Jobs for Associate Director, Laboratory Services: FHI Nigeria

Family Health International (FHI) is dedicated to improving lives, knowledge, and understanding worldwide through a highly diversified program of research, education, and services. FHI is recruiting for an Associate Director, Laboratory Services.

Associate Director, Laboratory Services (High Tech) will provide leadership in all high technology laboratory for FHI in Nigeria focusing on HIV, TB, malaria and other infectious diseases. Duties include: Provide technical expertise and coordination of services needed in implementing high quality clinical laboratory services.

Coordinate the design, planning and implementation of laboratory services according to national and international standards.
Develop guidelines, tools, SOPs and recommendations related to implementation, monitoring laboratory total quality management in the high tech laboratory.


Minimum Requirements:

MS/MA and 7-9 years relevant experience or PhD/MD and 5-7 years relevant experience in molecular biology, molecular genetics, genetic engineering or related field.
Experience in a clinical laboratory setting in the areas of molecular diagnosis, viral load determination, drug resistance testing, genotyping and nucleic acid sequencing.
Familiar with public sector health system, donor agencies, NGOs and CBOs is required.
Remuneration: FHI has a competitive compensation package.

Method of Application:
Interested candidates should register online through – FHI’s global career center. All offers are contingent upon awarded proposal.

Deadline: 26th November, 2009.

Click here to apply online.