláir náisiúnta scagthástála agus cláir náisiúnta imdhíonachta. Beidh an Ceannasaí Measúnaithe rannpháirteach go gníomhach in obair Stiúrthóireacht HTA agus HIQA chun an plean gnó bliantúil a chur i gcrích i gcomhréir leis na cuspóirí straitéiseacha a leagtar amach i bPlean Corparáideach HIQA.
     

    Riachtanach: 

    • Cáilíocht iarchéime (Máistreacht, PhD) i ndisciplín ábhartha amhail taighde ar sheirbhísí sláinte, eacnamaíocht sláinte, staitisticí nó matamaitic (nó in eolaíocht a bhaineann le sláinte lena ngabhann cion ard taighde ar sheirbhísí sláinte) 

    Agus 

    • taithí seacht mbliana ar a laghad ar thaighde ábhartha ar sheirbhísí sláinte.

    Tairbhí de bheith ag obair ag HIQA: 

    • 30 lá de shaoire bhliantúil
    • Scéim Pinsin
    • Deiseanna Foghlama agus Forbartha
    • Clár Folláine
    • Club Sóisialta
    • Clár Cúnaimh d’Fhostaithe
    • Scéim Tacaíochta don Oideachas Acadúil

    Tá na sonraí iomlána agus an fhoirm iarratais ar fáil ag Gairmréimeanna in HIQA (recruitisland.ie).

    Ní mór an fhoirm iarratais chomhlánaithe a chur isteach faoi 5:00pm Déardaoin, an 9ú Aibreán 2026. Ní ghlacfar ach le hiarratais ghréasáin atá comhlánaithe go hiomlán ar Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie). Ní ghlacfar le CVanna. Is fostóir comhdheiseanna é an tÚdarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte.

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