Job Summary
- Health and social professions
- Addis Ababa
- 5 to 10 years
- Bachelor - Master - Doctorate
- Fixed-term contract
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AKROS RESEARCH
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Company description:
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Job Ad & Profile Description
Position : Adverse Event Following Immunization Monitoring Officer - Addis Ababa
Akros Research is supporting a program, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and in partnership with the Africa CDC, to increase vaccine uptake in Africa. We are looking for an Adverse Event Following Immunization Monitoring Officer
Responsibilities:
- Receive adverse event (AE) reports; ensure the validity of the report(s) source and completeness of the report
- Classify the reported AE based on seriousness (serious or non-serious) and provide acknowledgement letter for serious AEs
- Conduct and/or facilitates serious case(s) investigation in collaboration with regional investigation taskforces
- Prepare investigation report and communicate to the immediate supervisor and respective bodies
- Facilitate causality assessment and present investigated cases report for causality assessment
- Prepare causality assessment report and PAC recommendation; and communicate to the immediate supervisor
- Facilitate and provide training on serious AE identification, reporting and investigation for regional investigation taskforce and healthcare professionals
- Mentor regional investigation taskforce and support capacity building on serious AE investigation
- Conduct regular supportive supervision, provide feedback and follow the improvement of the regional investigation taskforce
- Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual report of reported, investigated and causally assessed serious AEs on time
- Provide technical input in the development/review of pharmacovigilance directives, guidelines, SOPs, training materials and other essential tools.
- Provide technical support for the assessment of the existing AEFI surveillance system to identify gaps and develop a plan of activities to address the challenges
- Design and implement new techniques and strategies that can improve the existing AE reporting, data handling, and cases investigation system.
- Assist in the development/review and implementation of guidelines, SOPs and tools for planning and conducting vaccine pharmacovigilance activities.
- Liaise with the communication experts to ensure vaccine safety issues are taken into consideration in communication planning and key messages are prepared for the management of misinformation surrounding vaccines
- Maintain records of all reported, investigated and causally assessed serious AEs
- To undertake any other responsibilities, tasks or activities as may be assigned from immediate supervisory.
Required profile for job ad : Adverse Event Following Immunization Monitoring Officer - Addis Ababa
- Doctor of medicine (senior physicians)
- At least Five (5) years of working experience with proven clinical practice experience in a reputable health institution;
- Training and/or CPD certificate in basic and/or advanced Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) surveillance or vaccine Pharmacovigilance is an advantage
- Past exposure and experience in a reputable pharmaceutical or regulatory institution, or in pharmacovigilance field will be an added advantage.
Required Competencies
- Demonstrated ability in fieldwork and client management;
- High level of Integrity;
- Keen attention to detail;
- Written and spoken fluency in English and local language is required
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills; Ability to write clear and comprehensive technical reports in English;
- Ability to work in multicultural and stressful situation;
- Well-developed team work and collaborative abilities;
- Strong flexibility, self-motivation, organized, able to prioritize, manage time efficiently, and manage multiple tasks efficiently with minimal supervision;
- Excellent analytical skills;
- Good knowledge of assessment of ADRs/AEFIs;
- Ability to participate in field activities;
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas;
- Demonstrated ability to productively communicate remotely.
Job criteria for job ad : Adverse Event Following Immunization Monitoring Officer - Addis Ababa
- Job category : Health and social professions
- Industries : Health, pharmacy, hospitals, medical equipment
- Employment type : Fixed-term contract
- Region : Addis Ababa
- City : Addis Ababa
- Remote work : No
- Experience level : 5 to 10 years
- Educational level : Bachelor - Master - Doctorate
- Spoken language : amharic > native - english > fluent
- Number of Position(s) : 2
- Team management : No
- Pharmacovigilance
- Medicine
- Data Collection
- Health
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Job Summary
Adverse Event Following Immunization Monitoring Officer - Addis Ababa
- Health and social professions
- Addis Ababa
- 5 to 10 years
- Bachelor - Master - Doctorate
- Fixed-term contract
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