Team Lead (Pharmacovigilance)

Grade: P5 Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 years **Job Posting** --------------- : Nov 12, 2026, 1:04:39 PM **Closing Date** ---------------- : Dec 3, 2026, 4:59:00 PM **Primary Location** -------------------- : Switzerland-Geneva **Organization** ---------------- : HQ/RPQ Regulation and Prequalification HSD **Schedule** ------------ : Full-time **IMPORTANT NOTICE:** Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications indicated above reflects your personal device's system settings. **OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME** ------------------------------- The objectives of the Department of Regulation and Prequalification (RPQ) are to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of medicines and health products globally. The immediate strategic objective and priorities is to achieve greater country impact through building capacity of Regulatory systems in LMIC, establishment of reliance mechanism among National Regulatory Authorities, and streamlining prequalification processes of quality-assured, safe and effective medicines and health products, thereby contributing to global health and sustainable development. RPQ department closely works with the Health Product Standards and Access (HPS) department in line with the WHO Roadmap for access to safe, effective and quality-assured health products and technologies 2025-2030, and in collaboration with the wider framework of health systems oriented programmes and disease-oriented programmes to contribute to the 14th GPW and Sustainable Development Goals. The strategic objective of the Pharmacovigilance Team is to promote the safety and safe use of health products (including medicines, vaccines, blood and blood products and medical devices) in patients and populations. This is achieved through development and strengthening of smart pharmacovigilance systems (standards & guidance), product vigilance and risk assessment, risk communication and research. **DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES** ------------------------- * Provides technical leadership and managerial support within the Department/Programme, in the area of Pharmacovigilance ensuring that activities in this area are carried out efficiently and effectively. * Develops and proposes technical health policies and strategies for implementation through collaboration with Regional and Country Offices and provides advice in developing further Pharmacovigilance activities for strengthening and improving technical capacity of Member States. * Manages the programme area in delivering its objectives through efficient management of a small team of technical staff, financial resources and effective work planning to optimize the programme's deliverables in line with the mandate of the Organization. * Leads and conducts research on best practices in implementing programmes and activities and dissemination of information for capacity building in the respective area of work. * Manages the monitoring and evalua