E-drug: Vacancy - Pharmaceutical Policy Team Leader - Kazakhstan
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Dear E-druggers,
Euro Health Group (http://www.ehg.dk/> ) is implementing a World Bank financed contract "Twinning Arrangement for Pharmaceutical Policy" with the Ministry of Health - Kazakhstan. The project covers the period November 2010 to March 2013.
We are looking for a senior pharmacist or medical doctor with a background in public health, pharmaceutical sciences or related educational background - Team Leader - for 11 months of intermittent input from now until the end of the project. The project office is based in Astana, Kazakhstan. Due to ill health the current Team Leader has had to retire from the project. The Consultant Team is multinational, with experts from Russia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Kazahstan.
Starting date: As soon as possible
Objective of the project:
The focus of the project is to develop the National Pharmaceutical Policy and focus on key areas that will be covered within Policy, namely to:
* improve and update the formulary system and establish institutional mechanisms for the promotion of rational and safe drug use
* strengthen the drug benefit package system
* modernize the drug quality assurance system in compliance with international standards
* introduce tools for monitoring and managing the utilisation of drugs by health service providers
The main components of the project cover the following in which we are working:
* National Pharmaceutical Policy and the associated Operational Plan
* National Formulary, Pharmacology Master Degree Course, Drug and Therapeutic Committees, Drug Information Centres
* Outpatient Drug Benefit Package (OPDBP)
* Drug Quality Assurance and Registration/Inspection/Legislation
* Pharmaceutical Products Management & Monitoring
Profile of the expert:
Essential
- A pharmacist or medical doctor with a Master's degree in public health, pharmaceutical sciences or related educational background
- Thorough knowledge and experience on national drug policy development and implementation
- National drug formulary systems development and rational drug use
- Strategic planning and implementation in the pharmaceutical sector
- Experience in knowledge transfer, preferably at the international level
- Operational experience in EU and CIS countries
- Capacity building/training in the pharmaceutical sector
- Leadership and project management
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Computer expertise in Word, Excel, Power Point
- Available to commence as soon as possible
- At least 10 ten years' recent or current experience of working in the area of drug policy development, reform and implementation.
Desirable
- Knowledge on medicines regulatory practice in the European Union
- Drug regulation, registration, management and monitoring
- Pharmaco-economics
- Pharmaceuticals licensing, inspection and certification
- In-market quality surveillance, drug information and pharmaco-vigilance systems
- Out-patient pharmaceuticals supply
- Drug pricing and drug prices monitoring
- Understanding of Russian
If interested or for more information, please send your CV and request to Anette Cramer at acramer@ehg.dk <mailto:acramer@ehg.dk>
Best regards,
Valerie Remedios
Pharmaceutical Consultant
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Euro Health Group
Tinghøjvej 77,
2860 Søborg, Denmark
Tel: +45 (0) 39 69 68 88
www.ehg.dk
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