CLOSING DATE CHANGED *** Medical Manager

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 Indeterminate position with a BBB/BBB profile.

In addition, applicants should be aware that this selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various security requirements, conditions of employment as well as various tenures (term and/or indeterminate and/or acting) across Health canada.

As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of position/workstream and/or group and level to apply.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,999 words (maximum) "Persons interested must submit, by the closing date, a complete application consisting of a covering letter AND a résumé supporting the information provided in the cover letter. Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the Essential Education and Essential Experience criteria as well as assets if applicable. Use the education and experience factors that appear on the Statement of Merit as headings in your cover letter. Under each heading you must write no more than two paragraphs that state exactly how you meet the education and experience factors. You must state clearly where and when you obtained the education and experiences, including the educational institution, and by identifying the employer(s) or organization(s) where you obtained the required experience factors, as well as concrete examples demonstrating your experiences."

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized school of medicine.

Occupational Certification:
Eligibility for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in a province or territory of Canada, as confirmed by a provincial or territorial College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
E1 *Significant experience in independent medical practice.
E2 Experience in critical review of medical and scientific data and literature.

*Significant being a minimum of 5 years

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Asset Experience:
AE1 Experience in a clinical speciality relevant to the duties of the position
AE2 Experience in drug development, pre- or post-market assessment of human therapeutic products, or in pharmacovigilance
AE3 Experience conducting clinical trials or being a member of a Research Ethics Board

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
All streams:
K1 Knowledge of pharmacotherapy
K2 Knowledge of risk/benefit assessment for health products

Stream 1:
K3 Knowledge of the design and evaluation of clinical studies and pharmacoepidemiology studies for the purposes of pharmacovigilance

Stream 2:
K4 Knowledge of the design and evaluation of clinical trial protocols

Abilities:
A1 Ability to set work priorities, manage competing deadlines and effectively manage staff
A2 Ability to critically appraise scientific and medical data and provide evidence-based recommendations
A3 Ability to communicate effectively orally
A4 Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Personal Suitability:
PS1 Judgement
PS2 Leadership
PS3 Effective interpersonal skills
PS4 Discretion
PS5 Respectful of Diversity

Reliability and Security:
Enhanced reliability check.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Asset Knowledge
AK1 Knowledge of the Food and Drug Regulations and/or the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for clinical trials

Other information

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent MAY be considered for deployment first.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information.

For this process, emails are the most efficient way to communicate with you. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not wish to receive results by email or if you change your email address during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

If you required technical support to apply for this position, please contact jobs.gc.ca at: http://emplois-jobs.gc.ca/centres/contact-contactez/index-eng.php

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The PSRS system will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity which may result in your inability to save your work or loss of data. It is recommended that you draft ALL RESPONSES in another document on your PC which may be saved (e.g. in MS Word or WordPerfect) and copy/paste into the PSRS system when completed. HEALTH CANADA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA AND/OR INCOMPLETE OR NON SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE PSRS SYSTEM. Do not e-mail, fax, or mail in hard copy documents.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.