Consultant - Research and development, clinical trials, ethics, regulatory safety, and pharmacovigilance (AVAREF program)
Overview
Support the development of the R&D, clinical research, ethics, and safety component of a strategy to enhance vaccine research and development through clinical trials in the African Region.
Key Responsibilities
- Support AVAREF Secretariat in performing comparative assessment of legal frameworks and their implementation in the 16 pilot countries.
- Support the development of the R&D strategy for Africa.
- Establish the networks within the ecosystem to facilitate ecosystem and life cycle approach to capacity building and strengthening.
- Prepare scientific articles for publication based on work products from the AVAREF Program.
- Support the development of additional work products to support advocacy and fundraising such as the development of grant proposals.
Required Experience
Minimum of 7 years of combined experience in regulatory agency, clinical research, laboratory environment, or research institution. Experience in regulatory affairs, project management or pharmacovigilance within the national regulatory authorities, pharmaceutical industry, university, or within a science-based organization. Experience working with regulatory and ethics capacity building. Confirmed experience of working in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Medicine with specialization in public health, pharmacoepidemiology, biomedical sciences, or pharmaceutical science.