Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Officer

The Agency is looking to recruit an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Officer, who will be involved in the ESUAvet activity by coordinating Member States' data reporting, contributing to data quality assurance and analysis, and helping to develop and continuously improve the digital tools and processes that support antimicrobial sales and use surveillance in animals.

The role offers excellent opportunities to build professional networks and to contribute to high-profile scientific and regulatory outputs. Strong communication and networking skills, confidence when presenting to different audiences and the ability to adapt your communication style to technical and non-technical stakeholders are key to success in this role.

In this job you will:

• Lead the maintenance, development and continuous enhancement of the Antimicrobial Sales and Use (ASU) Platform and its associated digital tools and processes, including visualisation tools and Power BI dashboards supporting surveillance outputs.
• Cover the full lifecycle of business requirement management, IT releases, user support, testing and the implementation of improvements that strengthen efficiency and data quality management.
• Coordinate Member State reporting activities on antimicrobial sales, use and animal population data under Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6.
• Support Member States during annual reporting cycles and carry out data quality assurance and validation activities.
• Analyse submitted data and provide analytical contributions to surveillance outputs and products, including ESUAvet reports and dashboards.
• Maintain and develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support continuous improvement and the delivery of ESUAvet surveillance outputs.
• Provide scientific and administrative support to meetings, workshops and activities related to antimicrobial sales and use surveillance in animals, including preparing documentation, chairing or guiding discussions as appropriate, and coordinating assigned follow-up actions.
• Provide scientific and technical support to EMA's other activities related to antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance and to the implementation of relevant legislative requirements, including contributions to scientific opinions and advice of the CVMP.
• Contribute to cross-agency projects such as the JIACRA reports.
• Undertake additional assignments at the discretion of the Service Head, Head of Department or Head of Division to support the efficient business management of the Department.

The specific tasks of the job holder are further detailed in the activities of the organisational entity within which the job holder carries out those tasks; the set of annual performance and development objectives established together with the reporting officer; and the requirement to comply with SOPs, WINs, the Confidentiality Undertaking and other documentation relevant to the role and its scope.

Eligibility criteria - general conditions

• Full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway.
• Thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2).
• Fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service.

Eligibility criteria - qualifications

• A university degree of a minimum of three years in veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, epidemiology, biological sciences, statistics, data science or another relevant scientific discipline, obtained by the closing date of this vacancy notice.

General condition 1 and the qualification above will first be verified based on the application form; you will then be required to provide documentary evidence at the interview stage. Failing to present these documents may result in disqualification from the selection procedure.

Experience you need to have

• At least two years of full-time relevant professional experience gained in the fields of research, development, manufacture, regulation or authorisation of medicines, preferably veterinary medicines, and/or in data collection, management and analysis, including the use of data analysis tools.

Skills and knowledge you need to have

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Skill and confidence in preparing clear, accurate and high-quality technical documentation and reports.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Oracle BI, R or equivalent).
• Ability to carry out precision work with independent attention to detail and proactive, collaborative follow-up of any issues identified.

Competencies you need to have

• Role competencies (intermediate): data analytics.
• Sub-family competencies (basic): applied knowledge.
• Grade competencies (intermediate): adaptability and agility; coping with pressures and setbacks; analysing and problem-solving.
• Core competencies (intermediate): ethics and integrity; team collaboration; customer centricity; results orientation; communication; cross-cultural sensitivity. (Basic): continuous learning and self-development.

Nice to have

• A post-graduate university degree (minimum four years) in veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, epidemiology, biological sciences, statistics, data science or another relevant scientific discipline.
• Work in the field of antimicrobial resistance, e.g. collection and analysis of data on antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
• Experience in project, process or procedure management, including the application of Agile methodologies (e.g. SAFe Agile).
• Experience of working in an international, multicultural environment.
• Collection and analysis of data on sales and/or use of antimicrobial veterinary medicines in animals, preferably by species.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and their application to data analysis.

What we offer

• Meaningful work contributing to protecting the health of every individual and animal in Europe within multinational, multidisciplinary team
• Development opportunities (e.g. internal mobility, mentoring, peer coaching, career reflection programme, etc.)
• Work-life balance (flexible working arrangements, teleworking, generous annual leave plus official holidays)

Benefits

• In principle, initial five-year renewable contract (contracts of a shorter duration may be offered) with competitive monthly national tax-free salary and household & children's allowances (where applicable).
• Privileges including expatriation (for expatriate staff) and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave.
• Relocation assistance.
• Excellenthealth insurance scheme and social benefits.
• Retirement Pension Plan.

Monthly salary of 4.449,31 Euro, including local weighting, plus benefits, based on a full-time contract of 40 hours per week.

The local weighting adjusts salaries to the cost of living in the Netherlands compared to Brussels. The current weighting for the EMA's location in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is 113.2. Please consult the Eurostat and Commission websites for more information on weightings, and the salary and benefit calculators on the EMA careers website.

The aim of this selection procedure is to create a reserve list of qualified and suitable candidates. Placement on a reserve list and/or Talent Pool does not guarantee an employment offer. The successful candidate will be required to relocate to the Netherlands to take up duties.

Company description
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Serving a population of 500 million citizens, we promote and protect public and animal health in EU Member States, as well as the countries of the European Economic Area, by ensuring that all medicines available on the EU market are safe, effective and of high quality.

Within the Agency's veterinary activities, the European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESUAvet) is one of EMA's high-profile outputs supporting the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It covers the collection and analysis of data on antimicrobial sales and use in animals reported by Member States under Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6.

The ESUAvet team works closely with Member States, the European Commission and the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) to deliver scientific and regulatory surveillance outputs, such as ESUAvet reports and dashboards, that have uptake and impact across Europe and internationally. The team also contributes to cross-agency projects such as the joint inter-agency antimicrobial consumption and resistance analysis (JIACRA) reports.

The team is a close-knit group of five colleagues working collaboratively to deliver high-quality surveillance activities and scientific support. It works as part of the European Medicines Regulatory Network.