Projektkoordinator

PROJECT COORDINATOR
Medicine Safety
needed to work at the Uppsala Monitoring Centre

Join a high-level international team in developing patient safety methodology for the future.

The 3 year project, called Monitoring Medicines, is supported financially by the European Commission (EC) as part of its 7th Framework programme (FP-7 - Health - 2007).In addition, the UMC is also actively involved in the FP-7 funded project PROTECT running for five years with the aim of developing improved methods for pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance.In PROTECT, the UMC serves as a member of the steering committee and as co-leader for one of its seven work packages.

The Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) is looking to recruit an experienced and selfstarting project coordinator who, instructed by the project management team, will ensure adherence to project plans, timelines and reporting obligations.The Monitoring Medcines project has 14 work packages which include development of tools for direct patient reporting, medication error analysis, active surveillance of treated patients and tools for knowledge sharing and management of treatment-related adverse events in HIV/AIDS patients.In PROTECT, the work-package lead by the UMC involves a large number of public and private partners working together to develop methods for improved safety signal detection and analysis.

We are looking for someone who will

Actively communicate with consortium partners and EC to ensure that progress is made according to the accepted project plan, and to flag any significant deviations from this project plan to the project management team

Keep continuous records of project progress, achievements and potential risks

Organize and participate in project and consortium meetings as necessary to achieve identified goals

Write and distribute minutes from meetings and follow-up decisions

Ensure that substantive and financial reports and other project deliverables are produced on time

Document project achievements for publication on the designated project web site.

Identify and suggest necessary changes of project plans as warranted by changes in the pharmacovigilance environment

Ensure that instructions for recipients of FP-7 grants are adhered to

Experience / qualifications required

Experience and documented skills in project management.Previous experience with projects funded by the European Commission will be an advantage.

Basic degree in healthcare sciences

Good social and communication skills in a multi-cultural environment

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Proficiency in use of project management IT support tools

Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English.

Interested?
The post will be based at the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring (Uppsala Monitoring Centre), Uppsala, Sweden.You will report to the Manager, External Affairs, and work closely with several teams at the Centre.
This position exists from September 2009 to March 2013.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Read more about the UMC on our homepage: www.who-umc.org