Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

Advanced university degree in medicine, biology, or pharmacy.  

Desirable:

A postgraduate degree in biostatistics or in epidemiology with focus on infectious diseases or related science. 

Experience

Essential:

Over ten years’ experience in the field of infectious diseases, immunization and regulation of biological products including vaccines acquired by working in the field of immunization or community and preventive medicine at country or international level and/or with a National Regulatory Authority (NRAs), with at least 5 years respective experience at the national level.

Extensive experience in the evaluation of clinical trials for vaccines.

Desirable: 

Experience at international level.

Work experience in developing countries.

Skills: 

Essential:

Solid clinical scientific background, particularly in the area of infectious diseases and vaccines

Expert must have technical skills and knowledge on the development, strengthening and monitoring of regulatory systems for vaccines, drugs, biologicals, and medical devices.  

Desirable:

Familiarity with WHO prequalification procedure, with WHO activities in strengthening the capacity to regulate clinical trials, vaccines as a biological medical product and /or with the NRA assessment procedure.

Languages required:

Essential:  

Expert knowledge of English.