Vacancy for vaccine safety expert at WHO UMC

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E-DRUG: Vacancy for vaccine safety expert

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Dear colleagues,

I wish to draw your attention to the fact that the Uppsala Monitoring

Centre has now initiated the recruitment process for a new post as

vaccine safety expert at the UMC.

We are looking for someone who will:

- identify needs for, and facilitate modifications to existing tools

and

resources for reporting and analysis of vaccine safety data, or

development of new ones as needed

- provide expert advice on the WHO Drug Dictionary to ensure

variables and codes for new vaccines are incorporated

- liaise with other staff at the UMC (signal detection, database

management, information retrieval, etc) to address vaccine-specific

queries and identify vaccine-specific support needed

- assist in developing signal search strategies relevant for vaccines

and liaise with vaccine experts to strengthen vaccine-specific signal

analysis, signal reviews, and communication of signals

- participate in the WHO Global Network for Post-Marketing

Surveillance and provide support to facilitate the submission and

analysis of information and data from the network. Provide other

country support relevant to collection and reporting of vaccine

related safety data within the context of the WHO Programme

- participate in training activities of the UMC and WHO related to

vaccine safety

- provide liaison between the UMC and the Global Advisory

Committee on Vaccine

Safety Subgroup on Global AEFI Monitoring and the Department of

Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals.

Experience / qualifications required

- Postgraduate training in epidemiology or public health.

- Excellent working knowledge (or minimum 5 years experience) in

public health surveillance, preferably in the field of vaccines /

immunization services / vaccine safety.

- Good knowledge of vaccine products and their biological

characteristics.

- Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English.

Knowledge of French or other UN language will be an asset.

- Experience in international health desirable.

Closing date for applications is 1 September 2008. The post will

exist until October 2012.

The full advertisement is available from the UMC web site

www.who-umc.org <Public Services> <What's New?>

We would appreciate your assistance in spreading information

about this post to potential candidates in your country and outside.

Please contact me for any questions

Kind regards,

Sten

Sten Olsson

Chief WHO Programme Officer

Uppsala Monitoring Centre

WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring

Box 1051, SE-756 45 Uppsala, Sweden

Tel: +46 (0)18656060, Fax: +46 (0)656088

www.who-umc.org

e-mail: Sten.Olsson@...