# **Dr. Irene
Sánchez Collado** ___ PhD in Economics from the University of York and expert in health economics, health technology assessment (HTA), and public policies. Senior researcher and health economist with international experience at the University of York and in the pharmaceutical industry at Merck Healthcare. ## **Professional Experience** ### **Pricing & Health Economist
Senior Technician** **Institution:** Merck Healthcare **Role:** Economic evaluation and pricing strategy in the pharmaceutical sector. ### **Postdoctoral
Researcher** **Institution:** Research Institute for Evaluation and Public Policies, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Spain **Role:** Research in public policy evaluation. ### **Research
Fellow** **Institution:** Centre for Health Economics (CHE), University of York, UK **Role:** Member of the Health Policy team (2017–2018) and the Economic Evaluation & Health Technology Assessment team (2011–2013). ## **Academic Background** ### **PhD in
Economics** **Institution:** University of York, UK (2017) ### **Master's Degree in
Economics** **Institution:** Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BGSE, 2011), Spain ### **Master's Degree in Economic
Theory and Econometrics** **Institution:** Toulouse School of Economics (TSE, 2010), France ### **University Teaching
Experience** **Institution:** University of York, UIC, and Universitat Pompeu Fabra **Role:** Teaching as Teaching Fellow in Econometrics, Microeconomics, and Welfare Economics. ## **Outstanding Achievements** ### **Research Excellence and
Doctoral Thesis** **Achievement:** PhD in Economics with a thesis focused on the impact of informal care on the well-being, labor market outcomes, and health of caregivers. ### **Specialization in
Health Economics** **Achievement:** Expert in health policy evaluation and economic evaluation/HTA with an applied focus based on advanced econometric methods. ### **Scientific
Dissemination** **Achievement:** Regular participation and presentation of research work in specialized health economics forums (e.g., AES Conferences).

Dr. Irene Sánchez Collado

Dr. Irene
Sánchez Collado