Vacancy title:
Senior Manager, Research & Development

Jobs at:
Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed)

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, 17th June 2018.

Duty Station:
Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
GALVmed’s (Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to develop livestock vaccines and medicines to benefit smallholder livestock keepers in the developing world. GAL\/med is conducting R & D projects in collaboration with private sector partners worldwide for the development and registration of the required products. GAL\/med is locking for a Senior Manager, R & D to provide scientific expertise, advice and support by imparting knowledge, oversight and guidance across a range of projects, building on GALVmed's reputation for scientific and technical excellence.

Senior Manager, Research & Development

• Competitive Salary
• Ideally based in Nairobi, Kenya;
• Edinburgh, UK may be considered for the right candidate
• Regular international travel

Interested? If you have ...... ..

• A PhD and I or Veterinary Degree + experience in Animal Health product development in a commercial environment
• Reputation in the scientific animal health community
• The ability to drive existing R & D programmes and projects forward to product development and registration
• The ability to build and manage strong relationships with GALVmed’s project partners
• The ability to manage product development plans and associated budgets
• The ability to represent GALVmed’s in research & scientific communities in both Africa and South Asia
• Experience of working with multi-cultural teams which may be diversely located
• Ideally, specific knowledge of the infectious diseases prevalent in the geographies in which GALVmed’s focuses
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to effectively communicate the pro poor agenda
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout Africa and South Asia

Then GALVmed’s would like to hear from you!

FOR A CANDIDATE WITH SUITABLE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE, THIS POSITION MAY BE OFFERED ATASSISTANT DIRECTOR LEVEL

Job application procedure
Please visit our website https://www.galvmed.org/vacancies/careers/ to review the job description and to find out more about GALVmed’s. Lf you would like to discuss the role further please contact the Senior HR Manager on recruitment@galvmed.org. Application is by CV with a covering letter outlining your interest in the role to recruitment@galvmed.org. Please also advise on which advertising source you viewed this vacancy.

Closing Date by which applications must be received is Sunday, 17th June 2018.