Mirko von Hein
About Mirko von Hein

Health economics,
made accessible.

Health economics is one of the most important fields most people have never heard of. I'm changing that — through free education for anyone who wants to learn, and expert consulting for organisations who need it done right.

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10+
Years in HEOR
200+
Open-source models
12
Peer-reviewed publications
Experience
IQVIA
AMNOG dossiers & German HTA
Parexel
Cost-effectiveness modelling
Gilead Sciences
National Market Access — UKI
von Hein Consulting
Independent consultancy

WHY THIS MATTERS  🧩

The system is broken.

Transparency is the fix.

Pharmaceutical companies and HTA bodies like NICE often feel like they’re speaking different languages. The result? Delayed access to medicines, frustrated teams on both sides, and patients caught in the middle.

Pharma vs NICE

Better evidence. Clearer models. Faster decisions.

I’ve spent over a decade on both sides of this divide — first as a consultant building the models, now in industry navigating the HTA process. The tension is real. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Better cost-effectiveness models, communicated clearly, lead to better decisions. That’s what I do — and it’s why I believe transparency in health economics isn’t just an academic virtue. It’s a practical necessity.

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My journey 🎢

From Hamburg to global HEOR.

Early Life
1990s — Hamburg, Germany
Early Life
A '90s kid from Hamburg — raised on video games, football, and a yellow belt in judo. Between grinding for Guild Wars gold and hauling chairs at a museum, I somehow got elected head boy. Our reign was brief, crushed by a rival whose campaign strategy involved throwing candy into the crowd.
University
2010s — University of Hamburg
University
BSc in Business Administration, specialising in healthcare. A stint in Brazil volunteering as an English teacher with AIESEC — a challenge, given I don't speak much Portuguese. My interest in healthcare deepened into a Master's in Health Economics and Healthcare Management under Professors Stargardt and Schreyögg.
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Consulting
2016–2022 — IQVIA & Parexel
Consulting
Started at IQVIA in Munich writing AMNOG dossiers and navigating local reimbursement. Just before Brexit, moved to London to join Parexel, where I shifted into economic modelling — building cost-effectiveness and budget impact models across oncology, virology, bleeding disorders, rare metabolic diseases, and more.
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Industry
2022–2026 — Gilead Sciences
Industry
After six years in consulting, I made the move to industry — joining the Gilead UKI affiliate in a national market access role. At Gilead, I managed HTA processes with NICE, SMC, and NCPE across the virology portfolio, working with a team of colleagues who share my curiosity and commitment.
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YouTube
2024–Present — The Pharma Perspective
YouTube
In August 2024, I published my first video. I haven't looked back. Health economics had almost no presence on YouTube — I felt people should care about this field, so I started building the resource I wish had existed when I began my career. Now the world's largest HEOR channel, with 10,500 subscribers and 1.2M+ views.
Watch the free HEOR explainers ~100 videos on the channel · always free
Founder
Now — Von Hein Consulting Ltd.
Founder
Building something of my own. Von Hein Consulting combines a decade of HEOR and market access expertise with the reach of the world's largest HEOR YouTube channel. Expert consulting for organisations who need it done right. Free education for everyone else.
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WHAT I BELIEVE  🧱

Three principles I work by.

These aren’t just values on a page — they shape every model I build, every video I make, and every client relationship I form.

01

Simplicity is a sign of mastery

Complex ideas can always be explained clearly. If they can’t, the understanding isn’t deep enough yet. I apply this to every model I build and every piece of content I create.

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." — Richard Feynman
02

Transparency builds better science

Open-source models, reproducible analyses, and clear assumptions aren’t just best practice — they’re the foundation of trustworthy health economics. I put my models where my mouth is.

03

Education is the best marketing

YouTube is one of the most powerful platforms for showcasing expertise. When education and marketing combine, everyone wins — the learner gets value, and the expert builds trust before any sales conversation begins.

IN THE FIELD  📍

Where the conversations happen.

From industry conferences to expert panels — actively contributing to the conversations shaping health economics & having lots of fun doing it!

BSG Conference Madrid 2025
November 2025
BSG Annual Conference
Madrid, Spain
NICE Conference Panel 2026
March 2026
AXIS Panel — NICE Conference 2026
Manchester, UK

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What clients say 🗣️

Don't just take my word for it…

Feedback from pharma professionals, academics, and collaborators I've worked with. Naturally, I bribed all of them ;)

"The editing is fantastic and everything was described very clearly… I would definitely recommend your work to others."
"A highly capable health economist who takes responsibility and approaches challenges in a structured and constructive way."
"The exposure generated a substantial number of leads and actual sales. In my experience this is rare… The entire process required almost no effort on our part, yet generated — and continues to generate — sales of our software."
"We tackled a really difficult task… The video quality was top-notch, and you managed to distill a complex topic into manageable, understandable talking points. I really enjoyed it, and I will be happy to recommend you."
"He took a fairly technical topic and made it engaging, and the production quality was excellent. Several people have mentioned watching it in conversations since."
"Equally an exceptional health economist and strategist… His perspective on HTAs, economic modeling and evidence generation in the UK/I were always informative given his expertise in the affiliate market… I would love to be Mirko's first biotech client."

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