The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea, is seeking a Senior Scientific Coordinator.

Reporting to the IVI Director-General, the Senior Scientific Coordinator will be responsible for catalyzing interdisciplinary programs of research, especially between laboratory and non-laboratory sciences, exploiting the IVI's diverse research capabilities. The incumbent will also direct IVI's new Policy Research Unit, and will initiate and direct extramurally funded programs of research in his/her areas of research interest.

The incumbent will be a recognized leader in one of the fields encompassed by IVI's research programs, and should have experience working in the immunization policy arena. The incumbent should have experience in program-building, resource mobilization, and staff development. Minimum qualifications include a doctorate degree in a relevant discipline, and at least 15 years of experience conducting infectious disease research in developing countries, including experience developing programs of field research requiring laboratory capability in these settings.

Job Objectives

Support and assist IVI's overall HR objectives, especially the expatriate staffs(IRS) and their family members by providing proper HR administration to overall IVI, all the divisions and staff by coordinating recruitment, compensation and benefits administration, staff development activities and personnel records maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide general HR services to IVI staffs by assisting with recruitment, updating HR documentation, and coordinating new hire and separation process by providing appropriate data to each division.
2. Assist Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) for their successful relocation including; Housing, Visa, MOFAT ID, Banking, Shipping, Insurance claims and other relocation related activities.
3. Support the staff's development and training programs by reviewing staff's training needs and checking the appropriate opportunities based on their knowledge, skills and abilities.
4. Administer leave data and update corresponding requests related to leave policies.
5. Arrange & assist the official ceremonies by providing support for Foundation Day ceremony arrangements, summer get-together events, year-end parties, and monthly staff birthdays.

Qualifications

- University graduate
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience in general administration and/or HR related administration
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Skilled in Microsoft Excel
- Excellent communications and organization skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Fluent in English and Korean

General Description:

The incumbent will serve as Laboratory Coordinator of Typhoid Fever Surveillance Program in sub-Saharan Africa Project (TSAP), being responsible for the evaluation and standardization of selected laboratory performance. This will entail providing data on qualification of laboratory diagnostic tests to support the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa Project (TSAP). An important component of the project will involve quality assessment of typhoid diagnostic tests used among project site laboratories in selected sub-Saharan African countries, including Proficiency Testing (PT).

The incumbent will design, and implement multi-center field laboratories quality control procedures and establish quality assurance principles, and will be responsible for the coordination of laboratory technical support, evaluation, data analysis, result reporting, and publication of findings.

The incumbent will coordinate laboratory activities with TRD and LSD specialists, collaborating institutions, IVI epidemiologists, and staff where appropriate in order to benefit the mission and goals of the Institute.

Other duties will include evaluation and improvement of enteric diseases diagnostic in African and other developing countries, design and strengthening of laboratories network, monitoring of laboratory network performance and supporting epidemiology research in collaboration with IVI specialists as these activities relate to the IVI mission.

Specific Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for IVI laboratory scientific research programs in Africa, and provide necessary technical support for successful completion of the specific projects. All results compiled at the Institute will be summarized in publications from the IVI and peer-reviewed journals.

The incumbent will work together with other IVI scientists and staff whenever possible to develop relevant laboratory protocols and budgets for laboratory studies, including organization of meetings with local laboratory specialists, IVI staff, visiting scientists and collaborating institutions. These high prioritized projects may also promote the development and/or introduction of new diagnostic programs in countries or regions where effective means of disease control may be achieved through the development or expansion of immunization programs.

The incumbent will provide support for epidemiology studies conducted by IVI and institutional collaborating scientists. Such support will include appropriate training and education of collaborating scientists and/or supporting staff. The incumbent will also provide support for implementation of programs intended to establish and strengthen research capabilities in African countries, particularly included in the TSAP project.

The incumbent will perform other tasks or assist other IVI staff in projects that require scientific expertise and that are critical to the mission and goals of the Institute.

Required Qualifications

Include a Ph. D. or equivalent degree in laboratory science, preferably infectious diseases diagnostics. Experience of at least 5 years in laboratory diagnostics, including quality assurance, is required.

Work experience in the developing countries is highly desirable.
Management training as MBA or equivalent degree is preferable.
Good command of English including high skills in English writing;
Good command of communication and computer operating systems;

General Description:

The clinical Monitor will assist in the activities of the Cholera Vaccine Program whose mission is to control Cholera through the deployment of vaccines in areas where the disease is endemic and in populations at risk for epidemics. The incumbent will assist the project coordinators in ensuring that all clinical trials and research activities comply with ICH-GCP guidelines and other international and national regulations. The incumbent will also participate in other filed projects for other diseases supported by the International Vaccine Institute and its collaborating institutions.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Assist in the preparation of trial-related Standard Operating Procedures for monitoring of the conduct of IVI-sponsored clinical trials.
2. Assist projects coordinator and trial related staff in ensuring that IVI-sponsored clinical trials conform to ICH-GCP guidelines and other pertinent regulatory guidelines.
3. Assist in the preparation of study abroad documents and clinical trial binders.
4. Monitor clinical trial activities on-site in the vaccine trial field sites e.g. Kolkata, India and Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5. Provide GCP training to local and IVI staff as necessary.
6. Prepare GCP training materials for local and IVI staff.
7. Prepare monitoring reports and coordinate with trial staff to insure compliance with clinical trial SOPs and GCP guidelines.
8. Assist project coordinator in Cholera related activities to ensure its smooth running in the local field sites.

