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Medical Officer

World Health Organization


Job offer description:

City: Geneva
Country: SWITZERLAND

Responsabilities:

To assume overall responsibility for the exchange of scientific information about medicines safety and safety related regulatory decisions made by national medicines regulatory authorities.

Competencies:

Good overall knowledge of clinical medicine and pharmacovigilance, strengthened with practical experience, sound drafting and editorial ability.

Qualifications:

Education:

Medical degree (MD) with post graduate specialist training (license to practice medicine in any area of clinical medicine).

Experience:

At least 10 years of medical practice or practical experience working with pharmacovigilance (including industry). At least 5 years of regulatory experience in a stringent regulatory authority in ICH or ICH associated countries.

Languages

Excellent knowledge of English and a good working knowledge of French. Knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.

Others:

A written test may be used for screening purposes.



Organization: World Health Organization
Unit / department: HQ/PSM Medicines Policy, Essential drugs and Trdtnl Medicine (HQ/PSM) / HQ/QSM Quality Assurance and Safety: Medicines (HQ/QSM)
Job type: Medical
Job reference: HQ/10/PSM/FT78
Added on: March 12 (2010)
Expires: March 15 (2010)


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