E-DRUG: Call for Expression of Interest in Consultancy with WHO Local Production & Assistance Unit (2)
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Purpose of the Consultancy:
The consultant is to assist and support the Local Production & Assistance Unit (LPA) with programme activities in strengthening local production and technology transfer for improving access to quality-assured essential medicines and other health products.
Work to be performed:
Task 1: Assist with organizing and providing specialized technical assistance related to WHO prequalification (PQ) and/or the Expert Review Panel for pharmaceutical products.
Task 2: Assist with organizing and providing specialized technical assistance related to WHO PQ/emergency use listing (EUL) of COVID-19 therapeutics as assigned.
Task 3: Assist with organizing and conducting capacity building and technical assistance activities to relevant stakeholders on quality assurance in local production (e.g. product dossiers, product quality, bioequivalence, GMP, QMS, quality assurance).
Task 4: Assist with organizing product type-driven capacity building and technical assistance for Member States for sustainable quality local production of health products (e.g. vaccines, biosimilars and biotherapeutics).
Task 5: Assist with establishing and maintaining an inventory and repository of training materials used for capacity building and technical assistance on sustainable quality local production.
Task 6: Liaise with the relevant WHO PQ Teams and stakeholders to identify topics relevant to WHO PQ for capacity building and technical assistance.
Task 7: Assist with market intelligence-related activities.
Qualifications required:
First university degree in pharmacy, sciences, life sciences (such as biochemistry, biotechnology, and biomedical engineering) or other health or socio-economic related fields.
Skills/Technical skills and knowledge required:
- Excellent writing skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a multicultural team and maintain effective working relationships with recognized experts and stakeholders
- Strong methodological and analytical skills with the ability to conduct research, identify and analyze literature relevant to the programme area
- Good planning and organizational skills with attention to detail and with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure
- Strong IT skills: Word, Excel, presentation software, databases and web navigators
The following skills and knowledge would be considered as an asset:
- Technical knowledge in quality/CMC aspects of pharmaceutical products
- Technical knowledge in WHO and other internationally-recognized quality and/or cGMP standards for pharmaceutical products
- Technical knowledge in pharmaceutical product manufacturing
- Technical knowledge in pharmaceutical product regulation
Experience required:
A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical, sciences, life sciences or other health or socio-economic related field.
The following experience is desirable and would be considered as an asset:
- Experience in the pharmaceutical product manufacturing industry or the regulation of pharmaceutical products
- Experience in the submission and/or management of pharmaceutical product dossiers to national regulatory authorities
- Experience as a product quality/CMC assessor for a national regulatory authority
- Experience with GMP in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
- Experience in, or in collaboration with, an international organization
- Experience working in low and middle-income countries
- Experience in organizing meetings/workshops
Languages required:
Expert knowledge of English. Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
Contract duration:
Planned duration is 3 months (subject to confirmation)
How to apply:
Send your full and detailed curriculum vitae, letter of introduction and date of availability by email to the WHO Local Production and Assistance Unit
email: localproduction@who.int
with the Subject "Interest in Consultancy_18022021".
Deadline:
23:59 GMT, 19 March 2021
Only selected candidates will be contacted.
David Woo
Technical Officer
Local Production and Assistance Unit
Regulation and Prequalification Department Access to Medicines and Health Products Division World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland
"WOO, David" <wood@who.int>