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Health Economist

Rachael Jaffe, MSc

+1 647 646 7445
rjaffe16@gmail.com
rjaffe123.github.io
[Publication list]

Health Data Analyst with a specific focus in Health Economics

Highly skilled in R and SAS, Data Visualization, and 4+ years of experience in economic and statistical modelling in R and SAS. Graduated with a Master’s degree in Health Services Research from the University of Toronto.

Experience

Consultant — Statlog

04/24 - present
Montreal, QC

Responsibilities

  • Performing RWE analysis studies across multiple data sources, including claims, registries, and clinical trial data.
  • Developing HTA services for regulatory submissions.
  • Developed an in-house R package, leveraging AI, for streamlined analytics.

Highlighted Skills: health economics, RWE, HTA, claims data, R, SAS, SQL

Data Analyst — Asclepius Analytics

12/2023 - 04/2024
Remote, (Montreal based)

Responsibilities

  • Saved over 5+ hours a week by coding an automation process for weekly data audits to ensure data quality.
  • Analyzed and published research about RWE (treatment patterns, HCRU) using proprietary registry data and claims databases.
  • Developed an in-house R package for streamlined analytics.

Highlighted Skills: health economics, RWE, claims data, R, SAS

Research Assistant — VHA Home Healthcare

06/2023 - 1/2024
Toronto, ON — Part Time

Responsibilities

  • Conducted data analysis for 4+ quantitative research projects using large administrative databases.
  • Research focuses on the dynamic labor economic outcomes of Personal Support Workers in Ontario.
  • Delivered insights that informed strategic costing decisions within the company and for health policy.

Highlighted Skills: survival analysis, longitudinal data, clustering methods, Shiny Apps (R), cost models

Research and Data Analyst — Unity Health (St. Michael’s Hospital)

05/2020 - 05/2023
Toronto, ON

Responsibilities

  • Completed 3+ peer-reviewed papers exploring the labor market outcomes of injuries and diseases of the head and spine.
  • Responsible for the analysis on projects that use large administrative databases (StatsCan, TQIP, ICES).

Highlighted Skills: longitudinal models (panel data), diff-in-diff, mixed models (hierarchical), outcomes research

Education

Master of Health Services Research — University of Toronto

09/2021 - 11/2023

  • Emphasis in Health Economics
  • Relevant Courses: Econometrics, Economic Evaluation (HTA), Health Systems & Policy

Honors Bachelor of Science — University of Toronto

09/2016 - 06/2020

  • Major: Global Health, Minor: Statistics & Economics
  • GPA: 3.5 (High Distinction)

Recently Published

  • R. Jaffe, P. Coyte, et al. Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury and income and employment status. JAMA Netw Open, 7(6), 2024.
  • R. Jaffe, A. Malhotra, et. al. Unemployment and Personal Income Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Surg. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.4285
  • K. Zagrodney, R. Jaffe, et. al. A time-to-event model of unplanned workplace absences for home care personal support workers from 2019-2020. (To be published)

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant — Department of Statistical Sciences

09/2021 - 05/2023
Toronto, ON — Univeristy of Toronto

  • A TA for ’Introduction to Statistics’ in Winter 2022, Fall 2022, and Winter 2023.
  • Led discussion/tutorial groups weekly, assisted with office hours, and marked problem sets and final exams.

Teaching Assistant — Department of Human Biology

01/2022 - 05/2023
Toronto, ON — Univeristy of Toronto

  • A TA for ’Introduction to Global Health’ in Winter 2022 and Winter 2023.
  • Guided students to complete tutorial exercises, assisted with office hours, and marked projects, case reports, and final exams.

Awards & Recognitions

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)

Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s
2022-2023

  • Value: $17,500 CAD over 1 year

Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute

(CANSSI) Ontario Data Access Grant 2022

  • Value: $5,000 CAD

Canadian Women’s National Team Water Polo

2021–present

  • Currently receiving support from AAP Sport Canada at the Senior level

Skills

  • R, Rstudio, R Shiny
  • Python - Pandas, AWS, Matplotlib
  • SQL (Proc SQL), SAS, STATA
  • Tableau, Microsoft BI
  • Microsoft Office products
  • ArcGIS, GIS