Richard is a Professor with the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation. He is currently working as the Senior Evaluator for the PBAC Team and as the Project Officer/Coordinator for the Cancer Research Economics Support Team (CREST). Richard is a very experienced health economist who has spent the last 12 years working in the field of market access and reimbursement for pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Australia. Most recently, this included seven years with Covance, a clinical research organisation, as a Director of Health Economics. This work has involved liaison with multiple stakeholders throughout the treatment development pathway including clinical trialists, clinicians, patients and patient support networks, statisticians and the reimbursement authorities.
He has a keen interest in applied economic evaluations, the economics of specialty health areas, patient preference and quality of life, and priority setting. Richard's primary interest and focus in specialty health has been in the fields of oncology/haematology, across a broad range of indications and clinical settings. Prior to joining Covance, he spent five years as a member of the health economics team at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and prior to that four years CHERE.
He commenced his career as an Economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia. He holds an MEc (Hons) from Sydney University, and a BEc (Hons) from Murdoch University and PhD from UTS.