Job Vacancy. Program officer, PATH. New Delhi

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JOB VACANCY. Program Officer

PATH, a prominent international development organization, is looking

for a dynamic and highly organized professional to work with PATH's

Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) to accelerate the development of

promising malaria vaccines and ensure their availability and

accessibility in the developing world. MVI works to link

government, industry and academia partners with field trial sites in

malaria endemic countries as early as feasible in the development

process.

The position will manage a malaria academia-biotechnology vaccine

development collaborative project in India. Working closely with

partners to design and implement systems for oversight and

scheduling, performance and forecasting of vaccine manufacturing and

testing, s/he will manage project as per milestones and

deliverables. The post holder will implement strong project

management processes, provide technical assistance where

appropriate, establish and nurture strategic relationships with

governmental and private sector partners, and serve as a key focal

point managing inputs and achieving consensus amongst a wide variety

of national and international project stakeholders. The position

will work closely with MVI team members in Australia and USA and

interact with designated clinical trial site for phase I trial

initiation.

Based in New Delhi, the successful candidate will have a master's

degree in Biotechnology or the equivalent in a related discipline

with extensive experience in the field of vaccine development within

pharmaceutical industry. Project management experience for complex

vaccine development efforts including public- private partnerships

is highly desirable. Strong communication and representation skills

with very good English writing skills are a must. Remuneration will

be highly competitive with an attractive benefits package.

PATH offers a highly professional work environment with attention to

gender equity and diversity amongst its staff. Interested

candidates should email by April 22, 2005 their CV with a cover

note expressing their interest/motivation in the post, salary

history and salary expectations, and telephone and email contact

information with three references to : hr@...

Sridharan R

Program officer,

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)

53 Lodhi Estate,

New Delhi 110003.India

Tel:+(91)(11) 24656062

Fax:+(91)(11) 24631240

E-mail: <sridharan@...>