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CADTH is seeking a Submissions Officer for its Common Drug Review (CDR) team. The Submissions Officer is the primary CDR contact with drug manufacturers for submission inquiries. This position is responsible for reviewing and assessing manufacturer’s submissions and assigning internal/external resources for CDR’s clinical review teams.
Submissions Officer
The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) is a national body providing Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial health care decision-makers with credible, impartial advice and evidence-based information about the effectiveness and efficiency of drugs and other health technologies.
CADTH is seeking a Submissions Officer for its Common Drug Review (CDR) team. The Submissions Officer is the primary CDR contact with drug manufacturers for submission inquiries. This position is responsible for reviewing and assessing manufacturer’s submissions and assigning internal/external resources for CDR’s clinical review teams.
Responsibilities:
• Timely assessment of drug submissions so that reviews are initiated within established timelines.
• Appropriately identifying and recruiting field experts to produce high quality clinical reviews.
• Ensuring industry is fully aware and understands CDR procedures and processes.
• Recommending and implementing changes to CDR Submission Guidelines and the Procedures for CDR.
• Assessing incoming manufacturer submissions for completeness.
• Communicating with manufacturers on the status of submission reviews and coordinating responses to requests from CDR reviewers to manufacturers and/or drug plans.
• Preparing reports on patient/public input received for CDR submissions.
• Ensuring appropriate documents (e.g., drug benefit listing tables, submission history, CEDAC brief cover pages, etc.) are assembled for each submission review.
• Verifying accuracy of CDR review status reports.
• Scanning environment to identify potential upcoming submissions.
• Responsible for planning pre-submission meetings with manufacturers and ensuring that CDR participants are well informed for the meeting by providing them with appropriate background information for the drugs under review.
Requirements:
Successful candidates have a BSc in Pharmacy plus 3-5 years relevant experience in pharmaceuticals with 2-3 years’ experience managing projects.
Other requirements include:
• understanding federal/provincial/territorial (F/P/T) drug plans, formulary management, applicable legislation and F/P/T relations.
• ability to work with multi-disciplinary reviewers and expert advisory committees.
• knowledge/understanding of drug therapy, pharmacoeconomic and drug evaluation principles.
• excellent oral and written communications skills.
• strong organizational and prioritizations skills.
• solid planning, analytical skills and computer skills (MS Word and Outlook)
For more information on this opportunity, visit ‘Careers’ at www.cadth.ca and apply directly on-line.