Scientific Officer

Amended Poster

Department Name: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Location: Ottawa
Classification: SG - SRE - 05
Salary: $67,080 to $81,215
Closing Date: November 17, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: PXR06J-006155-000276
Selection Process Number: 06-PXR-EA-018
Employment Tenure: Positions for a specified period of more than 12 months
Vacancies: 2

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential

Education

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• Graduation from a recognized university in pharmacy or the equivalent and an advanced clinical degree such as a PhD in pharmacy or a master’s in clinical pharmacy.

Experience

Significant experience in working in a clinical pharmacy.

Significant experience in using various information technologies, including Internet, to research drug information.

Significant experience in evaluating drug information and preparing objective reports.

Experience in participating as a member of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee.

Significant experience in retrieving, assessing, analyzing published and non-published clinical literature.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
  Reliability Status. This factor is not used at the preselection stage. The Department is responsible for the security clearance process

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• Candidates from outside the federal Public Service may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.
• A written exam may be administered.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "Using concrete examples, clearly demonstrate how you meet all the requirements of this position (such as education, experience, essential and asset qualifications). Failure to provide this covering letter could result in your application being screened out (rejected) of the process."
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Only on-line applications are accepted.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232), or TTY 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line should contact us at 1-800-645-5605.

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

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

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

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.