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 EMA/AD/309: Administrator, Specialist in Vaccine Vigilance, Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Sector, Patient Health Protection Unit (AD8)
The general conditions and job descriptions may be downloaded from the Agency website:
http://www.ema.europa.eu/htms/general/admin/recruit/recruitnew.htm
Applications should be made electronically using the form available on the Agency website and must be sent no later than midnight on 22 July 2010.
Please note that due to the large number os applications the Agency receives, when reaching the deadline for submission of applications, the system may have problems to process the large amounts of data. Applicants are therefore advised to send in their application well ahead of the deadline.
EMA/AD/309: Specialist in Vaccine Vigilance, Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management, Patient Health Protection (AD8)
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised body of the European Union (EU) with headquarters in London. Its core responsibility is the protection and promotion of public health through the evaluation and supervision of medicines, including vaccines.
In this context and with responsibility under the Head of Sector for Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management, we are seeking to recruit a Senior Specialist in Vaccine Vigilance motivated to contribute to public health protection through the collection, analysis, management and dissemination of information on the safety of vaccines, the management of risks, including taking action to reduce risks to patients, and the assessment and communication of vaccine benefit-risk.
Specific responsibilities will include:
* Participating in all vaccine vigilance activities, including signal detection and evaluation, risk management, benefit-risk evaluation and communication
* Reviewing vaccine vigilance information sources, including individual case safety reports (EudraVigilance data), risk management plans (pre and post-authorisation), periodic safety update reports, post-authorisation studies and literature information
* Liaising with Rapporteurs, Member State competent authorities and vaccine manufacturers to support risk management for centrally-authorised vaccines
* Networking with actors in vaccine vigilance in and outside the European Union, including academic institutions, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the World Health Organisation and public health and regulatory agencies
* Contributing to the development/testing of methods to detect and assess adverse events following immunisation, minimise vaccine-related risks and evaluate benefit-risk.
Elements that will be taken into account in determining candidates to be invited for interview:
* Excellent understanding of the public health and regulatory environment in which vaccines are used in the European Union
* Excellent knowledge of key vaccine characteristics and host factors contributing to safety profiles of vaccines
* Extensive experience in evaluating vaccine vigilance and epidemiological data and studies, as well as clinical trials, in one or more of the following environments: pharmaceutical industry, public health or regulatory authority, academia
* Experience in the main steps in the vaccine vigilance process: data collection and management, signal detection and evaluation, benefit-risk assessment, decision-making, risk management
including risk communication
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with colleagues and work as part of a team
* Excellent organisational skills
Experience and knowledge in the following areas would be an advantage:
* Knowledge of EU pharmacovigilance and risk management guidelines and procedures,
* Knowledge in immunology, biology, recombinant technology,
* Operational experience in the design or conduct of epidemiological studies,
* Experience in working in a multicultural environment,
* Experience of publishing original research in vaccine vigilance/ epidemiology.
Essential requirements for this post:
1. A university degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacology or pharmacy
2. At least 9 years' professional experience after obtaining the relevant degree, that must have been obtained by the closing date, of which at least five years should be in the field of vaccine vigilance and/or epidemiology
3. A good command of English and a thorough knowledge of another official language of the European Union (for any promotion in the future a third language of the European Union would be required).
For essential requirements 1 and 2, it will be necessary to provide proof of each one prior to the interview stage.
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International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR)
Launch of the international Career Center on July 2nd, 2007 at http://careers.iuphar.org.
World Health Organization
In late 2002 the World Health Organization created a web-based e-recruitment system which has proved very successful.
The WHO Employment site is updated daily with a list of vacancies; do visit the website to become aware of openings in WHO worldwide.
Alternatively, if you need further information, the focal point in WHO to contact is:
Tina Andersen - Human Resources Officer (Recruitment), Department of Human Resources Services, World Health Organization - 20 Ave. Appia - CH-1211 Geneva 27 - Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 1294
E-mail: andersent@who.int
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