Medical Devices Senior Scientific Specialist

EMA is looking for a Medical Devices Senior Scientific Specialist to play a pivotal role providing scientific secretarial support to the medical devices’ expert panels in the evaluation and advice on high-risk medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs). Your work will directly influence clinical evaluations of high-risk devices and performance evaluation IVD driving innovation and patient safety across Europe.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead coordination of scientific discussions, provide regulatory guidance and procedural expertise in clinical development and evaluation of high-risk medical devices and IVDs, as described in the medical device regulations (MDR/IVDR) and the extended mandate of the European Medicine Agency (EMA).

Apply if you meet these eligibility criteria:

To be eligible for consideration for this position, you are required to meet the following general and specific eligibility conditions: 

General conditions: 
1.    enjoy full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway; 
2.    have a thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2); 
3.    have fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service. 

Specific conditions: 

1.    possess a university degree (minimum of four years) in  the field of Biomedical Sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, biomedical engineering) that must have been obtained by the closing date of this vacancy notice, and at least 9 years’ relevant professional experience after obtaining the relevant degree, that must have been obtained by the closing date, in the field of the above-mentioned areas and duties. 

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2.   possess a university degree (minimum of three years) in the field of Biomedical Sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, biomedical engineering) that must have been obtained by the closing date of this vacancy notice, and at least 10 years’ relevant professional experience after obtaining the relevant degree, that must have been obtained by the closing date, in the field of the above-mentioned areas and duties.