E-drug: DNDi seeks Executive Director and Director R&D
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Executive Director and Director of Research & Development
DNDi (Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative), Geneva
DNDi is a new not-for-profit initiative founded by an international
partnership of seven eminent public and private institutions. It aims to
organise the research and development of new drugs for neglected
diseases such as leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis, and
Chagas disease. Working in close collaboration with developing
countries, DNDi will achieve its goals by using global networks of
research facilities and by strengthening research capabilities in areas
where these diseases are endemic.
The Executive Director, will be DNDi's strategic and management
leader, as well as its chief fundraiser and advocate. He or she will
have significant executive experience in the areas of global public
health, pharmaceutical research and development, and
capacity-enhancement programmes in developing countries.
The Director of Research & Development will be primarily responsible
for identifying, directing, and supervising all discovery and
development projects in the DNDi portfolio. He or she will have
high-level scientific qualifications and senior-level executive
experience in managing drug research and development in the
biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
Both positions are based in Geneva and will entail considerable
travel. Qualified candidates from developing countries are particularly
encouraged to apply. Please submit a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, and names of three referees by 5.30 GMT, Monday, 30 June
2003 to:
The Chairman
DNDi Recruitment Committee
Brussels 4
BP No 112
1040 Brussels, Belgium
(The Recruitment Committee will correspond with only those
candidates who meet the above requirements)
For information on DNDi see:
http://www.accessmed-msf.org/dndi.asp
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