Medical doctor
Uppsala Monitoring Centre / Läkarjobb / Uppsala
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hela Sverige Visa alla jobb hos Uppsala Monitoring Centre i Uppsala Publiceringsdatum2014-08-18Beskrivning av verksamhetenUppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) is a foundation with a global mission of safer use of medicines. Based in Uppsala, Sweden, UMC works on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO) to collect and analyse international patient data with the aim of identifying and explaining problems related to medicines and their use. UMC is a world leader in scientific development in medicines safety monitoring, and provides capacity building in WHO member countries. Our products and services are used by health authorities and companies in the life science sector in more than 100 countries. UMC currently has approximately 100 employees.
Ready to change the world?
Would you like to help us make the world a safer place? Join an award-winning, multidisciplinary team committed to enabling safer use of medicines. We seek a medical doctor with a strong clinical background and experience in pharmacovigilance, who will share their medical expertise with the Research Section as well as our external collaborators. The person we seek has a strong interest in research and exploring the risks and benefits of medicines, advancing the science of pharmacovigilance.
Uppsala Monitoring Centre is responsible for the technical and scientific operations of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, an international initiative which focuses on enhancing patient care and safety in relation to the use of medicines, and supports public health programmes by providing reliable, balanced information for the effective assessment of the risk-benefit profile of medicinal drugs. We work with a range of exciting data sources, from VigiBase®, the WHO Programme's repository of nine million individual case reports from around the world, to electronic patient record systems, and social media. We lead and participate in international collaborative projects together with universities, health authorities, and industry. By joining the UMC, you will become part of a truly international organization with a global vision: safer patients.
Dina arbetsuppgifterMain responsibilities:
Assess individual case safety reports and case series for causality, clinical relevance and risk potential
Work within the Research Section on identifying, evaluating, drafting, writing and editing of potential signals
Be part of projects to develop and evaluate novel methods to analyze observational medical data
Provide medical expertise in project teams, as appropriate
Act as a mentor to co-workers in the Research Section
Write scientific publications
Collaborate with external researchers on scientific investigations
Actively contribute to training courses and scientific conferences in Sweden and abroad
Utbildning och erfarenhetYou have a degree in medicine (MD) with at least 3 years of post-graduation clinical experience. You have extensive experience of working with pharmacovigilance.
It is beneficial if you also have experience in the following areas:
Data analysis, evaluation and reporting of safety data
Pharmaceutical industry or regulatory authority (in particular drug safety and pharmacovigilance)
Experience or knowledge of the development and evaluation of methods relevant for pharmacovigilance or medical decision support systems
Medical terminologies (e.g. WHO-ART, MedDRA, ICD and SNOMED)
Knowledge of pharmaceutical medicine, including drug development and regulatory activities
Conducting scientific studies
Scientific writing
Epidemiology
You are fluent in English (written and verbal). You are able to travel, if necessary.
Personal profile
As a person within the Research team you need to:
Enjoy training others
Be creative and able to apply innovation in daily work
Have excellent analytical abilities
Be self-driven, result-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality
Be empathic communicator and is able to motivate orally and via written media
Demonstrate a clear understanding of group leadership and an ability to spread success
Be credible and comfortable in dealing with politically sensitive/multi-cultural environments
Arbetstider och omfattningTillsvidare
Heltid
The position is full-time and begins with a trial period of six months based at the UMC office in Uppsala. UMC follows the Agreements between Swedish Agency for Government Employers and Saco-S and ST.
ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2014-09-15
Send your application, marked with 2014-10, to
job@who-umc.org at the latest on September 5, 2014. Apply as soon as possible as we are working continuously with the applications. If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Kristina Star, Team Manager +46 (0)18 65 60 97 or Pia Caduff-Janosa, Chief Medical Officer at +4
Ansökan kan skickas till e-postadress:
job@who-umc.orgFöretagUppsala Monitoring Centre
AdressUppsala Monitoring Centre
Box 1051
75140 UPPSALA
Övriga kontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 018-656060
Faxnummer: 018-656088
E-postadress:
info@who-umc.org Jobbnummer 1966727
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