E-DRUG: Search for Deputy Director of the Health Research Group
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Public Citizen Health Research Group
Researcher/Deputy Director
The Public Citizen Health Research Group has a 38 year record in
research-based consumer health advocacy/change with a particular focus
on the safety and efficacy of drugs, devices, and health care services.
The Researcher/ Deputy Director will have responsibility for research,
leadership and management of a variety of projects and assist the
Director in overseeing the work of the Health Research Group. This
full-time position will be based at Public Citizens headquarters in
Washington, DC.
An MD with a completed residency in internal medicine
or family medicine is required. Additional training in public health,
knowledge of statistics and epidemiology would be useful. Essential
requirements include strong analytical and methodological capabilities,
good writing skills, a record of published research articles, and proven
managerial skills. The latter should include an ability to plan,
supervise, and monitor projects and allocate resources; mentor junior
researchers; and supervise a small staff.
Past experience in the area of drugs and/or devices is essential, as is the ability to deal with news
media and respond quickly to fast-moving events.
Person should be an imaginative self-starter with a willingness to tackle sensitive health
policy issues. The two web sites of our organization, Citizen.org/hrg
and Worstpills.org provide numerous examples of the research-based
advocacy we have done. The overall web site of the organization is
citizen.org .
Please send resume and a statement about your interest in
this position to: Sidney Wolfe MDDirector, Health Research Group at
Public Citizen
swolfe@citizen.org
Sidney M. Wolfe MD
Director, Health Research Group at Public Citizen
1600 20th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009Phone: 202 588-7735
FAX 7796
Web sites: worstpills.org
& citizen.org/hrg
e-mail: Swolfe@citizen.org