Required Qualifications

- Masters degree in nursing or public health
- Experience in clinical trial, public health or relevant fields
- Good command of computer operating system
- Good English and communication skills

To apply:

Letters of application along with a curriculum vitae in English should be sent to:

General Description:

Responsible for ensuring safety practices in ABSL-3 Lab. facilities by enforcing local/international laws, regulations and guidelines as well as the Institute's guidelines and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide the BSL3/ABSL3 users a safe and efficient working environment for research at the IVI.
2. Manage and execute the IVI biosafety program with particular emphasis on research activities involving biohazardous agents, laboratory animals and recombinant DNA molecules.
3. Provide consultative services to researchers on biosafety and biological procedures/protocols and techniques.
4. Develop, manage and perform training and certification for all BSL3/ABSL3 users and support staff.
5. Coordinate BSL3/ABSL3 users, support personnel, equipment, and maintenance needs.
6. Act as liaison with regulatory authorities (KCDC, ect.), fire brigade, police department, and medical services.
7. Coordinate and oversee the facility maintenance program and coordinate and oversee the annual certification of laboratory equipment and facility.
8. Assessment and mitigation of biorisk/hazard.
9. Planning, coordination and training of emergency response.
10. Manage on-site day-to-day BSL3/ABSL3 laboratory operations.
11. Prepare, update, and implement the facility safety policies, guidelines, and procedures.
12. Provide emergency response support and assist in response and investigation of laboratory related accidents and exposures.
13. Participate and maintain proficiency in regulation, standards, guidelines, ect. related to BSL3/ABSL3 laboratories.

Requirements:

- Shall be able to work inside a biocontainment which may require wearing personal protective equipment such as respiratory protection and may need to participating in special immunization programs.
- Shall be willing to travel both domestically and internationally
- Excellent knowledge and application skills of health, safety, environmental regulation, standards, and guidelines
- Excellent knowledge of both national and international (WHO, US-CDC) biosafety regulations
- Shall have management experience
- Shall have 5 years experience in BSL2 and/or BSL3 facilities
- Shall be fluent in Korean and have a fair command of the spoken and written English language.

The Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI), a program hosted by the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea, is seeking a Director to oversee its development and operations. The PDVI has as its objective, to facilitate and accelerate the development and introduction of safe and effective dengue vaccines in developing countries.

The PDVI has several programmatic components: 1) supportive research to facilitate the clinical testing of dengue vaccines by developing and improving immunological and diagnostic assays; 2) evaluation research focusing on development of field sites in dengue-endemic countries where clinical testing of dengue vaccines can take place and on field evaluations of dengue diagnostics and assays; 3) vaccine product development partnerships to achieve products designed for and affordable to dengue-endemic countries; and 4) activities to assure access to dengue vaccines, including research to better define the global dengue disease burden and disease costs, to model the potential cost-effectiveness of dengue vaccines, and to estimate the market for dengue vaccines, as well as collaborative activities with national and international partners, including the World Health Organization, to communicate this evidence and to plan for vaccine introduction into developing countries.

The host organization, the IVI, is an international non-profit organization focused primarily on accelerating the research, development and introduction of new and improved vaccines for use primarily in developing countries. The PDVI headquarters are located at the IVI in Seoul, Korea

General Description:

The incumbent will be a recognized leader in one of the fields encompassed by the PDVI program, including virology, epidemiology, immunology, and vaccine development.

Salary will be internationally competitive. The Institute provides appropriate fringe benefits including a housing allowance, home leave, and income tax reimbursement.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum qualifications include a doctorate degree in a relevant discipline, and significant experience in leading a multi-disciplinary field/ laboratory research program.
- The incumbent should have experience in program-building, resource mobilization, and in staff development.
- A broad knowledge of dengue would be an advantage, as would experience working in the vaccine industry.

General Description:

The Research Associate (RA) is responsible for undertaking research within the Access to Pharmaceuticals Program (ATP) involving study of Intellectual Property (IP) management at IVI and in other product development partnerships (PDP). The workplan of the ATP project is to conduct research on existing policy and practices for improving access to pharmaceuticals including vaccines and propose novel ways of bridging the access gap to medicines for the poor by developing new ideas and recommendations for improvement of policy and practices. The incumbent will interact with colleagues in other institutions participating in the ATP, particularly those from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and St. George's Hospital, London; Medical Research Council, South Africa; and University of Neuchatel, Switzerland.

Specific Responsibilities

1. Review of the published and unpublished literature on IP management with respect to socially responsible licensing policies.
2. Review of IP agreements in IVI and other PDPs.
3. Assist in preparation for and execution of interviews with IP managers in PDPs and at relevant institutions such as universities and WHO.
4. Research on private sector IP management policies to increase access to medical technologies in developing countries.
5. Assist in the drafting of report for donors and publication.
6. Other tasks as required.

Required Qualifications
- Masters degree in business or degree in law with the knowledge of Intellectual Property
- Experience working with the pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage
- Fluency in English
- Available for the international travels as requested
- Contract period: Till Sep. 30, 2012

Required Qualifications
Letters of application, along with a current curriculum vitae in English, should be sent to: