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Health Economics Expert (English)

You will create and assess expert evaluation data used to measure and improve AI models. The work focuses on realistic health economics and outcomes research, including whether model-generated analyses are analytically sound and defensible.

Field: Finance & accounting
Where: United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Hours: up to 10/week
Asks for: PhD, Master's
Posted: 5 days ago

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How this pay compares

At $120/hr, this role pays more than 84% of the 175 open finance & accounting roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $85.

Open finance & accounting roles that ask for a PhD have a median of $98/hr (10 roles).

Among platforms with 10 or more priced finance & accounting roles, micro1 has the highest median ($90/hr across 23 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($73/hr across 35).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 5 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Rate

$120/hr

Hours a week (listing allows up to 10)10 hrs

Per week, before tax

$1,200

Per month, if the work is steady

$5,200

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,315 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

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Open finance & accounting roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
micro1	23	$90/hr	Domain Researcher, Finance$400k-800k/yr
OpenTrain AIthis role	93	$90/hr	Finance Professional$245-280/hr
Mercor	28	$90/hr	Pharma Commercial Forecasting Expert — Launch Curves$130-210/hr
Alignerr	35	$73/hr	Accounting Specialist — Excel Dataset Creation$40-150/hr
Handshake AI	26	up to $83/hr	Investment BankersUp to $175/hr

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The full listing

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The work

You will apply health economics judgment to cost, evidence, and health-outcomes questions. Your work will help identify analyses that sound plausible but could mislead payers or regulators.

Develop economic evaluations from the initial research question through the final recommendation.
Write reference answers that explain the methodological reasoning behind each decision.
Grade model outputs for analytical soundness, defensible assumptions, and quality of reasoning.
Assess cost-effectiveness, evidence, and health-outcomes reasoning in realistic evaluations.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote, asynchronous contractor role with ongoing project work. You can set your weekly hours, with a commitment of at least 10 hours per week.

Pay: $120 per hour.
Work arrangement: Remote, asynchronous contractor work.
Schedule: Flexible weekly hours, with at least 10 hours per week.
Location: Open to candidates in the countries listed for this role.
Language: Clear written English is required.
Education: A graduate degree such as an MS, MPH, or PhD in health economics, economics, public health, epidemiology, or a related quantitative field.
Experience: At least three years of professional or research experience in health economics or outcomes research.
Technical experience: Hands-on experience building economic models.
Relevant expertise: Cost-effectiveness modeling, budget impact, real-world evidence, or health technology assessment submissions.

Helpful background

Experience preparing submissions for NICE, ICER, CADTH, PBAC, IQWiG, or AMCP is relevant. Familiarity with common health economics tools and healthcare databases can also support the work.

Tools: R, TreeAge, Excel, VBA, Stata, or SAS.
Data sources: MarketScan, Optum, IQVIA, Medicare, SEER-Medicare, or Flatiron claims and electronic health record databases.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $120/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's finance & accounting roles, the median listed pay was $90/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (37 roles) and is $90/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (92 roles).

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