Project Coordinator

Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) is recruiting a Project Coordinator to join our dynamic WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) department to help us investigate new ideas and carry out projects and activities to help advance medicines safety. This is a full-time position based in the centre of Uppsala.

YOUR ROLE

As a Project Coordinator at UMC, you will work and collaborate at different levels and with different parts of the organisation, as well as externally such as with WHO, member organisations of the Programme for International Drug Monitoring, and other WHO Collaborating Centres working in the field of pharmacovigilance. You will report to the WHO CC director and have a close dialogue with the WHO CC management team. In particular, you will:

- work with other teams to undertake activities that relate to projects supporting WHO Programme pharmacovigilance, or for the purpose of developing the business area. You are a link to corresponding functions internally and collaborate with them in UMC-wide activities.
- participate in activities of a broad range and variety, e.g., to investigate the feasibility of project ideas, carry out process development, assess stakeholder needs, coordinate bigger events/meetings, or other activities involving internal or/and external stakeholders.
- operationally drive, coordinate, and participate in assignments that often takes place in cross-functional work groups. You are expected to plan, run, facilitate, and follow-up the work, and report outcomes both orally and in writing (plans, reports, other documents).

UMC’s WHO CC department currently has 25 staff, with diverse skill sets and backgrounds. We are divided into three teams: signal management, education and training, and global communications. We value highly collaboration between team members and across the organisation. Our department is the main point of contact between WHO and UMC. Together we work to meet the needs of a global medicines safety community for expert analysis, targeted training, and effective communication that supports national drug monitoring systems. Beyond your core responsibilities, and depending on your own talents and interests, you may get the opportunity to contribute to other projects and activities within UMC.
We are looking for someone who has a degree (bachelor or higher) relevant to the position, preferably in the life sciences, as well as experience working on projects. You have several years of work experience that lies within or is close to UMC's work area. The role requires strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines. You are able to swiftly absorb information, analyse it, and come to balanced conclusions, and are open to discuss them with others. Experience in a governmental agency and operational management, for example project management is desirable. The work requires that you express yourself well in spoken and written English.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
You're creative, curious, and collaborative. You care about details, take and enjoy showing initiative, and are able to implement and drive activities to their completion. You enjoy working independently as well as in a group, you create good relationships, and inspire others. You are able to bring clarity and lead groups towards a common goal and have good communication skills. You are comfortable working with multiple stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and nationalities.

Application deadline is 21st of December and the first round interviews will start, at the earliest on 9th of January.

Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) is a centre for international service and scientific research in the field of pharmacovigilance. We are the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, and manage the technical and operational aspects of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring since 1978.

As an independent, non-profit foundation, we support the World Health Organization, regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders who share our vision of advancing medicines safety. Through research and development of new scientific methods, we explore the benefits and harms of medicines for patients, and offer products and services used by health authorities and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide.

UMC follows the collective agreements between the Swedish Agency for Government Employers and Saco-S and ST. Union representatives are Malin Zaar (Saco-S) and Jessica Avasol (ST), +46 (0)18-65 60 60.